The toothier surface of a drawing sheet is better for “grabbing” dry media, which allows an artist to create more intense areas of light and dark than what could be achieved on a sketch surface. Many artists reserve mediums like pastels and colored pencils for drawing paper versus sketch paper since those are typically intended for finished art and the deeper tooth of a drawing paper allows artists to get more depth of color.
However, drawing papers typically have a toothier surface, allowing for enhanced variability of tone. Drawing paper typically will be a bit more expensive than Sketch paper and will usually contain fewer sheets in a pad.īoth sketch and drawing papers are intended for use with dry media such as graphite, charcoal and conte. Sketch paper is typically less expensive, giving you lots of sheets to practice with in your pad.
The paper can usually stand up to more erasing and more fine detail work. With drawing papers typically being heavier, the artist is able to work on the sheet longer and refine work. Sketch paper is often lighter weight, while drawing paper is conversely a bit heavier in weight.
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Graphite on 300 Series Drawing paper - Artwork by Wanda White In general, the biggest difference between sketch and drawing paper is that Sketch paper is intended for practicing, experimenting, and quick studies, while drawing paper is intended for finished artwork.Ĭharcoal Sketch on 300 Series Sketch Paper
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