SURFACES
We offer a range of painting surfaces from canvas rolls to wood panels (up to 60" x 60"!) and other unique surfaces to paint, draw or mix media on. Our vast array of sketchbooks and journals will hold up to the creative process and travel with you wherever your art adventures take you. Whether big or small, we have the surface to get you started!
We also offer canvas by the yard! To get you going, please see our tutorial How to Stretch Your Own Canvas.
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Canson XL Mixed Media Pads
$8.95XL 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...$8.95 -
Strathmore Blank Watercolor Postcards
$6.85Strathmore Watercolor Postcards are made specifically to hold up to any wet media, including watercolor, acrylic, or gouache. They are a great way to send special greetings to family and friends. 15 postcards measuring 4" x 6" in a tape-bound pad. The...$6.85 -
Strathmore Artist Trading Cards
$3.75Artist 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...$3.75 -
Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads
$4.95Strathmore 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...$4.95 -
Strathmore 400 Drawing Pads
$5.75400 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...$5.75 -
Acid Free Foamboard
$12.80These boards are not available for delivery and require Store Pickup. Acid-Free Foamboard is used as a mounting surface by photographers and artists who are concerned about preserving their work. Unlike regular foam board whose surface has a pH...$12.80 -
Mini Stretched Canvases
$1.99Mini Stretched Canvases are made with the same acid-free acrylic primed cotton as Art Alternatives' regular stretched canvas. Suitable for use with all acrylic paints, oil paints and other wet or dry media. Mini Easels available separately.$1.99 -
Arches Watercolor Pads
$27.95Arches Watercolor Pads hold the same paper as their high quality, best selling full sheet papers, but in a convenient tape-bound pad. The paper in each pad is gelatin sized, which creates a consistent surface texture and makes the paper absorbent...$27.95 -
Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Sketch Pads
$5.95400 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,...$5.95 -
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media Pads
$6.65400 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...$6.65 -
Crescent Illustration Boards, 15" x 20"
$4.55Crescent Illustration Boards are used for all illustration media and techniques, They feature high-quality surface papers mounted to a rigid gray core. Ideal for professionals as well as students. Cold press boards have textured surfaces and hot...$4.55 -
Fluid Watercolor Blocks, Cold Press
$8.90Fluid Watercolor Paper Blocks are high quality watercolor papers at an affordable price. Crafted in a European mill that has been producing fine art paper since 1618, these watercolor paper blocks are made with machines that are able to operate at very...$8.90 -
Shuji Gami Paper Rolls
$15.25Shuji Gami Paper Rolls for sumi-e, calligraphy and watercolor, are also used for origami paper and even lantern making. This versatile paper has been used throughout Japanese history in a wide variety of applications. Made from Kozo, Shuji...$15.25 -
Arches Watercolor Blocks
$34.90Arches Watercolor Blocks consist of beautiful 100% pure cotton rag paper that has been mold-made, cut and tape-bound into blocks made for easy use in any environment. A staple in the papermaking world, Arches creates paper that has been relied upon and...$34.90 -
Unprimed Cotton Canvas by the Yard
$9.50100% natural cotton canvas, raw and unprimed, 10 ounce weight. 63" wide x as many yards as you want. Add some gesso to prepare the perfect surface for your next acrylic or oil painting. For assistance, please see our tutorial How to Stretch Your Own...$9.50 -
Handbook Field Watercolor Journals
$20.95Handbook Field Watercolor Journals are designed for easy outdoor and on-the-go watercolor painting. They are perfect for the artist wanting to sketch in watercolors and any dry media. The journals contain Fluid watercolor paper, a premium high-alpha...$20.95 -
Strathmore 400 Printmaking Paper Pads
$7.98Strathmore 400 Printmaking Paper is natural white with a medium-textured surface that is soft, durable and can absorb large amounts of ink. Ideally suited for the printmaking processes that requires a heavier paper such as lithography, intaglio, screen...$7.98 -
