Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media, Paper, White, 9x12

I used this for mix media painting - watercolour with coloured pencils over the top. It's gorgeous to work with, nice quality and heavyweight - more like card than paper. I did find it slightly difficult to build up layers in pencil at first - I'm using Faber-Castell Polychromos - but once the initial layers were down, they layered like a dream and the paper took quite a lot of pigment before it was too saturated to work with.The watercolours (Daniel Smith) came out beautifully vibrant, and there was hardly any buckling; the paper is heavy enough that there's no need to stretch it. I'm impressed, and will definitely use this again.

Lovely paper great brand

I WAS A PROFESSIONAL COM/ARTIST FOR 30+ YEARS BEFORE...IN THE PRE COMPUTER AGE WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY USED PAINTS AND BRUSHES AND ARTBOARD...SOMEONE INTRODUCED ME TO THIS BOARD AND I SWEAR TO GOD IT'S JUST PERFECTION TO USE...AND THE FACT IT'S A MULTIMEDIA BOARD IS REALLY GOOD.

This is a very thick paper that I use for watercolor. It can take acrylic as well, but I like that it doesn't warp.

Textura y grosor excelentes, tanto para dibujo como para las técnicas más exigentes de la acuarela. Los colores de la acuarela (Faber-Castell) quedan vibrantes. Recomendable para todos, aficionados, artistas experimentados y novatos.

Por suerte el papel llegó sin daño pero en un embalaje realmente muy débil. Deberían cuidar más ese detalle. Dicho esto, es un papel estupendo, el más pesado que he podido encontrar hasta ahora para mis futuras obras en acuarela.

Strathmore's 500 Series Mixed Media Paper is amazing for gouache. It's heavy paper, and for comparison, it's as thick as two papers from Strathmore's 400 Series Mixed Media Paper stacked together. As for the texture, it's smooth, but a *little* bit more textured than Arches hot press watercolor paper. The texture is far from the cold press texture of Arches cold press texture, so on a spectrum, I'll place the 500 Series paper's texture like this (Arches HP being 1 and Arches CP being 10):(Arches HP) | 2 (Strathmore 500 Series (3)) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | (Arches CP)Gouache is typically painted on smooth papers, as many painters prefer that type of surface, but rougher surfaces are also chosen. Many smooth surfaces exist out there, but there aren't many smooth papers out there that offer a thickness without breaking the bank. Smooth watercolor paper that are 300gsm are still prone to warping and buckling, and watercolor papers weighing 2x 300gsm are very expensive.While the paper can resist heavy buckling and warping, you want to be careful with scrubbing or overworking a certain area with a lot of water. Pilling can occur because this paper is not really equipped for some techniques used in watercolor. I would steer clear of this paper if you are a watercolor artist that relies on scrubbing and heavy water usage. I'll try watercolor on this paper someday with careful water usage and will update this review with the results ASAP.The only sizes available in this line are 6 x 8 in (15.3 x 20.3 cm), 9 x 12 in (22.9 x 30.5 cm) and 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm). Hope Strathmore can make a bigger size like 12 x 16 in someday...Other than that, this paper is great for opaque applications with gouache and acrylic gouache, and great with graphite and pen. Color pencils, markers, charcoal, ink (without heavy water usage), chalk, dry pastel are fine. Wouldn't recommend oil based products on paper since oil on unprimed paper can degrade paper.I recommend it, especially for gouache painters looking for a smooth surface that is thicker than most expensive watercolor paper pads out there.

Realmente es un peso pesado. Textura ideal para técnica seca y posibilidad de técnica húmeda. Sirve deliciosamente para ambas.Gran calidad.