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kadymae
It's yet another paper review for the Renaissance Art text sampler packet o doom. (And I mean "o doom" as compliment. I was expecting two or three little bits of paper, maybe as much as five. )



I was really expecting a paper this visibly textured to be a rough write, but I'm not kidding when I say it felt almost buttery to write on, even with the little Pilot Petit 1, which I thought would be scratchy, even toothy, but no. It must be the "memory foam" of papers -- laying down when the nib goes over it and then springing back into place when the nib has passed on.

Despite the 32ish lb weight of the paper, due to the texturing, there is a hint of showthrough under normal lighting conditions, it's more pronounced in this scan because of the scanner's lamp, but it is there.

And, although it did play well with all of my nibs, because of the texture, it gives the most character to writing from medium to broad nibs.

ETA: I just put a few lines on the back side of my sample piece with my brand new Pilot Prera f nib that got here minutes ago -- that nib is like an XXF by anybody else's standards -- and yet, still a smooth and pleasant experience.
JDFlood
Thanks for your reviews.

Are you familiar with any of the Strathmore Writing papers? If so, generally do any of the papers you've tried best them? Does Renaissance sell sampler packs or was this just for you? Your reviews have gotten me interested to buy a sample pack. JD
kadymae
QUOTE(JDFlood @ Apr 21 2008, 05:56 AM) [snapback]585825[/snapback]
Thanks for your reviews.

Are you familiar with any of the Strathmore Writing papers? If so, generally do any of the papers you've tried best them? Does Renaissance sell sampler packs or was this just for you? Your reviews have gotten me interested to buy a sample pack. JD


No, I am not familiar with any of the Strathmore Writing papers -- just some of their art papers.

I got this sampler pack of paper because Renaissance had gotten in several new kinds of paper and wanted reviews written, and since I had already done reviews for this forum, I got a packet for review

I don't know if they sell sampler packs of full sheets or strips, but Artbeast is a member of this forum and if you contact him, I'm sure arrangements of some kind can be made.
JDFlood
Thanks. I just got my Strathmore sample book... jeez there must be a hundred different colors, textures, and weights in it. Many are really good. Not sure this is a door I should have opened. Only good thing is, they all seem to be a lot better than office store laser paper. JD
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