Fluid Watercolor Blocks, Hot Press
$7.55Fluid Watercolor Paper Blocks are high quality watercolor papers at an affordable price. Crafted in a European mill that has been making fine art papers since 1618, these watercolor paper blocks are made with papermaking machines able to operate at...$7.55 -
Bienfang Note Sketch Books
$10.60Bienfang 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...$10.60 -
Clearprint Gridded Design Vellum Pads
$35.40Clearprint'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...$35.40 -
Wood Panels, 12 Pack
$4.95Wood Panels made from Baltic Birch, with a sanded smooth surface and no knots or raised fibers on either side. Use in its natural state or treat with various primers or gesso for each individual approach. Twelve 1/8" thick panels per pack.$4.95 -
Strathmore 300 Drawing Pads
$4.95300 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...$4.95 -
Clearprint Design Vellum Pads
$27.30Clearprint'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.$27.30 -
Travelogue Watercolor Journals, 95lb
$19.80Bound in a linen book cloth cover, Travelogue Watercolor Journals offer watercolorists and urban sketchers a practical option for painting on-the-go. Each book contains 60 pages of soft white 95lb, acid-free paper with a cold press texture. The...$19.80 -
Gessobord Painting Panels, Mini Packs
$12.31Gessobord is a smooth painting surface for oil and acrylic media that eliminates the time-consuming step of applying and sanding gesso. Less absorbent than Claybord, the thick acrylic gesso ground is sanded to a fine finish and ready for any kind of...$12.31 -
Black Mixed Media Pads
$6.98Strathmore'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...$6.98 -
Canson Montval Acrylic Paper Pads
$13.98Canson Montval Acrylic Paper is a heavyweight, textured paper that stays flat and will not buckle. It is sized to provide the ideal level of absorbency for water media and is ready to use; there is no need for gesso or other preparation. Use with...$13.98 -
Fabriano Studio Watercolor Pads
$8.90Fabriano’s Studio Watercolor Pads present quality & value, appropriate for both the beginner and the student of fine arts. Made in Italy with a blend of high quality lignin free cotton and cellulose, the paper is acid-free and...$8.90 -
Bienfang Gridded Paper Pads
$9.20Bienfang 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,...$9.20 -
Moleskine Watercolor Albums
$24.95Moleskine Watercolor Notebooks are designed for portable painting and drawing. The heavy paper is 135 lb (200 gsm) with a traditional cold-press watercolor surface finish that accomodates dry and wet media. When open the books lie flat at...$24.95 -
Saunders Watercolor Pads, 9" x 12"
$20.95Saunders Waterford is an exquisite English watercolor paper, traditionally made on a cylinder mould machine. The appeal of this paper is the distinctive texture created using natural woolen felts, and the surface stability created by the paper fibers...$20.95 -
Strathmore 400 Acrylic Paper Pads
$6.95The 400 Series Acrylic Paper Pads contain 10 sheets of heavyweight linen paper, perfect for acrylic painting. Each sheet is a heavy 246 lb., easy to remove from a glue-bound pad with a flip-over cover.$6.95 -
Yupo Translucent Pads
$9.62Yupo translucent sheets allow for special layered effects, tracing, and placement in backlit environments. Yupo is synthetic paper made of 100% polypropylene that is waterproof and stain-resistant, exceptionally strong and durable and will not buckle or...$9.62 -
Strathmore 400 Marker Pads
$7.55Strathmore'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...$7.55 -
Strathmore 300 Series Charcoal Pads
$9.75300 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...$9.75 -
Bee Super Deluxe Mixed Media Pads
$9.75Bee 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...$9.75 -
Strathmore Calligraphy Pad, 8.5" x 11"
$8.60Strathmore'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...$8.60 -
Strathmore Watercolor Journal, 5.5" x 8.5"
$28.70400 Series Hardbound Watercolor Art Journal contains intermediate grade watercolor paper, ideal for watercolor, gouache, and acrylic. With a strong surface, the natural white and traditional cold press surface allows for fine and even washes, as well as...$28.70 -
Bienfang Graphics 360 Paper Pad
$14.20Graphics 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.$14.20