Quill pens can easily catch - use with caution. This doesn't mean you can't use them, but their shelf life may be shorter. The texture of watercolor paper can wear away felt tip pens, dulling the line quality. If you want to use pen and ink in your watercolor illustration work, ball point or rollerball tips are good choices for watercolor paper. The texture of watercolor paper may show up if you scan your work digitally, so be sure that your design will support that. Use a thick, sturdy pen tip for best results, or use pencil as a base drawing for watercolor. The texture or "tooth" of the paper can snag pen tips. The absorbent nature of the paper will keep it from curling no matter what wet media you throw at it.
Prosīrushed pen and ink, or pen and ink with watercolor, both work perfectly on this surface. For finished pieces, use high-quality archival paper. Student-grade watercolor paper is wonderful for practicing, but it's non-archival and will eventually yellow and deteriorate. While watercolor papers are available in a variety of thicknesses and textures, there are two main types: hot press (the flatter variety) and cold press (the more textured variety). It won't warp even when you apply watercolor washes, and the paint doesn't spread or bleed. Watercolor paper is a thick, sturdy and absorbent paper designed for wet media. More wet ink varieties, marker and watercolor can bleed on smooth bristol board. (But be warned that it can warp on the edges if the paint is applied too thickly.) Cons Better-quality bristol boards are archival. Light watercolor is fine on the absorbent vellum surface, but it may bleed on the smooth surface. Bristol board can accept all the the dry media drawing paper can, but because it's sturdier, it can also accept some wet media. It typically comes in two varieties, vellum (lightly textured) and smooth.
Thicker than drawing paper, bristol board provides two working surfaces, front and back. The slightly textured surface on some drawing papers can snag pens with a quill-type nib. If you're using ink from a well or watercolor, it may bleed through or make the paper warp. Not as absorbent or thick as other papers. Works beautifully with pen and ink as well as pencil,Īnd other dry media. Heavier-weight papers allow for erasing, reworking and applying pen and ink.ĭrawing paper comes in all kinds of textures, from smooth to "toothy" (which is best for pastel work). Lightweight or "sketching pad" styles are typically non-archival and best for practice sketches or figure studies. This versatile paper is great for illustration, especiallyĪnd pencil works. And using the right kind can make all the difference. Whether you're working in watercolor, pen and ink, pencil, colored pencil or something else entirely, one thing's for sure: You're not creating anything if you don't have paper.
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