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product_id: 1098616
title: "300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 9x12 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel"
brand: "strathmore"
price: "€ 26.64"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Strathmore"
url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/1098616-300-series-bristol-paper-pad-vellum-tape-bound-9x12-inches
store_origin: SK
region: Slovakia
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# 20 heavyweight 100lb/270gsm sheets 9x12 inch ideal sketch size Vellum texture grips dry media perfectly 300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 9x12 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel

**Brand:** strathmore
**Price:** € 26.64
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your craft with the Bristol pad that pros swear by!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 9x12 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel by strathmore
- **How much does it cost?** € 26.64 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/1098616-300-series-bristol-paper-pad-vellum-tape-bound-9x12-inches)

## Best For

- strathmore enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted strathmore brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Trusted Artist Staple:** Beloved by art schools and studios for over 125 years, a mark of quality and artistic excellence.
- • **Tape Bound Convenience:** Keeps your sheets secure and easy to flip, making your creative flow uninterrupted and organized.
- • **Versatile Vellum Surface:** Textured finish designed to hold charcoal, pencil, pastel, and ink with flawless blending and shading.
- • **Premium 100lb Bristol Weight:** Sturdy 2-ply sheets that resist bleed-through and warping, perfect for professional-grade artwork.
- • **Perfect for Serious Creatives:** Ideal for final pieces and detailed projects where every stroke counts—because your art deserves the best.

## Overview

The Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Vellum Paper Pad offers 20 heavyweight, 9x12 inch sheets with a textured vellum surface designed to enhance dry media like charcoal, pencil, and ink. Tape-bound for easy use, this premium paper is a trusted choice among artists and students alike, delivering durability, bleed resistance, and a professional finish that makes every artwork stand out.

## Description

The Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Vellum Pad is the ideal pad for artists of all levels. With a surface that readily takes pencil, charcoal, sketching sticks, airbrush, marker, pen, and ink; this pad provides the perfect texture for realistic blending and shading with dry media. This Bristol Weight Board is designed for finished artwork and allows for concepts and designs to flourish. Paper is our art form, and we celebrate artists. We have kept the tradition of creating beautiful, high-performing papers alive for over 125 years. Choice of paper is one of the most important decisions an artist makes in determining the outcome of their work. No matter your choice of medium, you can be confident Strathmore paper will enhance your artistic efforts.

Review: BEAUTIFUL! AMAZING, UNBEATABLE QUALITY! | In-depth Review | Rami Taha - Quality Rating: 5/5 Based on price: 4/5 Time with Product: 5 years (purchased in 2016) Review: Where do I begin. WOW. The quality of the paper is unbeatable! It is extremely smooth and durable. It is not easy to rip this paper. It has thickness to it too. I had to outline a few of my abstract art with a fine-tip marker and there was no bleeding on the back of the page. This booklet is absolutely amazing, it is great for sketching and it can withstand a lot of ink and a lot of graphite. The main reason why I decided to purchase this product was because I was using normal printer paper to sketch and shade in my art and the paper would appear like it was going to fall apart because there was so much graphite on the paper that it felt like the paper was soaked with water. It had that same feeling. Not to mention, all the graphite bled through the paper. For example, if I was working on a white wooden table and I was shading, There would be graphite marks and shades that had went through the paper. This product eliminated that! There was no more bleeding thanks to its great thickness, and there was no longer a weird texture while shading in that a normal printer paper would normally have. This is a high quality paper and I would recommend it to all artists who are serious about their work and their art. I would not necessarily recommend this for beginners because the paper is expensive and if you are at least not an amateur, it is simply unnecessary. You can get other great quality sketch books to practice on for much cheaper and you would not notice much of a difference in quality. I do notice the difference but that is because I have reached a point in my career where those small details matter and those small imperfections are important to me. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST | EVEN FOR PROFESSIONALS: I would suggest you purchase two sketchbooks. One for practicing and daily sketching. Projects with an estimate time of under 10 hours. Then, I would purchase this high quality paper, and I would use it only for my serious pieces of work. Anything with an expected 10+ hours of sketching and work. I hope my review makes sense and helps you decide whether or not you would like to purchase this sketchbook. Have fun shopping! :) - Rami Taha
Review: Third time's the charm - While I would normally rate this product with 5 stars, (I've changed my review to 5 stars, see below) I have had to replace the pad teice in a row due to the item being either an obvious return or a way to sell off stock that could not be sold if on the shelf of an art store. In the past, several years ago the smooth bristol pad would arrive PRISTINE, no tears in the tape binding, perfect uncreased or otherwise damaged sheets. But the last two times I ordered, the pad was either completely separated from the tape with 3 corners crushed and oddly dirty, or with a gouge through the majority of the sheets making them unusable for tabloid illustration. I have ordered a third pad since I need it. Maybe this time it will be a proper new pad and not a return or otherwise undesireable/useless item. Strathmore store, you know better. Anyway, if you take the risk and get lucky with a new pad, you'll LOVE the bristol boards -- they are some of the best, perfect for ink and alcohol marker work. Edit: 5 Stars, on my third order, the smooth bristol pad came in and it was packaged in a box instead of an envelope, that was great! AND the product was in perfect shape, new, usable. I love the 300 series bristol so I was very happy to receive it in such good condition (after the last two debacles). I will order it agian when I need to, I am chalking up my experience to just bad luck.

