Hi verybody,

When I started drawing, I got some paper from friends and family. They are both canson blocks, but one is 180g white fine paper and the other block is 160 g drawing paper with light grain.
Personally I like the fine paper more but I wander what kind of paper you use. I think it depence on what kind of an artist you are I guess...With details or not. Is that true?

There are as many types of paper as there are people it seems.

An average drawing pad is about 80 - 100lb weight paper with little surface texture. Its good for basic drawing and will have the right properties to last over time without yellowing.

Depending on the technique you use and the type of paper, your final result will vary. You can choose a very smooth Bristol paper or a coarse watercolour paper and get very different results using the same pencil.

Personally, I use a general drawing pad for blocking out my drawings, then I transfer the drawing to my final paper choice - usually Bristol smooth or Stonehenge sometimes too. I prefer the smoother papers as they give me more control, though are sometimes more difficult to achieve very dark values on.

Experiment and see what suits you best is the only way to know what you like most.

Recently I drew a picture using 140 lb. Arches cold press water color paper. I felt it was too course for human portraits. I think it would be better for drawing course subjects such as wood, etc. But I did learn from using the paper. That felt will blend on that paper better than a stump or tortillian or chaimos. But next I am going to experiment on the smoother papers such as Strathmore 400.