Best paper on Reddit

137 reviews from r/fountainpens, r/Watercolor, r/Coloring and 17 more subreddits

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Clairefontaine

4.5

(14)

"Is my personal favourite."

"Another vote for Clairefontaine and I will throw in Rhodia A4+ notebooks."

"Have a look at Clairefontaine Europa Notemaker notebooks."

"Clairefontaine is a workhorse. Economical and high quality."

"I love my clairfontaine paper it’s so ridiculously smooth."

"I use Clairefontaine Triomphe."

"I have a couple clairfontaine that I use for my journal."

"If you want to try slick paper, give Clairefontaine's bright white 90gsm paper a go."

"Clairefontaine makes a wirebound 3-hole punched notebook under their Classic series that meets your requirements."

"I get plenty of shimmer from Diamine inks even with fine nibs on Clairefontaine."

Tomoe River

4.5

(13)

"Is my favourite: it's very thin but holds inks extremely well."

"I just got a notepad of Tomoe river paper, with tear away sheets."

"Tomoe river loose leaf paper."

"If you want shading it is Tomoe River Paper (S)..."

"Tomoe River 52 gsm - light weight, smooth coated paper..."

"I use tomoe river paper for the majority of my planner."

"Smooth, with no feathering or bleeding."

"Tomoe River & Iroful are my favorites for TWSBI Eco."

"Hit in my Sterling Ink N1 planner, trash in my Aura Estelle planner."

"I like Tomoe River and I also use a lot of HP Premium 32 printer paper."

HP

4.9

(7)

"I'll throw in another vote for HP Premium 32."

"Premium is good because lesser grades may have !dust!, not always, but I'm not going to gamble with getting particles in the air/ink exchange."

"You will be hard pressed to find a better FP paper in any type of packaging."

"HP24 premium laserjet is affordable and would work well."

Strathmore

4.4

(5)

"I’ve found oil pastels work beautifully on Strathmore vellum Bristol."

"Strathmoore 300 and Beinfang are both excellent."

"For text blocks I like to use acid free sketchbook paper (Strathmore), 37.5 x 43.1 cm, 60 lb (89 g/m) in weight."

"Get some marker paper to use."

"The cheapest 100% cotton I like is Strathmore’s mixed media Visual Journal..."

Midori MD

4.5

(4)

"IMO, Midori MD and Tomoe River Paper are the best."

"Lots of people swear by Midori MD."

"Midori MD and Tomoe River are my favorites."

"Midori MD is pretty good and accessible."

Fabriano

4.0

(4)

"Fabriano Artístico is a bit cheaper and also good."

"Personally I prefer Fabriano HP, but not because it's better, just a personal preference."

"Personal preference Fabriano over Canson. Works better for me."

"Personally, I hate Arches. My go to is Fabriano, Legion or Hahnemühle."

Kokuyo

4.0

(4)

"Kokuyo has good performance from my usage."

"I purchased a ream of the Kokuyo Business Paper that works pretty good with fountain pens."

"The Campus paper is good."

"Kokuyo business paper is the cheapest thin paper for refills IMO."

Rhodia

4.3

(3)

"Rhodia is also very good."

"Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtrrum."

"I find Rhodia slightly thinner than Midori MD."

Hammermill

4.3

(3)

"Hammermill Premium Cardstock (110lb)..."

"Not cheap, but it is the best for fountain pen that I have found."

"Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover! The 60lb one..."

#10

Iroful

4.0

(3)

"Iroful and Tomoe River are my 2 favorites if you want ink qualities to shine."

"Iroful is my favorite for showing color and sheen."

"Iroful is a little bit too bright-white for me personally to use ALL the time."

#11

Stonehenge

4.0

(3)

"Is a very good paper for block prints."

"Good brands are Stonehenge, Somerset satin, BFK..."

"Stonehenge is a bit thicker, not my favorite for relief, but works and is thinner than other cotton rag types."

#12

Scott

5.0

(2)

"Scotts is the only thing I'll buy and use."

"I agree. scotts all the way."

#13

Bristol Board

4.5

(2)

"Bristol board is gold standard."

"I use Bristol board with Prismacolour."

#14

Pastelmat

4.5

(2)

"Pastelmat and Sennelier will help you get better."

"A lot of color pencil artists like to use Pastelmat. It takes many layers."

#15

Arches

4.5

(2)

"I recommend Arches cold press (it’s like painting on butter) - and I like the texture in that because it holds color really well"

"Arches drawing paper is very nice and widely available."

#16

Muji

4.5

(2)

"Their paper is fully FPF and cheap."

"I find it pretty decently behaved for its price point and it comes it packs of 100 or 200 i think."

#17

Canson

4.5

(2)

"For alcohol markers I use [this]..."

"Mixed media sketchbooks from Canson and also Strathmore..."

#18

Walmart

4.5

(2)

"Here’s my favourite papers in order: Walmart brand 'Pen and Gear' cardstock (65lb)..."

"I write in it daily for my masters courses with pilot prera and various diamine inks. No problems with bleed or feathering."

#19

Neenah

4.5

(2)

"Neenah cover cardstock - smooth (65lb)..."

"I used the Neenah 90lb cardstock off of Amazon and it worked well."

#20

Baohong

4.0

(2)

"Baohong is considered an affordable 100% cotton paper."

"Those baohang papers and Paul Rubens on Amazon seem pretty decent."

#21

MUJI

4.0

(2)

"Nearly everything Japanese is going to be fountain pen-friendly, including inexpensive notebooks from Muji."

"The loose leaf paper from MUJI is good for colour/sheen and non-bleed."

