What are Canson Pads?
There are many different types of Canson pads suitable for different media types and drawing techniques. Each type of Canson pads are created with different fibres which make them more suitable for various applications. Before selecting a Canson pad it is important to understand which product would suit you and your needs most.
Types of Canson Pads:
Mixed Media Pad
Mixed media is suitable for various media types, such as acrylic, gouache, lead drawing and watercolour. This Canson pad is heavy sizing which makes it excellent for watercolours and acrylics. This fine tooth paper has room for plenty of mistakes, therefore erasing on this paper will not ruin the quality, and blending media types on this Canson is easy due to the fine texture. The Mixed media pad is A4 spiral bound with 30 sheets per pad.
XL Croquis Sketch Pad
The XL Croquis Drawing Sketch Pad is extremely resistant to erasing, blending and scraping, and as a result, is perfect for students and those who want to create art on the go whilst also maximising creativity. It is designed for all dry techniques whether art is created using pencil, charcoal, or pastel. The surface is excellent for obtaining sharp detail and precise lines and curves. We recommend the Canson 'XL' Spiral Sketch Pad that has 120 pages, bulky acid free paper, neutral white shade & micro-perforated.
XL Recycled Drawing
The XL Canson Recycled Drawing pad is available in A3 or A4 is designed for the environmentally conscious, created from 100% recycled fibres. The white paper is suitable for dry techniques like pencil, coloured pencil, pastel, charcoal, red chalk and felt pen. The fine honeycomb grain retains the pigments to enhance the play with light and shadow.
Dessin Noir
The Dessin Noir is a pad of black paper with two different surface types one with a smooth surface perfect for a felt-tip pen, acrylic markers and a normal marker pen. And fine grain on the reverse for opaque pens and inks, pencils, gouache and pastel. The most popular artwork created on this paper is contrasting black and white pieces, the black paper creates significant detail of lines and different tones. This sketch pad comes with perforated sheets for ease of removal.
Aquarelle
This Aquarelle sketch pad is specially designed for watercolour and other wet techniques so would be suitable for gouache and light acrylic too. Each sheet has a heavyweight, fine grained texture and are acid free.
Kraft
The Kraft Sketch Pad is a pulp-dyed fine art paper which is ideal for pencil, charcoal, chalk, and other dry techniques. Its perfect for students and is resistant to constant erasing and scraping. Each sheet is acid free and contains no optical brighteners.
Bristol
Like the Kraft sketch pad this smooth paper is also very resistant to constant erasing and scraping. Its very smooth surface allows for precise drawings and sharp lines making it the perfect sketch pad for students and artists alike. The Bristol Sketch Pad can be used with pencils, pens, airbrush work or tubular tip in drawing pens.
Overview of Canson Pads
There are Canson pads to provide for all media types and techniques, from minimal detailed art pieces to maximal vibrant artworks. If you have any further enquiries, don't hesitate to email us on info@birdanddavis.com or check out our latest blogs to discover more. If you prefer to shop in store, please ask one of our staff if you require more information and guidance on the best Canson pad for you.