Paper Weight Explained | How LBS & GSM Are Measured

[@suechristian5790]

Coming from a country that works with metric units only seeing you describe how the lb is calculated is just insanity. The ability to have a standard size for things makes the maths easier & you then know exactly what thickness of paper/cardstock you are getting every time. I will also use a Hot Press 210gsm cotton blend watercolour paper in my Laser Printer for colouring or watercolouring. Thank you for all the hard work that you’ve put into this.

[@tribalstyle138]

yeah american here but a scientist that uses metric- mass =/= weight. use the mass! (gsm)

[@coolrunnings3]

Indeed, grams per square meter. Simple

[@krys6461]

The lb calculation here isn't vs metric. We could translate it to metric and the standard they're using to get it would still be the same: weight. It's also not quite as crazy as it seems because paper was first mass produced for books.

[@suechristian5790]

@@krys6461 I was meaning that when you first showed 3 different thicknesses of paper/cardstock that were all allegedly the same weight in lb. That was confusing & doesn’t happen here, as per your wonderful explanation to each piece being compared as an “apple to an apple to an apple”. That was all.

[@diannamangrum68]

Great job on presenting this information 😊 The visual makes so much more sense! I appreciate the effort that you and Steve put into this. THANK YOU! This will be a great resource for our crafting community.

[@MsShanarun]

I knew (or was pretty sure) that gsm is how you actually know how thick a paper is. Thanks for confirming!!

[@marit4660]

Wow, this was an eye-opening video! Thank you for the explanation. Those miniature versions really helped to visualize things, too! And oh my gosh, sweet little Rose working so hard to make her bed nest just right was too cute!! So was her adorable yawn at the end, hehe. 🥰🥰🥰

[@ChelleLlewes]

Oh, thank you! When I first started buying specific kinds of paper for different projects, I learned about gsm measurements but never about the other, although I could see it on some of the packaging. Most store clerks these days don't know anything about the products they sell, so until your video popped onto my screen just now, I have had no idea what those pound numbers meant! The only thing I ever had to remember was, "twenty pound bond," for my printer. No idea what it meant until now! Another of life's little mysteries solved. Bless your heart! 🥰

[@susanlillard1635]

Thank very much for this information. The visuals were extremely helpful. I am a cardmaker and just knew the GSM weights of my favorite cardstocks. This just made everything make so much more sense. Thankyou

[@CarolJohnson-vd2ir]

Great explanation! Thank you both, and Rose too.

[@GoGoGadgetDoom]

Very interesting- Thank you. Rose always steals the show, for me.

[@spin1793]

Thank you, Jennifer and Steve. That was a great video; it was so helpful!

[@ShoshiPlatypus]

This is really excellent. Here in the UK we have the gsm system. I had no idea that there was so much confusion involved with the US pounds system, and you've made this very clear. I am printing off your paper guide. I have recently wanted to put decent art paper through my HP laserjet printer and it is good to know what is printer-friendly and what is not. Thanks for such a clear summary of the different papers and what you can use them for. So helpful!

[@0224je]

Thank you so much for explaining this. I always was baffled about the differences in thicknesses.

[@karenspann7583]

Thank you, Jennifer and Steve, for a great explanation of the weights and texture of the paper. It is so helpful.

[@SMBowers]

I almost didn’t watch this video because I thought I understood paper. Boy was I wrong. I never noticed that the gsm could be different on various types of paper with the same poundage. I never paid any attention to the gsm. Now I understand how important it is. Thank you so much for this video, it was very informative.

[@cuttlebugsue]

I totally enjoyed this video and learned a ton of information, thank you, thank you! Shout out to Steve for all his research on different paper.

[@jillwiswall5386]

This presentation was super helpful, thank you! I didn’t know about the various sizes of parent sheets-everything makes so much more sense now! I knew to compare the gsm numbers, but I’ve always wondered how the lbs number was arrived at!

[@zoedoodle]

This is the answer to something that has really bugged me for a long time. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!

[@oldcrowslanding]

Thank you for this information! I have been quite confused about the plethora of papers available. Now, I understand! Cheers!😊💙

[@dianeb95]

Very informative! Thank you for explaining this so well 👏🏻.

[@krys6461]

So if you hold a paperback book and hardcover book of the same edition of the same book this all suddenly makes more sense. They contain the same book content with different paper, so they are the same from the parent perspective. Mass produced paper was first for books, hence "text," "index," and "cover."

[@charofheart37]

YEP! I have been studying and researching the varying paper types with varying art supply types to see which helps the most desirable production. As always thanks for your hard work you two! 🤗❤️👍🏽💯

[@outdoorsy.lori12]

Thank you so very much for all of your videos, always so informative and enjoyable. You’re inspirational!! This video is especially helpful to me in understanding the paper lingo.