#22

Crown Mill

4.0

(2)

"It has a nice texture to it, that is close enough to vellum for most applications."

"I tend to use crown mill, but I also tend to fold them as Victorian letters."

#23

OCB

4.0

(2)

"I usually switch between the ocb virgin transparent ones, since they're not bleached and have minimal taste."

"Have you tried OCB papers yet?"

#24

Oxford

4.0

(2)

"Oxford Optik is very nice, it's made to be fp friendly."

"The paper is smooth, and works even with broader nibs (little to no bleed through)."

#25

Paul Rubens

4.0

(2)

"Mid grade papers like Paul Rubens, MEEDEN and Baohong might be a place to start..."

"Lately, I’ve had a lot of luck with the mid grade papers like Paul Rubens..."

#26

Oxford Optik

3.0

(2)

"Oxford Optik paper for something cheaper. Midori MD if you want to spend some cash."

"I find Oxford Optik to be pretty similar (you see a slightly broader line width), but much cheaper."

#27

Bee Paper

5.0

(1)

"This is my preferred mixed media sketchbook for the urban sketch/line and wash style."

#28

Awagami

5.0

(1)

"It has enough heft and opacity while also flexible. Love it."

#29

Gizeh

5.0

(1)

"Green Gizeh papers, the slim filters are the best in my opinion too."

#30

Mnemosyne

5.0

(1)

"Mnemosyne notebooks are great, should be much less than $25."

#31

Bunn

5.0

(1)

"I find the bunn flat bottom filters to be an excellent alternative and should be readily available (Walmart)."

#32

Smoking

5.0

(1)

"I like the brown and thinnest brown."

#33

Zig Zag

5.0

(1)

"Favorite papers of mine is yellow Zig Zag. Very cheap but superb quality."

#34

Pen and Gear

5.0

(1)

"Pen and gear have $2 notebooks that I use for notes."

#35

Yamamoto

5.0

(1)

"I love any paper done by Yamamota, they use Tomoe River."

#36

Strathmore 500 Black

5.0

(1)

"Personally, I like Strathmore 500 Black, Canson Mi-Teintes #524 black."

#37

Dr Martens Bleed Proof White

5.0

(1)

"The standard among most calligraphers is Dr Martens Bleed Proof white."

#38

Origami

5.0

(1)

"Origamido is really good but expensive"

#39

Southworth

5.0

(1)

"Southworth resume paper all cotton 16lb in bone."

#40

Life

5.0

(1)

"The Life typewriter paper is a joy to type onto."

#41

Amazon Copy Paper

5.0

(1)

"I use this! Amazon Copy Paper and it’s so good, pretty affordable too."

#42

Sennelier

5.0

(1)

"Pastelmat and Sennelier will help you get better."

#43

Legion

5.0

(1)

"It seems to be able to take numerous layers and right now I'm working on the warm white."

#44

Campus

5.0

(1)

"They use Oxford Optik paper, which is fantastic. Minimal bleed through and sheen shows up well."

#45

Beinfang

5.0

(1)

"Strathmoore 300 and Beinfang are both excellent."

#46

Saunders Waterford

5.0

(1)

"I totally recommend Saunders Waterford HP 🤍"

#47

Stillman & Birn

5.0

(1)

"Stillman & Birn Beta (heavyweight white paper)..."

#48

Reflex

5.0

(1)

"[Reflex art paper] is hands down the best you will find..."

#49

Endless

4.0

(1)

"Endless also do some nice paper."

#50

Leuchtturm

4.0

(1)

"Is surprisingly good."

#51

Kokuyo Campus

4.0

(1)

"Which is quite affordable."

#52

Baohong Academy

4.0

(1)

"Baohong Academy, New York Central, and Magnani are brands that make 100% cotton hot press paper."

#53

U.S. Art Supply

4.0

(1)

"Much better than comparably priced mixed media sketchbooks from brands like Canson."

#54

Epson

4.0

(1)

"Users liked: Easy Setup and Use, Cost-Effective Ink System, Good Print Quality."

#55

Bugler

4.0

(1)

"I use a brand called ROLLING in a Bugler blue pack."

#56

Tul

4.0

(1)

"The disc bound Tul paper is nice with fountain pens."

#57

Optik

4.0

(1)

"I find optik paper and clairefontaine paper very good."

#58

Accent Opaque Bright White

4.0

(1)

"Would recommend Accent Opaque bright white in 65lb or 80lb cardstock."

#59

Cougar Natural

4.0

(1)

"Would recommend Cougar natural 65lb or 80lb cardstock."

#60

Springhill Vellum 67lb Bristol

4.0

(1)

"Springhill vellum 67lb bristol is also great."

#61

Vintage

4.0

(1)

"I personally think Vintage is the best all around origami paper out there."

#62

Kami

4.0

(1)

"Kami is one of the standard ones that works with many models"

#63

Odyssey

4.0

(1)

"I like the Odyssey TRP notebooks."

#64

Tomoe

4.0

(1)

"Cosigning both Tomoe 68gsm and Iroful."

#65

Yamamoto Paper

4.0

(1)

"Check out Yamamoto Paper. Under each selection they indicate whether it is good for inkjet printers, LaserJet printers, and fountain pens."

#66

AstroBrights

4.0

(1)

"AstroBrights white (90lb)..."

#67

Moleskine

4.0

(1)

"I really vibe with the moleskine watercolour books..."

#68

Ho-Sho

4.0

(1)

"When I did a linocut course the tutor recommended Ho-Sho paper..."

#69

Talens

3.0

(1)

"The paper can hold watercolor but the pages will buckle a bit."

#70

Kraft

3.0

(1)

"Kraft is good for practice models/a cheap option"

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