Drawing & Illustration Pads

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,...

400 Series Mixed Media Pads are great for studies and finished art. This heavy-weight vellum paper can be used with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen & ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel, and more. Each glue-bound pad contains 15 sheets...

The Universal Sketch Pad contains rough textured paper with good smudge resistance that makes it a great fit for using multiple dry mediums when sketching. Double-wire bound pads contain 65 lb., chlorine and acid-free paper.  100 sheets...

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...

Clearprint's Design Vellum pads contain a translucent 16 lb. paper printed with a fade-out blue grid that does not reproduce from a copier. The 100% new cotton fiber vellum is ideal for sketching and tracing with pencil and ink, and is archival with...

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...

Clearprint's Design Vellum pads contain a translucent 16 lb. paper ideal for sketching and tracing with pencil and ink. The 100% new cotton fiber vellum is archival with excellent erasability. 50 sheet pads, tape bound.  

Strathmore's new 400 series Black Mixed Media pads feature the characteristics of watercolor paper with the finish of a drawing sheet, creating the ultimate paper for combined mediums. Intended for finished paintings, drawings or studies, the paper...

Bienfang Gridded Paper Pads offer a smooth surface paper that is divided with non-reproducible blue lines for easy measuring and scaling. Each glue-bound pad contains 50 sheets and is great for designing, drawing and pattern making. Available in 4x4,...

Strathmore's 400 Series Marker paper has a smooth surface that allow markers to glide and blend easily. Colors look vibrant and crisp. The acid free, heavyweight sheet is bleed and feather resistant so artists can apply multiple layers of color. Media...

300 Series Charcoal Pads contain natural white, acid-free charcoal paper with a traditional laid finish that is ideal for charcoal and pastel. The strong hard surface is additionally suitable for oil pastel and crayon. Each pad is wire-bound and contains...

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.

Strathmore's 400 Series Calligraphy Pad contains natural white paper that provides the ideal surface texture for calligraphy. This paper can coax out the smoothest ink flow for elegant calligraphy writing. Pad is tape-bound on the top and holds 50...

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...

Vidalon is a highly transparent and smooth natural tracing paper of exceptional quality imported from the Canson mill in France. The paper has a specially developed surface designed to take pencil, ink, fiber-tip and technical pens without smudging,...

Canson XL Marker Pads are specifically designed to accept both alcohol-based and solvent-based marker ink with absolutely no bleed-through. In addition to heavy-duty markers, the paper accepts pens and pencils beautifully. The paper is...