#multimedia paper

[jaeharuart]

The Srathmore 400 Acrylic Pad is such an OP multimedia paper/surface!

Holy moly~ : o So, I recently purchased 4 different kinds of papers specifically for acrylic paints and I won't ramble about them all but like ALL new papers they underwent the full treatment and got a cross-media sheet made with the first page to test their compatibility with all the medias I dabble in to see what all I can use on that surface if I feel like it and out of ALL the types of papers I own (which honestly is too many to list now) the Strathmore 400 Acrylic Paper pad I just bought has an insane level of compatibiity with almost EVERYTHING (dry and wet media) and makes a seriously OP multimedia surface! >: o It's literally the first paper/surface I've found in about 2 years of testing out multiple types, including mixed media pads and bristol pads, that works and works WELL with THAT MANY types of things. I'm insanely impressed and didn't think it could be done.

(For anyone interested in a breakdown of what all has been tested on it so far it's compatible with Alcohol Markers (Sharpie, Blick Studio, Prismacolor Premier) Acrylic Paint Markers (2 brands tested), Colored Pencil (wax-based Prismacolor Premier, burnshes nicely), Chalk Pastel Pencil, Graphite (blends and erases cleaninly), Drawing Chalks (Prang Pastello, Prang Ambrite and Crayola Drawing Chalk), Full coats of Acrylic paint with a dry brush and mixed with 50% water to test water compatibility on the paper since it's so soooo important to keep the surface wet when painting with acrylics in order to blend them at all), Watercolor, and Gouache (though I tend not to count Gouache because it's cheating and looks good and works on everything, it's too OP of a paint lol) I've yet to test my oil paints or oil pastels on it but I'm looking forward to it since it seems like it'll handle those well too at this point _

For those interested in the paper specs it's 246lb, 400 gsm heavyweight with a linen finish. And it well out-performed the Strathmore 500 Heavyweight mixed media paper which had feathering around the edges with the Prismacolor Brand Alcohol Markers, worse results with watercolor, bad support for acrylic paint and water in general, and bad support with oil pastel. The 500 Heavyweight had a 350lb, 570 gsm and 100% cotton, so I was honestly expecting it to perform way better with wet media and paints than it actually did.

[wuzhere75]

If you are having a hard day today, have some off model knights and other doodles

[politoke]

This is just peachy, I’m happy with how this turned out.

[dorleingart]

[honeypandabunny]

🌸🌸🌸🌸🙊🌸🌸🌸🌸 A single pale rose was amazing and heart wrenching so heres a Pink Diamond 🌸🌸🌸🌸🙊🌸🌸🌸🌸

[politoke]

Love me some Pigeot, one of my faves of the original 151. Colored pencil on multimedia paper.

[politoke]

[goosehadfood]

hey just a quick question what sort of materials do you use , like markers fine liners paper ect because all of your drawings are so neat and my markers bleed a lot so do you have any recommendations for mediums?

Markers- I am currently using Shuttle Art - Art Markers that are ok for beginners but you cannot refill their ink. If you are planning on doing marker art for the long run I 100% recommend you to invest in Copics since they ARE refillable and are honestly a lot better quality.

Liners- I usually use Microns since they come in many different sizes and the bigger tipped ones are like sharpies but without alchol and thus without the bleed.

Paper- really any Mixed Media paper is fine as long as you know it’s thick enough to not bleed too bad, I also put a piece of printer paper underneath the original paper THEN i put a flat sheet of paper to make sure nothing bleeds to the other sheets as seen below:

1: the paper I will be drawing on

2. The piece of printer paper that catches stray ink

3. The sheet of plastic I put underneath the printer paper to make sure I don’t stain the sheets underneath

That’s really all the materials I use so here’s some tips and tricks:

1. As someone who is always really heavy handed with my sketches i used to find it a really big issue when Id color in my sketches and the marker smears the graphite leaving an ugly grey blob. But I also had an issue with lining the drawing with microns THEN coloring it in and finding that the markers smeared the ink making it an ugly black blob. So I’ve kinda done a happy middle where I line the sketch with a really light 005 micron THEN coloring it in, and if I don’t like how thin the lines are after I color it in then I can go over with thicker lines without the worry of them smudging.

2. If you’re having problems with bleeding (I’m guessing you’re using alcohol markers) then I recommend adding small parts at a time then seeing how they bleed. If you’re coloring a smaller part I recommend using less pressure thus leading to less ink put down and less bleed.

3: use layering to your advantage. The marker pack I use only has 51 colors which may seem like a lot but really isn’t which means I have to layer a lot. When you get a pack of markers I recommend trying to blend for the colors you want but don’t have to learn a feel for what you can blend in the future. For example in this drawing:

I know that in this drawing I need a dusty tan-ish color that I don’t have in my marker pack, BUUUUT i know that I have pale yellow and a warm grey and that will probably be a good thing to layer for my drawing, but I always test it out before using on the official drawing. It is never good to go in blind.

4: swatching out your colors beforehand:

Pages like these are really important for knowing what kinds of colors you have and knowing their names, most color names are on the cap/side of the marker and I recommend writing the color name right next to or in the color so you know which one it is. This is really helpful if I’m coloring something and need to know what color would be right for the drawing.

Annnnnnnnnd I think that’s all I need to cover… that ended up being a lot longer then I expected but just remember that while these are my recommendations you do not need to follow them! Rules are meant to be broken and if you find one of these tips stupid then you can 100% ignore it.