U.S. Art Supply 9" x 12" Pastel Paper Pad: 2 Pack (32 Sheet Total), 80lb (180gsm), 4 Neutral Toned Colors, Textured Hard or Soft Oil Pastel Paper, Drawing Sketchbook Pad, Mixed Media

Good paper for pastels….

My granddaughter was so excited to get this. She said it was good paper.

Very good quality paper. Works very nice

I'm a novice but this seems like good paper for colored pencils (my intended purpose). A random texture is appropriate for colored pencils. I checked to see how well it holds an imprint to emboss a name for example. It works well for that.

I am just getting into art, so I wanted to find some cheap paper that would allow me to (1) practice without worrying about wasting paper on stuff that isn't that good and (2) would allow me to use charcoal, pencils, and pastels without needing to buy different pads for each. This pad was nice and cheap at $6 at the time I bought it. It comes with 4 different colors (white, cream, a light tanish, and a greyish colour), with 4I' sheets of each. It has enough tooth for pastels to stick, but it isn't so bumpy that sketching doesn't feel smooth. It's also a nice thickness for pastels - it was holding up nicely even when I was pressing hard with pastels. If you are doing only pastels, a paper with more tooth will probably be desired but for me, this was best for affordability and using mixed media.

great texture for pastels.

beautiful paper but half the sheets were ripped. the darker ones

Reasonable price and decent quality