Best Strathmore Pastel Paper in 2026

A medium weight student grade drawing paper for final artwork.

Ideal for pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, and sketching stick applications. Also acceptable for marker, mixed media, soft pastel, and oil pastel.

70 lb. / 114 gsm acid free medium surface that allows for good pencil erasability

The pads in Strathmore 100/youth series can be used by artists of all ages

This black chalk paper pad measures 9 x 12" and contains 15 sheets

This item is manufactured in United States

Strathmore class packs contain the same papers found in their 300 series pad counterparts

But these shrink-wrapped packs contain 100 loose sheets of 300 series drawing paper which are ideal for classroom use and are less expensive than pads

This item is manufactured in United States

Surface is durable enough to stand up to repeated erasing and reworking

Cream colored drawing paper is great for sketching and finished artwork

Micro-perforated wire bound sheets

Back side of card has address and message area: paint and send

Set of 3 pads of 4 x 6 inch quality watercolor postcards

Uso W/WC pinturas, gouach, pastel, artista bolígrafos

Canvas-textured paper for practicing techniques with oils and acrylics

Great for sketching and planning layouts

Glue bound pad with flip over cover

A medium weight student grade drawing paper for final artwork.

Ideal for pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, and sketching stick applications. Also acceptable for marker, mixed media, soft pastel, and oil pastel.

70 lb. / 114 gsm acid free medium surface that allows for good pencil erasability

Strathmore 400 Series watercolor paper is popular with watercolorists of all levels. This felt finished paper has a strong cold press surface which allows lifting and scraping applications and is ideal for mastering watercolor techniques. Excellent for finished artwork with watercolor and gouache, these sheets can also be used for acrylic, oil, airbrush, mixed media/collage, drawing, oil pastel, pen and ink, and marker.

White. Available in multiple sizes. 140lb/300gsm. 12 pads (12 sheets per pad). Cold press. Acid free paper. For use with dry and wet media.

The heavyweight, vellum surface of this mixed media paper makes it ideal for design studies or finished textured artwork. The high quality paper is great for wet and dry media including watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel and collage.

White. Available in multiple sizes. 184lb/300gsm. 12 pads (15 sheets per pad). Acid free. Easy to use flip over cover. Vellum surface. Heavy weight. For use with wet and dry media.