Good drawings start with the right surface. Different projects need different media. Vellum behaves differently than tracing paper. Marker paper handles ink differently than bond paper. Choosing the right surface can make drafting, sketching, printing, and presentation work much easier.
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36"W Rolls - 24lb. Premium Coated Inkjet Bond - 2" Core
Dietzgen$79.80 - $252.50Dietzgen paper series 745 is 4 mil (24LB) inkjet matte coated paper featuring a smooth bright white surface. 745 proprietary instant dry coating produces good print quality, line acuity and image clarity across multiple inkjet print technologies without... -
36"W Rolls - 36lb. Premium Coated Inkjet Bond - 2" Core
Dietzgen$77.70 - $277.30Dietzgen's paper series 746 is 6.5 mil (36 lb) inkjet coated paper featuring a smooth bright white surface. 746 proprietary instant dry coating produces good print quality, line acuity and image clarity across multiple print technologies... -
3mil Clear Dura-Lar
Grafix$10.90Explore texture, layering, marbling and more with this dynamic surface! Dura-Lar offers a flexible, strong, versatile surface that works well with a variety of wet and dry media - perfect for mixed media, collage, painting or drawing. It will accept... -
3mil Clear-Lay Film Roll - 40" x 12' Roll
Grafix$13.30Grafix Clear-Lay® is a rigid vinyl (PVC) film that is an economical solution to many plastic film applications. This "student grade" film combines many of the desirable handling features of Acetate with the stability of Dura-Lar®.Features: .003" Thick... -
3mil Matte Acetate Pad - 9" x 12"
$15.10This acetate film is frosted on one side, providing ample tooth for working with pencil, paint or ink. Create layered drawings, use a lightbox for accurate tracing or incorporate it into collage or mixed media projects.Features: .003 matteNon-glare... -
4" x 4" Artist Tiles - Bristol Vellum
Strathmore$4.40The 300 Series Bristol Vellum is appropriate for dry media, pattern drawing and meditative art due to its convenient size and format. The coal black surface works great with gel ink pens, opaque pens as well as soft pastels and charcoals.Features: 20... -
4" x 6" Watercolor Postcard
Seth Cole$9.20Seth Cole's #30-140 professional 140 lb. watercolor paper in a postcard size. What differentiates this postcard from the others is that it is blank on both sides. This gives the artist more flexibility in being creative. Cold Press. -
4-Ply Museum Mounting Boards
Strathmore$22.60 - $29.85Successfully challenges the effect of time, as well as the environment, upon valued works of art. The surface is designed to deliver a smoother, cleaner cut. The colors are solid throughout the board and meet the Library of Congress standards for... -
40" x 25' Dura-Lar Roll - 3 mil
Grafix$27.30Explore texture, layering, marbling and more with this dynamic surface! Dura-Lar offers a flexible, strong, versatile surface that works well with a variety of wet and dry media - perfect for mixed media, collage, painting or drawing. It will accept... -
400 Series 6" x 8" Colored Pencil Pads
Strathmore$5.60This heavyweight, all-purpose white paper is excellent for practicing techniques or creating finished artwork using colored pencil. It also produces good results with markers and pen and ink.Features: 100 lb (163gsm)Acid FreeMedium SurfaceWhiteFor... -
400 Series Black Artagain Pads
Strathmore$5.75 - $20.35These medium-weight black sheets have a light texture that is ideally suited for soft pastels and white charcoal. The eco-friendly tape-bound pad contains over 30% recycled materials.Features: 24 sheetsMedium Surface60 lb. (160gsm)Acid-freeBlack paper -
400 Series Bristol Pad - Smooth Surface
Strathmore$10.55 - $39.70A high quality multi-ply bristol. Smooth finish is excellent for fine line drawings using pen and ink or marker. Vellum finish is excellent for pencil and pastel as well as airbrush and mixed media. Rated good for charcoal pen and ink marker and oil... -
400 Series Bristol Pads - Vellum Surface
Strathmore$10.55 - $39.70A high quality multi-ply bristol. Smooth finish is excellent for fine line drawings using pen and ink or marker. Vellum finish is excellent for pencil and pastel as well as airbrush and mixed media. Rated good for charcoal pen and ink marker and oil... -
