Stylefile Marker Paper 75 gsm

Prelude

I have compared 45 different papers for markers. I have not included any papers that are not specified for markers by the company that produce them. It is not uncommon that an art store will market a paper as a marker-paper but if you look at the brands homepage they are not label as a marker paper. But with that said, a lot of other kinds of paper can work very well with markers, for example watercolor paper (even though they will “eat” the ink in the marker a lot faster than any other paper). I also tried some Japanese sumi-e paper with good and interesting result.  I might write more about that in the future. For now, this is a marker paper review.

The theory and method for thinner marker paper (70-80 g/m²)

I started with some small samples to se color saturation and value, bleeding and feathering.

I am a firm believer in working the paper as you normally would, to be able to fully understand the potential the paper has, so I decided to do a drawing on every paper.

I especially wanted to test the blending and layering abilities. With blending I mean that I work wheat in wheat, and with layering I let the ink dry before I put another layer on top.

Before I started my drawing I wrote down the name of the brand on the paper. I then covered the name so I wouldn't se which paper I was working on. I wanted it to be a blind test.

I have earlier tried to do the exact same drawing but found that this only works if you compare two or three of them. When you compare many items (as I have done earlier; I compared 29 markers, and now I compare a lot of papers) the chances are huge that the first couples of drawings are a less good than the following (because you are learning) and the last ones are pretty bad because it get so monotonous that it is very difficult to do a good job. At least that is true for me. I therefore chose to draw every drawing different but in the same manner and use the same subject (in this case, one girl stood model for all drawings). I also chose to use the same colors for the face and hair on every drawing.

Stylefile marker pad premium 75 g/m²                      

Germany made paper from the graffiti company Stylefile. Their 75 g/m² is availably in A4 and A3 pad.

The paper is smooth and white. The front side and the backside of the paper differ; you cannot use the backside to draw on.

 

Stylefile Marker paper

The overall feeling when I drew the portrait was very good. I picked out ten of the 22 (in the category: 70-80 g/m²) that I had (almost) no complains with it when drawing, and this was one of them. The only thing is that the colors tends to bleed a little bit in to each other, but not necessarily in a bad manner. In a way it made it easier to work with.

Conclusion: This is a very good paper.

Sketch done on Stylefile Marker Paper

Color samples on Stylefile Marker Paper

Hahnemühle Fine Art Manga paper

Prelude

I have compared 45 different papers for markers. I have not included any papers that are not specified for markers by the company that produce them. It is not uncommon that an art store will market a paper as a marker-paper but if you look at the brands homepage they are not label as a marker paper. But with that said, a lot of other kinds of paper can work very well with markers, for example watercolor paper (even though they will “eat” the ink in the marker a lot faster than any other paper). I also tried some Japanese sumi-e paper with good and interesting result.  I might write more about that in the future. For now, this is a marker paper review.

The theory and method for thinner marker paper (70-80 g/m²)

I started with some small samples to se color saturation and value, bleeding and feathering.

I am a firm believer in working the paper as you normally would, to be able to fully understand the potential the paper has, so I decided to do a drawing on every paper.

I especially wanted to test the blending and layering abilities. With blending I mean that I work wheat in wheat, and with layering I let the ink dry before I put another layer on top.

Before I started my drawing I wrote down the name of the brand on the paper. I then covered the name so I wouldn't se which paper I was working on. I wanted it to be a blind test.

I have earlier tried to do the exact same drawing but found that this only works if you compare two or three of them. When you compare many items (as I have done earlier; I compared 29 markers, and now I compare a lot of papers) the chances are huge that the first couples of drawings are a less good than the following (because you are learning) and the last ones are pretty bad because it get so monotonous that it is very difficult to do a good job. At least that is true for me. I therefore chose to draw every drawing different but in the same manner and use the same subject (in this case, one girl stood model for all drawings). I also chose to use the same colors for the face and hair on every drawing.

Hahnemühle fine art manga layout & illustration paper 80 g/m²   

Hahnemühle paper

This company is well known for their quality paper. Among mould made watercolor paper they also produce what they call manga/graphic and design/illustration paper. They offer sketchbooks in two sizes (A4 and A5) consisting the same paper as the pads (A4 and A3).  The paper is acid free.   

The paper is smooth and white. The front side and the backside of the paper differ; you cannot use the backside to draw on.

The overall feeling when I drew the portrait was very good. I picked out ten of the 22 (in the category: 70-80 g/m²) that I had no complains what so ever when drawing, and this was one of them. The colors have very good value and saturation.

 Conclusion: This is a very good paper. The sketchbooks are nice, but since the paper is very thin you will see through it.

Sketch done on Hahnemühle paper

Color samples on Hahnemühle paper

Mont Marte Bleedproof Layout paper

Prelude

I have compared 45 different papers for markers. I have not included any papers that are not specified for markers by the company that produce them. It is not uncommon that an art store will market a paper as a marker-paper but if you look at the brands homepage they are not label as a marker paper. But with that said, a lot of other kinds of paper can work very well with markers, for example watercolor paper (even though they will “eat” the ink in the marker a lot faster than any other paper). I also tried some Japanese sumi-e paper with good and interesting result.  I might write more about that in the future. For now, this is a marker paper review.

The theory and method for thinner marker paper (70-80 g/m²)

I started with some small samples to se color saturation and value, bleeding and feathering.

I am a firm believer in working the paper as you normally would, to be able to fully understand the potential the paper has, so I decided to do a drawing on every paper.

I especially wanted to test the blending and layering abilities. With blending I mean that I work wheat in wheat, and with layering I let the ink dry before I put another layer on top.

Before I started my drawing I wrote down the name of the brand on the paper. I then covered the name so I wouldn't se which paper I was working on. I wanted it to be a blind test.

I have earlier tried to do the exact same drawing but found that this only works if you compare two or three of them. When you compare many items (as I have done earlier; I compared 29 markers, and now I compare a lot of papers) the chances are huge that the first couples of drawings are a less good than the following (because you are learning) and the last ones are pretty bad because it get so monotonous that it is very difficult to do a good job. At least that is true for me. I therefore chose to draw every drawing different but in the same manner and use the same subject (in this case, one girl stood model for all drawings). I also chose to use the same colors for the face and hair on every drawing.

Mont Marte bleedproof layout paper 80 g/m²             

Mont Marte paper

This acid free paper is availably in A4 and A3 Pad.

The paper has a blue tone. The backside is very shiny and is not suitable to draw on.

The surface of the paper resisted the marker, it was difficult to blend and the ink bled a lot (look at the chin in the drawing). It also feather out and the ink looked uneven. The colors got a dull look and are a bit darker than the average paper. 

Most colors look ok but some are very foggy, like they had a white film over them.

Conclusion: This is a very poor paper.

Sketch done on Mont Marte paper

color samples on Mont Marte paper