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180gsm watercolour paper from France.
(saintsandy Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:09, archived)
# Aha.
I have trouble finding sufficiently smooth paper for colour pencil work. WH Smith's do the best for me.
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:11, archived)
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120gsm should do. Above c.200 and it's card.
(saintsandy Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:17, archived)
# The matt A4 photo paper (for printing digital photos) sold cheap in supermarkets is actually a pretty good drawing surface.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:19, archived)
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really, I thought colour pencils and/or pencils would slip rather :?
(saintsandy Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:20, archived)
# Fair point,
The paper does have to have a little bit to it to put the wax down. Might give it a try, though (if I ever get the time to draw again).
(I helped save b3ta! Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:21, archived)
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alternatively, the back of old wallpaper does offer some good purchase, for pastels. But for pencil work I would recommend some nice heavy paper. The best comes from Italy, but is quite pricey.
(saintsandy Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:24, archived)
# No, it's pretty great. The matt kind.
Though one aspect of this greatness is the cheapness, I admit.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:24, archived)
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just make sure you don't get confused or drunk and end up asking for Matt Goss paper. You'll get funny looks.
(saintsandy Fiat justitia, et pereat mundus, Thu 29 Aug 2013, 2:27, archived)