Strathmore Bristol: The Best Marker Paper Ever? 

Thank you so much! New stuff coming to my course Workshop this summer so watch for the announcements.

You are so welcome!

LOL, you saw yesterday how many layers the Bristol took. Learned my lesson, never demo over-inking on Bristol live. Hahahahah.

You are so welcome! There are more paper videos coming, I'm thinking 1x month. If there's a brand you're curious about, please let me know. With so many papers out there, I don't want to waste time on a brand nobody is using :)

Thanks for the info Leah!

Long time Strathmore user here. Strath and Bienfang will always have a place in my studio.

Perfect info! I actually edited out a few lines about a printer with a rear feed. Glad you mentioned it!

Awesome to hear! So you don't have issues with the dies failing to cut cleanly through? Is this consistently true across die brands? When I taught in a scrapbooking store, I remember hearing conversations about some economy priced dies cutting shallow. It's not my niche, so I rely on others to teach me when lessons wander close to papercrafting :)

@@AmyShulke I use mostly name brand dies but I haven't had any problems even with the no name dies.

Great information! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you're pretty smart about not sticking to a one-paper-suits-all rule.

Well, thank you! I'm glad you found me.

LOL. Given how often my truthy personality flaw gets me into trouble in face to face conversations, I find it hilarious that it somehow works in art instruction and now here on RU-vid. Thanks for watching and thanks for commenting too. I appreciate the feedback.

I know!!! The idea of that machinery and the paper recipes just sitting there doing nothing? It kills me. Did you realize the company started in 1761? Ugh. So sad.

And cryogen blends so beautifully

Strathmore's Marker paper is a form of Layout paper and not intended for the kind of coloring I do. If you sketch with markers and do minimal layers, it's probably fine. If you blend or layer with more than 3-4 layers, this paper would be far too thin for your needs. Remember, just because something says "Marker" or "Ink" on the label doesn't mean it's intended for marker blending. Totally different niche.

@@AmyShulke Good to know. I was just curious. I received some of this paper in an art subscription box along with some copic makers. Your knowledge and opinon are valuable. Thank you. I am just a hobbyist enjoying all things artsy.

Not for teaching... yet. Still searching. You'll find it ironic that the XPI factory is actually in Germany. They ship it to Australia for packaging and distribution. So it kills me that my EU students can't find XPI more easily when there's a warehouse full of it just a train ride away from you. Ugh. Look for a 100% cotton or cotton blend Bristol Board with a smooth finish. Bristol isn't unique to Strathmore, there are several brands making Bristol style art paper. Fabriano has a pretty good one. It's made in Italy.

@@AmyShulke In Germany?! That’s my neighbour-country 😳 That really sucks 😕 I have tons of different paper. It was for testing pencils. The Derwent paper is 100% cotton. It feels and looks a bit like a painting board. A really odd texture. I wasn’t that impressed by it and it cost me a small fortune. 😵‍💫 I have used Derwent Inktens a lot (such beautiful colours 😍) but the wrong paper made it look dull. I have Arches hotpressed and wow… that made all the difference. But… Arches hotpressed isn’t smooth enough for markers. I am trying to understand how to work with alc. markers, but I don’t ’get them’. My work with markers look like a drawing from a five year old 😶‍🌫️

Agree. It's a hard test to pass because I'm asking the paper to withstand both alcohol and water based markers/pens.

Hopefully your Cryogen stash lasts until I win the lottery and buy the factory!

@@AmyShulke I hope so too. I have about 500 sheets but as much as I stamp and color it won't last long and my granddaughter is always coloring also. So hurry and hit the lottery

I'm sorry but you won't like my answer. Normally, I'd say "try it to find out." But in this case, at least for me, it's a hard no. I'll be covering Neenah and a few other office grade papers in upcoming videos but for now, if you're serious about coloring, get an artist grade Bristol instead of stealing from your home office or your card making stash. BTW, the ream is a good clue. A similar ream of Strathmore would run over $300. Cheap Bristol is barely Bristol.

Ok. I will look for it. I ordered some xpress it last night.

@@kristenputikka4960 Save your money and wait on the Bristol. Work with the XPI for a while since you already have it ordered. Really get to know XPI and see how it changes your blends and blending technique. Don't bounce to a new paper until you really understand the first paper well. Then try Bristol if XPI isn't meeting your needs.

Thank you, I will

My paper arrived! Do you happen to know which color blick studio markers are similar to the copics? I like how you give marker colors, but I have the blick studio set.

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