Drawing paper - Clairefontaine and the Fine Arts

The Clairefontaine drawing paper

For all your drawings and paintings, think about Clairefontaine and its Fine Arts line. Let's discover the grained or smooth drawing paper, the technical drawing paper, the Bristol cards, the graph paper or the tracing paper.  You can also choose the blotting paper, which is perfect to dry out and protect your documents, it is commended for the calligraphy, the watercolours, the herbarium, the philately... The calligraphy paper make smoother the writing. 

To sketch out means to quickly produce a rough, although elaborate, with lead, crayon, or felt tip. The ideal response by Clairefontaine is "Sketch". It has a light and regular grain, in white or cream and comes in sheets or pads, in a large variety of formats, and attractive presentation.

Like a "Crough work", sketch expresses the essential, the immediate idea. It needs easy-to-work tools like pencil, chalk, pastel, felt tip, nib, and can sometimes be enhanced with ink or watercolours. It comes in sheets, rolls, notebooks, and in bound books for those who want to remember their works.

Traditionally manufactured, as well as using the latest technology, the Clairefontaine Ingres paper presents a unique surface which enables the finest subtleties. Its natural white, slightly cream colour favours the deepest shadows as well as the finest lights. Meant for sketch, it is perfect for all dry techniques : lead, sanguine and specially for charcoal.

You can also find watercolour paper, acrylic paper, oil paper and art folders.

• For more information concerning the Clairefontaine drawing paper, go to our catalogue.