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Your cart is empty.The Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Smooth Pad is the ideal pad for artists of all levels. With a surface designed for traditional drawing and finished artwork, this Bristol Weight Board works well with mechanical pen, airbrush, marker, pen, and ink. Paper is our art form, and we celebrate artists. We have kept the tradition of creating beautiful, high-performing papers alive for over 125 years. Choice of paper is one of the most important decisions an artist makes in determining the outcome of their work. No matter your choice of medium, you can be confident Strathmore paper will enhance your artistic efforts.
Kyle Darnell
2025-09-05 15:36:30
I’ve loved Bristol vellum paper for years, and I keep coming back to it for its incredible versatility. Surprisingly, it’s also quite affordable here, which makes it an even better choice. As an art teacher and printmaker, I’ve tested it across a variety of mediums—watercolor, colored pencil, marker, and even linocut—and it holds up beautifully for all of them. The surface provides just enough texture to grip dry media while still being smooth enough for detailed work, and it handles wet media surprisingly well without buckling too much. Whether I’m using it for my own work or introducing students to different techniques, it consistently delivers excellent results.
Rami Taha
2025-07-19 10:44:10
Quality Rating: 5/5Based on price: 4/5Time with Product: 5 years (purchased in 2016)Review:Where do I begin. WOW. The quality of the paper is unbeatable! It is extremely smooth and durable. It is not easy to rip this paper. It has thickness to it too. I had to outline a few of my abstract art with a fine-tip marker and there was no bleeding on the back of the page.This booklet is absolutely amazing, it is great for sketching and it can withstand a lot of ink and a lot of graphite. The main reason why I decided to purchase this product was because I was using normal printer paper to sketch and shade in my art and the paper would appear like it was going to fall apart because there was so much graphite on the paper that it felt like the paper was soaked with water. It had that same feeling. Not to mention, all the graphite bled through the paper. For example, if I was working on a white wooden table and I was shading, There would be graphite marks and shades that had went through the paper. This product eliminated that! There was no more bleeding thanks to its great thickness, and there was no longer a weird texture while shading in that a normal printer paper would normally have.This is a high quality paper and I would recommend it to all artists who are serious about their work and their art. I would not necessarily recommend this for beginners because the paper is expensive and if you are at least not an amateur, it is simply unnecessary. You can get other great quality sketch books to practice on for much cheaper and you would not notice much of a difference in quality. I do notice the difference but that is because I have reached a point in my career where those small details matter and those small imperfections are important to me.WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST | EVEN FOR PROFESSIONALS:I would suggest you purchase two sketchbooks. One for practicing and daily sketching. Projects with an estimate time of under 10 hours. Then, I would purchase this high quality paper, and I would use it only for my serious pieces of work. Anything with an expected 10+ hours of sketching and work.I hope my review makes sense and helps you decide whether or not you would like to purchase this sketchbook.Have fun shopping! :)- Rami Taha
EagleSpirit
2025-07-18 10:10:58
This Bristol board is great for creative projects, making signs, or just doodling! Have used this type of board for a great many years. Ever since I was in art school. It’s good paper to use with colored pencils, charcoal or graphite. It is professional use paper. For rough or final drafts.
Chavah
2025-07-07 15:48:20
I loved to work on this. It's so easy to lay down color on and the colors look terrific. It feels wonderful too. Nice and sturdy.
Maggie
2025-06-11 11:35:00
This Bristol sketchbook is absolutely amazing quality for my comic drawings! I will definitely buy more of these. It works perfectly for my college classes, and the 11x17 size is exactly what I needed. The price is cheaper than any local stores—such a steal! Honestly, 5 stars isn't enough to rate this gem!
MJ
2025-05-31 17:31:26
Great quality paper, but the binding is coming apart.
showellca
2025-04-22 10:33:56
Paper is much better than most sketch books. Recommend for professional drawing. This is Thicker paper but not as stiff as cardstock.
Eric B
2025-03-02 17:42:59
Quality paper for artists. Love the thickness of the paper and smooth texture. Another good thing is that u can erase as much without damaging the paper (unlike some others), so that's a plus.
ANA C.
2025-02-15 09:04:58
Nunca usei o Fabriano 4L, mas este produto superou as minhas expectativas.Recomendo.
Ricardo Klipel Prudencio
2025-02-08 16:19:17
mega recomendo chegou mut rápido tem ótima qualidade!!!
Helena Cristina
2025-01-02 13:00:32
Excelente papel com textura para lápis de cor!! Nunca o usei para aquarela
Mario Almada
2024-12-01 09:44:13
Vale totalmente la pena, el tamaño y grosor de la hoja es excelente, sin duda de los mejores del mercado 👌
Irving
2024-11-20 16:09:26
La verdad es un muy buen block es demasiado suave muy lindo y los dibujos quedan muy bien y si lo recomiendo mucho es uno de los mejores en Amazon
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