Best Papers and Surfaces For Colored Pencils

I personally recommend Daler rowney drawing paper for color pencils, charcoal, graphite

Me using paper from walmart:
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Great guide by the way i will be getting better paper soon so thanks for giving me good guide for that

😮your amazing ty for your advice

Thank you for sharing your expertise. God bless you!

How try to draw on putty surface, and then apply pva glue....just asking

I’ve been drawing in a regular art diary and it has quite a bit of tooth but…. It is layering awfully like at first is was good but it’s just not layering how I want it 😣

Thank you! I've always struggled finding paper for my drawing.

You’re amazing!

😢I find it so hard to stroke color pencil on velum as it's very smooth..

why is he blinking so much?

Your eyes are so blue, contacts ?

Curious, what is the best surface to have under your page, when using colored pencils?
So you don’t punch through… or too smooth, making an effect on how the pencil works?

I was looking for such guide.Thank you.

The paper we use (so many different kinds/names) & color books so many paper feels like “copy paper!
Trying to use colored pencils to add lil detail to finished water color paintings but tooth on that paper deeper & even Prisma ones not putting down much color? Ty.

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Do you think you could talk about which kind of camera is most appropriate to capture colour pencils in the most clear way? I love the grainy texture of love colour pencils. I don't go for smooth blends to get realistic drawings but when I take photos of my drawings of paintings they appear awfully dirty

What about water color paper ? I use that a lot for soft pastels.

Thanks for the info and I love the accent!

Wow! Thanks. It was very diverse in presentation for paper to use for drawing.🧑‍🎨♾️🎭♾️✍️

Great video, thanks ❤

Hope you don’t mind me saying, your eyes are beautiful colour

I wish there were some Pastelmat clone papers because it's so expensive.

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I love sanded papers with my Poly Chromos and Holbeins pencils. Canson XL Dry Mixed Media Sanded Grain is so fun and VERY inexpensive. Takes color pencil very well and I love applying pastel down first and then pencil on top. I can use pastel, then fixative then color pencil, then solvent and then more pencil. I wish it was thicker but it is a great practice paper. I also love Lux Archival as well. It also take mixed dry medias of pastel and color pencil really well. The Poly Chromos feel just like pastel pencils on it. And you can use powder blend so well on it with Poly Chromos.

I just bought some recycled Bristol paper and I don’t know if it varies by brand but this stuff is horrible! It is nearly impossible to do any blending or shading with this stuff.

Thank you.

Sorry, but it’s false information about there only be a few colors available for Stonehenge paper. It comes in fawn, craft, black, cream, blue, and two different grey colors. Btw, the sheets surface on the gray, black, fawn, craft feels different that the white, cream, and blue.

Best no1: Fabriano Artistico Hot Pressed Extra White.
Best no2: Legion Stonhenge Watercolor Hot Pressed.
Best no3: Sandpaper 1000 grit,from your local hardwear store.
PS These are not the best for beginners,but none would deny,they are THE best,for any other people!

Thanks Matt, explanation of positive and negatives was great. Saved video. Can you please post this question and answer. Which color pencil type (prisma, faber, caren, et al) you recommend or advise against with less vs more tooth? Also, are mylar drawings framable? Many Thanks, Laura

Thank you Matt. This was great information.

I love marker paper. I use Prismacolor markers and pencils together. They work great for my classic car drawings.

Your donuts are making me hungry 😂!

These papers are really expensive plz can you suggest us paper which are inexpensive and also good at the same time

I'm working with Aquarell Paper and water mixable color pencils from Faber Castell.
The Aquarell Paper comes in different values of grain and is also available in several colors as well.
I also work with water based felt tip color pencils for children on the same paper.
Using a brush and some water after the first layer of color creates some interesting effects.

What is the best papers for smooth blending?

Fantastic illustrations,& very helpful tutorial !

Your work is stunning! Thank you for the informative and wonderful video.

Thank you so much for this great summon about paper for colored paper. Bristol, I like to use for graphite, charcoal or gray-scale colored pencil pieces. Pastelmat is just my favorit though the texture both eats the pencils and time. Haven't tried Stonehenge yet, it seems I will like it after your explanations.

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Amazing!

What paper would you recommend for portraits and colored pencil?

Strathmore Heavy Mixed Media paper, as well as mixed media board are my faves for colored pencil.

Fabriano Artistico Extra White Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper, is also one of the best surfaces for colored pencils.

Put a coat of liquitex clear gesso(15 usd) on any paper(Bristol vellum for example), you will get almost pastel paper texture that will increase your speed and saturation for a really low cost.

I use Clairfontaine's Paint One, it is available in several shades for colored pencils, graphite

So helpful. Thanks.

Is Strathmore Drawing Heavyweight similar to these papers? Is it good to use with colour pencils where it doesn't finish the expensive pencils quickly? Please advise which paper is similar to the paper used in adult colouring books?

Artagain paper another excellent paper for colored pencils. It can handle lots of layering. You can erase in order to add corrective layers too as it is quite durable. It comes in a variety of mid tones as well. Give it a try!

Thank you! I have been looking for paper info re: colored pencils recently.

Choice of color pencil?