• How to Choose Drawing and Painting Paper
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    How to Choose Drawing and Painting Paper

    Paper can make all the difference when writing, drawing or painting, especially when working with watercolor and ink. To help you choose, we’ll look at a few of the papers I use for practice and professional artwork involving watercolor and ink. I’ll name the papers I use, what I use them for, why I choose them, and even show you a couple I refuse to use. We’ll break them down between drawing and watercolor and even show you the difference between thick and thin inks. When I talk about drawing paper, I’ll include lettering and calligraphy work because I use the same tools to draw as I do when working…