Paper

Paper Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. Paper is a versatile material with many uses. Whilst the most common is for writing and printing upon, it is also widely used as a packaging material, in many cleaning products, in a number of industrial and construction processes, and even as a food ingredient – particularly in Asian cultures. Paper, and the pulp papermaking process

Layout Paper Strong, heavyweight paper with a smooth finish and a degree of transparency that is used in advertising; also called tissue overlay. The layout paper is used as an overlay by the artist to trace accepted elements in the advertising copy. As new elements are approved or accepted, the artist retraces them onto new layout paper until eventually the layout is complete. In this way each new element can be changed without disturbing the other elements.

Bleedproof Paper Bleedproof paper is a thick sheet of paper that when drawn on with markers or Sharpies the ink will not pass trough to the other side. It is a strong sheet of paper that is used in design processes and when drawn on, the line will appear crisper on the opposite side of the page.

Photo Quality Cartridge & Watercolour Paper Cartridge paper is a high quality type of heavy paper used for illustration and drawing. Paper of this type was originally used for making paper cartridges for firearms. A special drawing paper with a surface texture suitable to accept watercolors; the better grades can withstand the harsh scraping that is sometimes necessary to produce highlights; for permanent painting, the paper should be 100% rag, not wood pulp.

Design Drawings A technical illustration of something conceptualized but not completed, often a line drawing done with more precision than a sketch.

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