Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads

Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Pads provide a stiff, strong surface to work on without the need for mounting. Bristol paper is a popular choice among artists because of the quality paper and price point. It is perfect for finished work and is available in two surface finishes, smooth and vellum.

Smooth: for pen and ink, mechanical pencil, airbrush, and markers. It has little to no tooth, making the smooth surface ideal for creating fine lines and detail drawings.

Vellum: for graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, pastel, and crayon. The surface has peaks and valleys which grab dry media; shading and deeper tones can be achieved with the vellum surface.

Each 19" x 24" pad contains 20 tape-bound sheets of 100 lb (270gsm) bristol paper.

Did you know? The term "bristol" derives from the early days of European papermaking when mills would send their finest papers to Bristol, England to be pasted together to form heavyweight drawing sheets.