Yasutomo Hosho Paper Sketch Pad Sumi Paper

This 48 sheet Hosho paper pad makes a great student sketch pad. Hosho paper is thick, strong, fluffy paper typically used for official documents, sketching and painting. Printmakers prefer its absorbency, strength and versatility. Painters like it for ink, watercolor and lettering. Hosho is also sometimes chosen for rubbing techniques.

While the name used to indicate it was a highly refined mulberry fiber paper, it now refers to the paper's uses. One side has a smooth finish and the reverse has a rough finish. Not sized.

Yasutomo's premium, authentic washi papers are available in a variety of traditional Japanese styles and made with classic Japanese materials. Use for classical Asian art like sumi-e, Suminagashi(Japanese marbling), Chigiri-e (Japanese collage), and Ukiyo-e (woodblock printing), or discover the joys of washi paper for many other kinds of paper crafts, from gel printing, to collage, to sketching and more.