## Features

- Everyone’s Favorite Yellow Pad. – You know it by the cover: popular in art schools, art classes, and art studios, the Strathmore 300 Series is a staple in the art community
- Why is it called Bristol? – The term refers to the early days of European papermaking when mills would send their finest papers to Bristol, England, to be glued together under pressure to form multi-ply sheets
- Use Bristol to Showcase Your Drawings – A heavyweight, 2 ply drawing sheet helps your artwork look crisp, bright and ready to share without the need for mounting thanks to the stiff, strong surface
- Two Types of Bristol – Smooth Bristol is preferred for mechanical drawing, marker, and airbrush along with pen and ink; Vellum Bristol is preferred for mediums that require a textured surface to grab pigment, like graphite pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, oil pastel
- Strathmore: The Artist’s Choice – Deciding the art surface is one of the most important decisions an artist makes in determining the outcome of their work, and Strathmore has earned the trust of the art community for its quality materials

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0027A7K22 |
| Assembly required | No |
| Batteries required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #347 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #2 in Arts & Crafts Vellum |
| Brand | Strathmore |
| Color | Vellum |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (13,794) |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00012017366093 |
| Import | Made in the USA or Imported |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.03 pounds |
| Item model number | P342-109 |
| Manufacturer | Strathmore |
| Material | Paper |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
| Paper Dimensions | 9 x 12 inches |
| Paper Finish | Smooth |
| Paper Weight | 24 |
| Product Dimensions | 12"L x 9"W |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Drawing |
| Sheet Count | 20 |
| Sheet Size | 9 x 12 |
| Style | Tape Binding |
| UPC | 012017366093 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | No Warranty |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Strathmore
- **Color:** Vellum
- **Material:** Paper
- **Paper Finish:** Smooth
- **Sheet Size:** 9 x 12

## Images

![300 Series Bristol Paper Pad, Vellum, Tape Bound, 9x12 inches, 20 Sheets (100lb/270g) - Artist Paper for Adults and Students - Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Marker, and Pastel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71baHr+HLeL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does it come with pre-made panel templates or can you create your own?**
A: This particular one that I bought is blank. There are ones with the borders drawn in already with a blue print with guidelines for drawing panels. Usually they are labeled.

**Q: is it good for water colors? and is pure white paper?**
A: No, this paper disintegrates with water. Watercolor paper is for watercolor. Paper with out sizing in it ( like this paper ) is no good with water. Mixed media paper that is sized like the Strathmore 500 series mixed media paper....and watercolor paper are good for watercolor. WATERCOLOR PAPER = GOOD FOR WATERCOLOR.... not watercolor paper = no good for watercolor

**Q: How is this paper for calligraphy nibs and dip ink? This brand of drawing paper bled when I did calligraphy.**
A: I use this paper for dip pen calligraphy, using watered-down Sumi ink. The paper is thick, so no bleeding through at all.

