Drawing & Illustration Pads

XL Mixed Media Pads feature heavy-weight paper with a sizing designed to hold up to watercolor, acrylics and dry media. The durable paper provides an excellent surface for blending. These wirebound pads are designed to provide a superior, versatile paper...

Artist Trading Cards make it easy for artists to express themselves in a small format and exchange their creations with other artists. Artists can create, trade, and collect these trading cards at “swap" events. The only official rule for ATCs is...

Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads contain heavy-weight 100lb, acid-free paper in a choice of two surfaces. Smooth surface bristol paper is good for technical applications in mechanical drawing, marker, pen & ink and airbrush. Vellum has a bit more...

400 Series Drawing Pads contain cream colored drawing paper, ideal for sketching and most finished work. This pad has medium surface textured paper that readily accepts graphite pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pen & ink, marker, soft pastel, oil...

400 Series Recycled Sketch Pads have a fine tooth finish paper, making them an excellent, general-purpose sketch pad. This heavy-weight sketch paper is intended for experimentation and quick studies with graphite pencil, colored pencil, charcoal,...

Bienfang Note Sketch Books are designed specially for visual thinkers, combining a notebook and sketchbook with pages that are half-lined and half blank. The spiral-bound, paperback book allows artists to document and organize thoughts and creative ideas...

Jack Richeson newsprint pads are a favorite for drawing with pencil, charcoal, pastels, crayons and markers. For sketching out concepts they have a heavy chipboard backing for pad support while working at an easel. Our customers prefer Richeson...

300 Series Drawing Pads contain medium weight drawing paper, perfect for students seeking a good final drawing surface. With good erasability, it can take pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, and sketching sticks. The paper additionally works well with...

Bee Super Deluxe Mixed Media paper is a customer favorite and one that we consistently recommend. Featuring 25% cotton content, the natural white sheet has two distinct surfaces. One side has tooth for dry media and works well as a cold-pressed...

Graphics 360 Paper Pads are perfect for use with markers, pencils, and pens. These pages work well for creating layouts, tracing, or visualizing projects. With 100% rag content, these acid-free paper pads are tape-bound with 50 sheets of 13.5 lb. paper.

Grafix Dura-Lar is a polyester film that combines the best features of Mylar and Acetate to provide a highly versatile film. It will not tear, absorb moisture or discolor with age, and it is heat resistant, acid-free and archival. 9" x 12" pads contain...

Canson XL Sketch Books feature microperforated sheets for clean removal, and the ivory colored paper has a medium tooth that erases cleanly. This is a great book for sketchers and illustrators to work out concepts. Like all items in Canson's XL line,...

Grafix Dura-Lar Wet Media is a clear polyester film that is specially coated on both sides to accept watercolor, acrylics, markers, and alcohol inks without beading, chipping or running. This unique surface is excellent for painting, printmaking, collage...

Yupo is a synthetic paper made of 100% polypropylene that is waterproof and stain-resistant, exceptionally strong and durable and will not buckle or tear. It is acid-free, archival and has a smooth bright white surface that accommodates silkscreen,...

The Bienfang Newsprint Pad is suited for charcoal, pastel and sketching. The cloth pound pad holds 50 sheets of rough newsprint. (Image shows a 100 sheet 18" x 24" pad, but this is for a 50 sheet 24" x 36" pad)

Strathmore Artagain Coal Black Artist Tiles are sheets of acid-free drawing paper specially sized for Zentagle drawing. Each paper tile is pre-cut, measuring 6" x 6", and the medium surface is good for gel ink pens, opaque pens, soft pastels and charcoal...

Hahnemühle The Cappuccino Pad features beige colored paper, reminiscent of freshly frothed milky coffee and offers warm-toned motifs an excellent painting base. Soft tones stand out on the smooth paper surface and can bring to life the unique...

Hanshi is a lightweight, thin and durable paper traditionally used to practice lettering and sumi-e painting strokes. The paper renders excellent detail with watercolor, inks and other water-based media.  9.5" x 13" pack of 100 sheets.

Bamboo Mixed Media Pad features 265 gsm natural white paper that is extremely age resistant with a unique surface, suitable for different painting and drawing techniques. The color flows beautifully and the brilliance is preserved. High contrasts and...

Hahnemühle The Grey Pad features light grey smooth sketch paper that can perfectly captures rainy days or dark nights, by setting shadows or white highlights so wonderful details can appear. Pens glide easily over the 120gsm gently toned...

Fabriano Black Black paper is characterized by a very deep black color due to the high quality and lightfast pigments. The gluebound pads contain 20 sheets of 140 lb (300gsm) paper ideal for pastel, color pencils and acrylics, 

400 Series Recycled Sketch Pads have a fine tooth finish paper, making them an excellent, general-purpose sketch pad. This heavy-weight sketch paper is intended for experimentation and quick studies with graphite pencil, colored pencil, charcoal,...

400 Series Toned Tan Sketch Pads are ideal for light and dark media, including graphite, chalk, charcoal, sketching stick, markers, pencils, pens, and gel pens. Made in the USA with 100% recycled paper, 30% post-consumer fiber. Wire-bound pads hold 50...

The 400 Series Bristol Smooth paper is appropriate for fine line drawings using pen and ink or marker. This pack includes 20 100 lb.acid-free, 2-ply, 4" x 4" Artist Tiles.

The 400 Series toned gray artist tiles are great for dry media, pattern drawing and meditative art. Each paper tile is pre-cut, measuring 4" x 4", and can take light and dark media, including graphite, chalk, charcoal, sketching stick, markers,...

The 400 Series toned tan artist tiles are great for dry media, pattern drawing and meditative art. Each paper tile is pre-cut, measuring 4" x 4", and can take light and dark media, including graphite, chalk, charcoal, sketching stick, markers,...

Strathmore 400 Series heavy-weight Mixed Media paper has the attributes of a watercolor paper but with a vellum drawing finish. The acid-free paper accommodates graphite, color pencil, markers, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, charcoal and...

Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Artist Tiles are sheets of vellum bristol paper designed for meditative and pattern drawing, the small size is popular for many uses. The acid-free paper accommodates any dry media, including markers, drawing pens, gel ink...

Bienfang Calligraphy Paper Pad features 50 sheets of 19 lb. lined smooth surface paper that is ideal for practicing all types of calligraphic lettering techniques. Tape-bound on the top. 9" x 12", 50 sheets per pad.

Canson Tracing Pads contain transparent, fine-textured sheets ideal for sketching and overlays in pencil and pen. This high-quality tracing paper has a smooth surface that resists scraping. Canson invented tracing paper in 1807 and continues to make the...

Talens | Pantone Art Sketchbooks provide the best base for your Pantone markers. Specially developed to offer an optimal color match with the Pantone Matching System - one layer of ink on this paper is a Pantone color match. The 180gms white paper has a...

Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads contain heavy-weight 100lb, acid-free paper in a choice of two surfaces. Smooth surface bristol paper is good for technical applications in mechanical drawing, marker, pen & ink and airbrush. Vellum has a bit more...

400 Series Toned Grey Sketch Pads are ideal for light and dark media, including graphite, chalk, charcoal, sketching stick, markers, pencils, pens, and gel pens. Made in the USA with 100% recycled paper, 30% post-consumer fiber. Wire-bound pads hold 50...