100% Cotton Sketch/Pastel Pad

This midweight (130 gsm / 60 lb), 100% cotton paper is a lovely choice for making art in pencil, pen, pastel, charcoal, and more media. Because it's made from cotton fibers, the paper is very strong and soft, with a subtle surface texture that gives way to sharp pencil points and grabs onto soft pastels. Unsized and bright white, this affordable cotton paper is also a great choice for fine-art printmaking. It's acid-free and suitable for archival editions. Supplied in a glue-bound pad with 30 sheets and a stiff backing. Hahnemühle Since 1584 Hahnemühle is an historic European papermaker, with a history that reaches back 400 years to the earliest milling activity near Dassel, Germany. The rivers that flow through this region have provided Hahnemühle a key raw material (water) and a source of clean power for many, many years. Today's Hahnemühle builds on this rich history with high-quality paper products, made with a close eye on sustainability. Hahnemühle — Respecting Nature Hahnemühle only uses primary paper pulp that comes from sustainable and FSC- or PEFC-certified tree farms. In these responsibly managed areas, 3-4 trees are planted for each tree harvested. As early as 1965, Hahnemühle was the first paper manufacturer worldwide to produce exclusively vegan papers. Animal glues made of gelatin or substrates of animal origin are not allowed in Hahnemühle papers. Instead, Hahnemühle uses a synthetic sizing to treat its papers. This vegan sizing is biodegradable; it contains no genetically modified organisms; and it's free from harmful or toxic substances.