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Utility Papers

A range of inexpensive and special-purpose papers for a variety of uses:

Lynx Cover Stock (also called Cougar)

Lynx papers is a non-rag, smooth finish cardstock that is suitable as a drawing and painting surface (when primed with gesso). It is valued as an inexpensive paper with high opacity for minimum show-through and two-sided painting. It is the best substitute for Mayfair/Plainsfield Cover, or a lighter alternative to Bristol Board.

Legion Archival Tissue Paper

This is a tissue machinemade in the USA of 100% high alpha cellulose, neutral pH, non-buffered, with no deckles.

Borden & Riley Glassine Rolls

These rolls of neutral pH, light-weight transparent paper are excellent for museum restorations and document preservation.

4ply Poster/Bristol Board Sheets

An economical heavy-weight paper with a smooth finish. Suitable for a variety of art and craft uses. Great for making posters, signs, collage, sketching and painting (when gessoed). Pulp paper, not acid-free or archival. 22 x 28. Available in 11 colours: Light Blue, Dark Blue, Emerald Green, Kelly Green, Magenta, Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow, White, Black.

Economy Art Paper Pads

Cartridge: bright white, lightly textured paper, suitable for a range of sketching media including pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastel, and conte. Can handle moderate wet media applications such as ink pen and ink wash. Available in 40 sheet pads.

Bond: 40 sheets per pad, bright white, very smooth paper. Best suited to graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink. Reasonably good for conte crayons. Very smooth surface is not the greatest for charcoal and pastel.

Manilla: 40 sheets per pad, cream coloured, coarsely textured paper. Very good as an inexpensive paper for sketching in soft/chalk pastel and charcoal. Also suitable for graphite and colored pencil. Can withstand very light wet media applications. Often called creme manilla.

Newsprint: 40 sheets per pad, lightweight, off-white/light grey paper. Fairly smooth surface. Very inexpensive option for warm-up sketching and practice exercises in a variety of dry media. Not recommended for wet media. Poor archival quality. High acidity causes rapid yellowing of the paper.