Thanks Bruce! There's a little grain to it, but it's actually a fairly uniform surface compared to 'charcoal' paper. Your comment is very complimentary to me because I try to introduce texture into my drawings quite a bit. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks Rowena, I usually do provide whatever reference that I worked from with a few exceptions. It's not always a great high res pic, sometimes it's just a grab from the internet, but it's whatever I used.