There are several papers suitable for graphite drawing paper. There are those listed as drawing paper, watercolor, pastel or charcoal paper.
Listed below are some suggestions that are acid-free drawing papers.
- Strathmore 500-series Drawing
- Strathmore 500-series Bristol
- Morilla Bristol
- Fabriano 5
- Fabriano Artistico
The pictures on this page are from the collection of Texas Artist, James Frederick. We lost James last month and I was always proud to have him as an extended family member (my daughter’s father-in-law).
James once told a funny story about art, and I’m sure he won’t mind me passing it on to you. When he enrolled at the University of Texas as a student, he noticed that there was an art class with “live models”.
James, being “all American boy”, thought, “H-m-m-m” and envisioned himself painting beautiful co-ed models. Whoops!...Not to be. He spent the whole semester drawing and painting hands of male models. Of course, this became a great discipline for future works as you can see how good he is at depicting hands in The List, below.
