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Many consumers use our website to ask questions about paper. Below is our response to several of these frequently asked questions.

General Paper Questions:

• Do you have any tips about storing my fine art drawings?
• Do you have bond paper?
• I am a long time user of your 500 Series Vellum Bristol and I really have no complaints but wonder why don’t you make it a brighter white color?
• I’m confused about the term vellum as it relates to paper. Can you explain what it means?
• I’m interested in doing comics and would like to use the same papers that professionals use. What products do you recommend?
• I’m a vegan. What is paper "sizing?" I’ve heard that some companies use animal products as part of their sizing process? Do you use animal products in your paper sizing?
• Is rag paper different than cotton paper?
• Is the Rough Newsprint you sell the same as the newsprint that goes into my daily paper?
• I would like to give small size reproductions of my watercolor painting to some friends of mine. What would you recommend?
• My dad talks about Onion Skin Paper, what is it?
• What is meant by "rag" paper?
• What are the differences between handmade and machine made fine art papers?
• What is lignin? What happens to paper if lignin is not removed during the papermaking process?
• What is the difference between the smooth surface of your 400 series Bristol and the plate surface of your 500 series Bristol?
• Can watercolor paper be used with oil paints?
• I bought your Canvas Paper pad for practicing my techniques with oil and acrylics. Do I need to gesso the paper before I work on it?

• How does an online ATC swap work?
• I’m an artist trading card "newbie." I know that the only "official" rule is the size of the card, but are there any other guidelines?
• I would like to join a face-to-face ATC trading group. I’ve seen the terms "trading session" and "swap." Is there a difference?
• I would like to give your ATC cards a try. I use oils so I need a fairly heavy card, which of your cards would work the best – the textured or the acrylic?

Sequential Art Surfaces:

• What is sequential art?
• What types of paper are used to create sequential art?
• What types of media are used in the creation of sequential art?
• What size are comic book pages?
• Why are some bristol sheets for sequential art blue lined?