Which Drawing Paper is the BEST? - Canson Drawing Paper Review

[@greekveteran2715]

My favorite is the Canson 1557 160 gr for a cheap paper for Colored pencils, Colors look very vibrant on it! The 180, might look like it's great for graphite pencils, BUT it smudges a LOT, so it works only with fixative and you always have to be very careful not to smudge the graphite. The 180gr, works WAY better with Fountain pens and Fineliners! It's the best paper for that use, so I'd suggest it for Pen illustrations, rather than Pencil use. For a better paper, for either Charcoal or Colore pencils, try the Daler Rowney Heavyweight Fine grain! (Not the Smooth, but the one in Brown that says "Fine Grain") It's 200gr and has a very slight Ivory tint, but it's not that common pinkish color, but a kind of warm unique color, that because it's not easily noticeable, thus it doesn't change the colors, I like it SO much!! That being said, my alltime favorites, for either wet or dry mediums, are the Fabriano Artistico Extra White Hot Pressed, and the Arches Hot pressed and Cold Pressed. These 3 are my TOP professional use papers,and the Daler Rowney my inexpensive suggestions. The only Canson I really like ,is the Mixed Media 220gr, in both Natural and Grey color.

[@EceGurlerArt]

Oh wow! This comment is super helpful! Thank you!!!!!!❤️🧡💛

[@greekveteran2715]

@@EceGurlerArt Try a blue fountain pen on the Canson 1557 (180gr version) The color looks better than on any other paper I've tried, and the ink, doesn't bleed at all!! Perfect and beautiful lines, like those you have as a beautiful woman you are!!! Greetings and love from Crete Island of Greece!!

[@MemorableHappenstance]

6:20 I pretty much only use this one (but the A5 size) for everything; watercolor, ink, pen, pencil, and colored pencils. It does bulge quite a bit when used with water, but it also dries pretty flat - especially if it's taped down. I would definitely prefer if it was at least 200 g/m². But I love the light grain, and how white it is. I have not tried that many different papers and manufacturers, so I can't really compare it to much else. But in my opinion, I'd say it's the best affordable paper (for me) so far. (About 9 dollars in Sweden.) Maybe the bigger ones won't hold up as well with water, but I'm about to try it.

[@EceGurlerArt]

Oh thank you for sharing your experience!! ❤

[@urielofonseca]

So for color pencil and graffite you recommend Canson drawing?

[@EceGurlerArt]

If you ask my opinion after this video and all, I prefer Fabriano Bristol or Strathmore Bristol 400 series for colored pencil and I prefer Strathmore vellum or Canson graduate mixed media for graphite. Whatever is more affordable :)

[@urielofonseca]

@@EceGurlerArt thanks so much, I recently buy Canson drawing and a you review was very helpful.

[@EceGurlerArt]

@@urielofonseca I'm so happy to hear that!🥰

[@lifeismusicparnadonkers]

I am looking for a good quality paper that is suitble for alchol markers,black drawing pencils,fine liners, coloured pencils and poster paints that come in a handy stick from the brand Carioca temperrllo you get 5 beautifull colours poster paint sticks😊

[@holmesc.2456]

I can't choose between 25% and 100% cotton paper watercolor..😟

[@EceGurlerArt]

I would definitely go with 100%!

[@askialuna7717]

I use paper without cotton when I draw with ink nip pen on it, the nip is scratching the paper apart if it contains any cotton.

[@jamesaritchie1]

First, don't blend with tissue. Second, it didn't blend because you erased it. Many, many top artists love using that kind of paper for graphite drawings, and have no trouble at all. I find good blending is much easier on extremely smooth paper than it is on paper with tooth. We're all different, and we each have personal preferences, which is great, but there is no reason at all why you can't easily blend on that paper. Bristol smooth is considered a top drawing paper many a great many professional artists. When talking white paper, a second choice is vellum. Both work extremely well. Not liking Bristol Smooth is fine. As I said, we all have our personal preferences, but that "test" did not prove anything except that you don't know how to blend graphite on smooth paper, which is odd because it's far easier for most to blend well on smooth than on something with tooth.