Essential Drawing Materials
Acrylic Paper
Optimally sized surface for all acrylic paints, markers and inks. 15-sheet pad versions available in traditional fold-over construction as well as dual loop wire bound construction with “In & Out” pages (patent pending) that allow you to remove sheets from the pad for drawing, reworking, scanning, and more.
Mixed Media Paper
An 80 lb / 185 GSM, white, heavy drawing paper with a medium tooth texture perfect for dry media and light washes of wet media. Each pad has 50 sheets. Mixed Media pads have a dual loop wire bound construction and features “In & Out” Pages (patent pending) that allow you to remove sheets from the pad for painting, reworking, scanning and more. Upon completion, simply return the sheets into the pad. Made in the USA.
Watercolor Paper
This 140 lb / 300 GSM cold press watercolor paper is developed with an optimized sizing level to ensure good wet and dry lifting. Pads are available wire bound and feature “In & Out” pages (patent pending) that allow you to remove sheets from the pad for painting, reworking, scanning and more. Upon completion, simply return the sheets into the pad.
Grumbacher Moto Opaque Film
MŌTO™ is a mixed media, opaque, bright white film. It’s made from polypropylene, resulting in a waterproof, smooth surface. This 200GSM media easily resists tearing or buckling. It’s exceptional for fluid art techniques, such as watercolor, ink and marker. Chartpak offers MŌTO™ in clean tearing, tape bound pads in three sizes: 5"x7", 9"x12" and 11"x14".
Learn the Basics
Grumbacher Watercolor Butterfly Tutorial
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at watercolor, but didn’t know where to start? This tutorial will teach you the basics of creating a watercolor painting with wet-in-wet techniques, as well as a bit of dry brush work! You can also download a PDF version of this tutorial with detailed steps and a supply list.
Tips and Tricks
Using MŌTO™
Keep it loose.
Pigments and dyes will be fluid until evaporated. MOTO™ lends itself better to less detailed, free flowing work.
Allow extra time for drying.
Remember, water will sit on top of the non-porous sheet. Use a hair dryer to speed up dry time if desired.
Avoid touching the sheet.
Oils on your skin can repeal media.
Experiment!
If you’re working with watercolor and make a mistake, wipe paint away with a paper towel. The surface is stain resistant and the majority of pigments will wipe clean while wet.
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