Strathmore 400 Series Sketch Pad, Toned Tan, 5.5x8.5 inch, 50 Sheets - Artist Sketchbook for Drawing, Illustration, Art Class Students

Is you use markers or color pencils. Or even a white gel pen. This can help make colors stand out and something of a change then the usual white paper. I would say the quality of this is more for a finish piece then a rough sketching book because of what you pay for .

This is always a worth while purchase! While the sheets feel a bit diffrent than when I used them previously I still do really like it! The paper is thick and using acrylic markers I have minimal bleed though! It's easy to sketch on and easy to use! The spiral binding is study and has never gotten in the way! Thank you so much!

The paper is tinted a warm tan color, very nice.

This is the best sketchbook! It fits great in a handbag. I love the toned paper because it "automatically" gives you a middle value. Can't say enough about it! Just get one and see if, like me, you don't fall completely in love with it. You'll be inspired to draw in it a lot ...it's easier than facing the stark white blank page!

I have seen this Tiktok And YouTube shorts comma A lot of people refer to it as the hairy paper, so I was surprised to find it so cheap on Amazon. However, it does its job, and I don't know if I'm going to be going back to white paper anytime soon after this.

Goes well with prisma color pencils and a good book for blending pencils and charcoal etc.

Something about this paper lets me sketch better? It’s like magic, the rough pages gives you better control while drawing compared to the slippery pages you get with others.

if you take your art serious....this is the paper.