**Q: Can you see through when placed on top of a computer screen in a dark environment? I need to be able to see through the paper to get an outline.**
A: Yes! I was surprised because it’s a heavyweight paper but I tested it in a dark room by placing a piece over my iPhone and I could see the image behind it very well. Hope this helps.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BEAUTIFUL! AMAZING, UNBEATABLE QUALITY! | In-depth Review | Rami Taha
*by R***A on August 7, 2021*

Quality Rating: 5/5 Based on price: 4/5 Time with Product: 5 years (purchased in 2016) Review: Where do I begin. WOW. The quality of the paper is unbeatable! It is extremely smooth and durable. It is not easy to rip this paper. It has thickness to it too. I had to outline a few of my abstract art with a fine-tip marker and there was no bleeding on the back of the page. This booklet is absolutely amazing, it is great for sketching and it can withstand a lot of ink and a lot of graphite. The main reason why I decided to purchase this product was because I was using normal printer paper to sketch and shade in my art and the paper would appear like it was going to fall apart because there was so much graphite on the paper that it felt like the paper was soaked with water. It had that same feeling. Not to mention, all the graphite bled through the paper. For example, if I was working on a white wooden table and I was shading, There would be graphite marks and shades that had went through the paper. This product eliminated that! There was no more bleeding thanks to its great thickness, and there was no longer a weird texture while shading in that a normal printer paper would normally have. This is a high quality paper and I would recommend it to all artists who are serious about their work and their art. I would not necessarily recommend this for beginners because the paper is expensive and if you are at least not an amateur, it is simply unnecessary. You can get other great quality sketch books to practice on for much cheaper and you would not notice much of a difference in quality. I do notice the difference but that is because I have reached a point in my career where those small details matter and those small imperfections are important to me. WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST | EVEN FOR PROFESSIONALS: I would suggest you purchase two sketchbooks. One for practicing and daily sketching. Projects with an estimate time of under 10 hours. Then, I would purchase this high quality paper, and I would use it only for my serious pieces of work. Anything with an expected 10+ hours of sketching and work. I hope my review makes sense and helps you decide whether or not you would like to purchase this sketchbook. Have fun shopping! :) - Rami Taha

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Third time's the charm
*by L***T on March 22, 2025*

While I would normally rate this product with 5 stars, (I've changed my review to 5 stars, see below) I have had to replace the pad teice in a row due to the item being either an obvious return or a way to sell off stock that could not be sold if on the shelf of an art store. In the past, several years ago the smooth bristol pad would arrive PRISTINE, no tears in the tape binding, perfect uncreased or otherwise damaged sheets. But the last two times I ordered, the pad was either completely separated from the tape with 3 corners crushed and oddly dirty, or with a gouge through the majority of the sheets making them unusable for tabloid illustration. I have ordered a third pad since I need it. Maybe this time it will be a proper new pad and not a return or otherwise undesireable/useless item. Strathmore store, you know better. Anyway, if you take the risk and get lucky with a new pad, you'll LOVE the bristol boards -- they are some of the best, perfect for ink and alcohol marker work. Edit: 5 Stars, on my third order, the smooth bristol pad came in and it was packaged in a box instead of an envelope, that was great! AND the product was in perfect shape, new, usable. I love the 300 series bristol so I was very happy to receive it in such good condition (after the last two debacles). I will order it agian when I need to, I am chalking up my experience to just bad luck.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cover scuffs, incredible paper for markers and pencils
*by T***A on September 20, 2025*

Slight scuffs on the cover. Paper came in perfect condition though. This is one of the best papers I’ve used for alcohol markers (very vibrant, smooth and non streaky blending) and pencils (prismacolor) as it can take so many layers !

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*Last updated: 2026-01-26*