[@SparkleyTeaRex]

Wow, I learned a lot from you. I loved the graduated paints. Thank you.

[@carolynshiery3055]

Thank you so much for your research. I have several of your books and I love the paper. I will be ordering the sample pack today!

[@sharijames6287]

Thank you Jennifer and Steve for the great info! ❤️

[@CLCable]

I have always purchased your sampler pack. It is my go-to when printing a page (not often). I would recommend the purchase of your sampler.

[@dazsdezigns]

Thank you so much, very helpful and informative! Have a blessed day!

[@peggyfitzmaurice4100]

This is so valuable and I appreciate the chart for reference

[@Zarryah]

Wow thank you for this video. It was very informative.

[@GiaDr9911]

Very very informative video thank you very much Jennifer and Steve 💕

[@sheryl5252]

now it all makes more sense! you both are so amazing!

[@birdgirl2623]

Looking forward to this.

[@annak1371]

Thank you.

[@jenwarriner4396]

Wow, who knew?! It's good to learn something new.

[@MarilynJohnson-v2e]

Excellent explanation/information!

[@viridian4573]

You said you use the Bienfang cellulose as your watercolor paper. What are the brands of Bristol Vellum and coverstock you use?

[@brendagardner7678]

Thank you. This was a very helpful video:-)

[@mrs.m.b.3630]

Thank you! I'm a visual learner and this was so easy to understand and now I'll remember it well too!

[@colorfuljourneyss]

Good job 👏

[@kimberlyechols7280]

Thank you! This really helps a lot. I've been trying to figure out what paper I need to get because I want a good heavy weight cardstock. The different varieties are kind of mind numbing if you don't know what's what. ❤❤

[@holliel0202]

Thank you! Very helpful information. I got the Prisma Tri Tone for Christmas and LOVE it :)

[@holliel0202]

I love the paper the tritone book is printed on

[@MelicaGrimes-lt2yu]

Over the years of doing Art, I’ve had to learn about paper weight. Thank you for sharing this information. As a member, can I download a copy of your chart?

[@donnalyon2145]

Great video

[@beckiwhite7507]

thanks for explaining everything. What is the best Neenah white cardstock is best to use for alcohol makers and mixed media

[@GV_Adventures]

Great explanation, thank you!

[@Everywhere2]

Love this man!!!!!

[@SGC2021]

That was brilliant ✨

[@susanmorgan5591]

Very informative!

[@camillanilsson2460]

Very useful information.

[@shadowalkgrafx]

I think at this point, the lb weight is more used for shipping calculations of the signature size... much easier to determine pallet weight by just counting the number of signature packs on a pallet... but when the lb weight started... weren't all signature sheets the same size??? at least that's what I was taught in my graphic design program 20 years ago. I have recently been flustered by the various thicknesses at the same "weight", so thank you for this video. Been trying to find the tracing paper I grew up with, the new stuff is all thicker than my memory and feels almost plasticized

[@carolseal4705]

Here in Australia we use gsm... using pound weight is much harder for me I was always trying to convert it to gsm

[@slbjwk]

I'd love to know the weights of the watercolor papers you print on too, please.

[@tracylamb]

I recently purchased some new cardstock by Neenah -"Exact Index" 110# / 199gsm. I ran out of the Premium cardstock from Walmart that was 80# and index 199GSM. I knew there was a difference but didn't understand why. Thank you for your explanation.

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

Have you tried the Ohuhu alcohol marker that is bleed proof?? Thank you for explaining that!! 👍 Rosie getting some exercise fluffing her bed!! ❤

[@AldebaranAldana]

Interesting, since outside the USA we use the metric system, we've always have looked at papers by their gsm, wouldnt have thought the lb counterpart had that bit of inconsistency

[@pstanton2445]

A ream of paper is always 500 sheets. Anything less is only a partial ream.

[@lozbob3824]

I’ve never bought paper by the lb always by the gsm it makes much more sense and I know what I’m getting. Sometimes I just feel like these manufacturers try to mess with our heads 😂

[@Heart_lais]

Omg! Please don’t block little rose!!

[@providencevalleyfarm5270]

And shell!i I just bought SHELL paper at Jerry's!!

[@susanbarackman-artist7670]

better be careful how you pronounce your words.---the words coming up at the bottom of the screen. i did not know they made "hot breast paper!" 🤣 and... i did not know you use watercolor paper by "being bang" 😁

[@nowistime8070]

Jennifer, I think you are a talented artist but you are not good at explaining things.,

[@kimberlyechols7280]

I think she explains things just fine.