The toothier surface of a drawing sheet is better for “grabbing” dry media, which allows an artist to create more intense areas of light and dark than what could be achieved on a sketch surface. Many artists reserve mediums like pastels and colored pencils for drawing paper versus sketch paper since those are typically intended for finished art and the deeper tooth of a drawing paper allows artists to get more depth of color. However, drawing papers typically have a toothier surface, allowing for enhanced variability of tone. Drawing paper typically will be a bit more expensive than Sketch paper and will usually contain fewer sheets in a pad.īoth sketch and drawing papers are intended for use with dry media such as graphite, charcoal and conte. While its paper-like feel and superior colour reproduction enable. Sketch paper is typically less expensive, giving you lots of sheets to practice with in your pad. YUPO Translucent is YUPOs product range for backlit applications. The paper can usually stand up to more erasing and more fine detail work. With drawing papers typically being heavier, the artist is able to work on the sheet longer and refine work. You may use Yupo for Acrylic painting, alcohol inks, markers, oil pastels, pencil/graphite, silkscreen, watercolor and sumi-e ink.Sketch paper is often lighter weight, while drawing paper is conversely a bit heavier in weight. Keep in mind to only do this after your work of art is finalized, as it is very difficult to make changes after it has been sealed.

Once your art is fully complete, it can be sprayed with a matte-clear finishing spray to seal and protect it. You are also able to remove paint, revealing the white of the sheet. You are able to build layers of paint like an oil painter does on canvas. It offers an artist the opportunity to return to a painting by redoing areas over, even if it has been months as water activates the paint. This sheet of paper allows you to capture artist techniques that are impossible on conventional watercolor and drawing papers.Īnother unique trait is Yupo's ability for lifting. YUPO Translucent is YUPOs product range for backlit applications combining water and tear resistance with excellent light diffusion. Yupo's slick, smooth nonabsorbent features will give the artist a drastic change in the way you would traditional paint, print or draw. Yupo also is great for more advanced artists and experimental artists as its uniqueness allows the artists to have a different perspective when creating works of art. This is a fantastic feature for beginner artists. Another unique trait for this paper is the surface may be wiped clean to restore the original white of the sheet. Yupo is very smooth and it gives it a unique feeling when you are to draw or paint on it than traditional watercolor paper. It has a bright white smooth finish that gives artists the flexibility to work with it in many different ways to give it a unique and creative result. Yupo is waterproof, stain resistant and durable. Using this material for making the paper gives it a surface that repels water. Yupo Watercolor paper is a synthetic paper that is machine-made in the USA with 100% polypropylene.

Yupo translucent paper roll