Cathy Johnson says she uses cold press illustration board for her pen and ink drawings in her book. I have the problem of the ink bleeding on to the paper when I stop the pen. I am using ordinary copy paper. Would illustration board help? Can you purchase it in a pad?
ennelier Carte d' Art is a delightful 340gm (approx 140 lb) paper that is excellent for multiple media use -- it is a nice heavy, firm board at a reasonable price. It comes in pads of various sizes as well. This is my choice for pen and ink and watercolor washes.
hot press is smoother and cold press has more texture. if you are doing a lot of tiny detail go with hot press.
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