Art Paper & Sketchbooks

1,309 products from 281 brands, including Strathmore, Canson and Arches. Prices run from £23.86 to £457.03, including VAT.

In this range: watercolour paper (400), vellum (87), drawing paper (77), pastel paper (46) and easel pads (45).

How to choose art paper and sketchbooks

Choose paper by the heaviest medium you plan to use: light paper is fine for dry drawing, but wet media need heavier sheets that resist buckling. Paper weight is measured in gsm, where a higher number means thicker paper.

• Use around 300gsm watercolour paper so washes do not wrinkle the sheet.
• Mixed-media paper handles light washes, ink and marker on one sheet.
• Spiral-bound sketchbooks lie flat; hardback sewn books are durable and good for spreads.
• Choose acid-free paper for work you want to keep without yellowing.