400 Series Drawing Paper - Medium Surface
Strathmore$2.85 - $26.55One of the most versatile sheets Strathmore offers, this cream colored drawing paper is ideal for sketching and most finished work. Pad Features: Wire Bound sheets are not micro-perforated but sheets are Actual Size when removed at the wire binding. Acid... -
400 Series Drawing Paper - Smooth Surface
Strathmore$7.40 - $26.55One of the most versatile sheets Strathmore offers, this cream colored drawing paper is ideal for sketching and most finished work. Pad Features: Wire Bound sheets are micro-perforated and are Actual Size when removed at the micro-perforation. Acid... -
400 Series Hardbound Sketch Book
Strathmore$14.90 - $29.10This general purpose, sketch paper is intended for practice of techniques or quick studies with any dry media. 400 Series Sketch paper bound in a lightly-textured, matte cover in dark chocolate brown. Durable Smyth-sewn binding allows pages to lay... -
400 Series Layout Bond Pad
Strathmore$7.80 - $32.70This layout paper is ideal for rough drawing or finished comps. Bright white, acid-free semi-opaque paper made especially for designers. The soft surface responds well to all dry drawing mediums. Also doubles as an excellent light-weight... -
400 Series Marker Paper Pad - 18" x 24"
Strathmore$34.20This paper pad features super smooth, heavyweight, marker paper for fine artists. Markers glide easily over the silky smooth surface, aiding blending and supporting vibrant color and subtle hues. The heavyweight sheet is bleed- and feather-resistant, so... -
400 Series Printmaking Heavyweight Pads
Strathmore$5.90 - $39.45These pads feature paper sheets that are ideally suited for printmaking processes that require a heavier paper such as lithography, intaglio and screen print. The medium-textured natural white paper is strong and durable, yet soft enough to absorb many... -
400 Series Recycled Drawing Paper
Strathmore$7.40 - $26.55This bright white drawing paper has a Very Good rating for graphite pencil, colored pencil, charcoal and sketching stick. Also rated Good for soft pastel, oil pastel, marker and pen & ink. Contains 30% post-consumer fiber. Pad Features: Wire Bound...
Drafting Paper & Drawing Media
The wrong surface fights your pencil, bleeds your ink, or falls apart the moment you erase. The right one disappears underneath the work. We’ve been thinking about that difference for a long time.
DEW built its reputation on technical drawing media. We know drafting vellum the way most suppliers know copy paper: the weight differences, the tooth, which grades hold up under technical pens versus lead, which rolls work with large format printers and which ones don’t. Brands like Clearprint and Dietzgen have been part of what we carry since the beginning, and our team has used this stuff on actual drawings, not just stocked it on a shelf.
Over the years we have expanded that same approach into drawing and illustration papers. Sketchbooks, bristol, charcoal and pastel paper, marker paper, mixed media. The selection has grown because the people who draw by hand, whether professionally or purely for the enjoyment of it, deserve a source that takes the material seriously.
What you will find in this category runs from highly technical to purely expressive. On the drafting side, that means vellum sheets and rolls, mylar drafting film, layout bond, graph and grid papers, and large format CAD and inkjet media for plotters. On the drawing and illustration side, you’ll find sketch pads and sketchbooks, tracing paper, bristol boards, newsprint, charcoal and pastel paper, watercolor paper, and mixed media surfaces. In between there’s tracing paper that serves both worlds, presentation and mounting boards, foam boards, and specialty films and barrier papers for protection and overlays.
If you’re a drafter or engineer who has always bought vellum here and never explored the rest of the section, it’s worth a look. And if you’re an artist or illustrator finding us for the first time, know that this isn’t a general art store that happens to carry a few rolls of tracing paper. The depth here is real.
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