Strathmore 300 Series Tape Bound Bristol Pad, 100 lb. Smooth Surface, 9 X 12 inches, White, 20 Sheets (342-9)

I’m really happy with this Strathmore Bristol Pad. The paper has a nice, smooth surface that works beautifully for drawing, sketching, and other art projects. The pages feel sturdy and hold up well without feeling flimsy. The tape-bound design is convenient and keeps everything together while still making it easy to work with individual sheets. It’s a great choice for both beginners and more experienced artists. A quality art pad that I would definitely purchase again!

Quality Rating: 5/5 Based on price: 4/5 Time with Product: 5 years (purchased in 2016) Review: Where do I begin. WOW. The quality of the paper is unbeatable! It is extremely smooth and durable. It is not easy to rip this paper. It has thickness to it too. I had to outline a few of my abstract art with a fine-tip marker and there was no bleeding on the back of the page. This booklet is absolutely amazing, it is great for sketching and it can withstand a lot of ink and a lot of graphite. The main reason why I decided to purchase this product was because I was using normal printer paper to sketch and shade in my art and the paper would appear like it was going to fall apart because there was so much graphite on the paper that it felt like the paper was soaked with water. It had that same feeling. Not to mention, all the graphite bled through the paper. For example, if I was working on a white wooden table and I was shading, There would be graphite marks and shades that had went through the paper. This product eliminated that! There was no more bleeding thanks to its great thickness, and there was no longer a weird texture while shading in that a normal printer paper would normally have. This is a high quality paper and I would recommend it to all artists who are serious about their work and their art. I would not necessarily recommend this for beginners because the paper is expensive and if you are at least not an amateur, it is simply unnecessary. You can get other great quality sketch books to practice on for much cheaper and you would not notice much of a difference in quality. I do notice the difference but that is because I have reached a point in my career where those small details matter and those small imperfections are important to me. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST | EVEN FOR PROFESSIONALS: I would suggest you purchase two sketchbooks. One for practicing and daily sketching. Projects with an estimate time of under 10 hours. Then, I would purchase this high quality paper, and I would use it only for my serious pieces of work. Anything with an expected 10+ hours of sketching and work. I hope my review makes sense and helps you decide whether or not you would like to purchase this sketchbook. Have fun shopping! :) - Rami Taha

I was in a design program and I pick the Bristol Pad and I am very happy I picked it because it was the perfect size and the texture of the paper was great, and I am a really bad ripper (LOL) so the tapebound made it easy to rip the paper out. The durability was great because I have a lot of traveling to do. In my option the paper was amazing for my sketches. I did so watercolors and the paper absorbed it all. Overall, its a rly good paper pad for a design class.

I just love the paper quality! Price is not too bad. Thick paper with good erasability. Colors show up well on the paper. A great media. I’d buy again!

I love this brand of Bristol paper. The sheets are thick and durable for multiple mediums. I like that when I need to erase a sketch it doesn’t damage the paper and they offer it in different sizes. This worked out perfect for me

Seems to be good quality.

This is my go too watercolor paper. Love the smooth texture. Works well for many projects.

great paper and its not waxy paper so drawing on them is super satisfying. very easy to draw, blend and pull out single papers without taring up the whole booklet so thats a plus.

The packaging was excellent! The sketchpad itself is pretty basic. Has a strong cardboard cover so it doesn't bend easily. The paper inside were perfectly clean and undamaged. The paper is very smooth, thick and heavy. Perfect for graphite sketching that I use them for. Ink can also be used very well. It's so thick that light watercolour is very much possible too. The cost is much because of the shipping and custom expenses. But worth it because it's got reliable standards. Will take a long time to reach so order it atleast a month before you need it.

Papier de haute qualité pour les dessinateur. Emballage médiocre., le produit est arrivé légèrement abîmé.

product is excellent, tho the notable wait was bit tiring...

As always great quality

I've seen a lot of reviews for this brand and model of paper and none of them (that I saw) mentioned its marker worthiness, so I was reluctant to buy this UNTIL I met an artist who did very saturated alcohol marker art and suggested me this paper, so I went for it. Usually I use W&N extra smooth Bristol board for marker art, but it's been harder to find for a decent price. This is great paper for markers, takes the inks really well, and blending is really nice, just as nice as W&N extra smooth. It IS off white, and that's only noticeable if next to, say, printer paper, but this isn't a downside, just a fact to mention. Fineliners glide nicely over the surface, and pencils haven't left any dark erased or embossed lines like with some papers. I used distress oxide ink to blend in the background (see photo) and it blends very smoothly. To get the distressed effect I splash the oxide ink with water and the paper held up like a champ, very sturdy. It performs just as well as my usual brand, so I'm really happy with the purchase. Definitely recommend this if you use alcohol markers.