Paper and Cardboard
Basic Paper
Specialty Paper
Tissue paper • Very thin, translucent paper • Bright colours and low lightfastness • Tears easily • Used extensively in polymer collage techniques • Available in a single colour or in assorted colours Crepe paper • Rough, embossed paper • Low lightfastness • Often used for collage and folding projects Fadeless paper • Paper with one white side and one coloured side • Bright colours with excellent lightfastness • Ideal for cutting and collage projects Fadeless Duet paper • Two-toned paper, with one white side and one coloured side • Often used for drawing, folding and sculpting projects where users see both the white and coloured sides • Excellent lightfastness • Available in assorted colours only Watercolour paper • Textured, highly water-resistant paper • Available in pad or pack format, in various weights ranging from 185g/m 2 to 300g/m 2 • Can be used with dry products • Sold in rolls of assorted colours
Newsprint paper • Very thin, greyish-white paper • Economical draft paper • Used for drawing, sketching and drafting, preferably with dry products • Can also be used for papier-mâché Cartridge paper • Basic white all-purpose paper available in three thicknesses: 80g/m 2 , 100g/m 2 and 120g/m 2 • Lightly textured, ideal for use with both dry and wet products Manilla paper • Cream-coloured, corn-based paper • Very porous, rough texture • Mostly used with dry products Construction paper • Slight cardboard texture, 90% recycled paper • Rough texture and low lightfastness • For use with dry products only • Can be used for cutting and collage projects • Available in a single colour or in assorted colours Top-quality construction paper • Construction paper with a satin finish, 60% recycled paper • Bright colours and good lightfastness • Ideal for cutting and collage projects • Available in a single colour or in assorted colours
Metallic foil paper • Metallic colours with a white paper back
Patterned paper • Paper in assorted patterns • Ideal for collage, folding and origami projects • Transparent paper • Used mostly for collage and folding projects • Available in assorted colours Cellophane paper
Stained-glass paper • Semi-transparent paper in assorted colours
Cardboard
Bristol cardboard • Two-ply cardboard with a smooth finish • Used for drawing, ink, paint, folding and assemblage projects • Available in assorted pastel colours
Mayfair-type cardboard • Two-ply cardboard with a rough finish
• Can be used with ink and paint • Can be used for folding and assemblage projects • Available in assorted colours
Corrugated paper • Cardboard with one corrugated side and one smooth side • Used for collage and sculpture • Perfectly suited to large-volume objects • Sold in rolls, in assorted colours
Donvale or Brillocolour cardboard • Two-ply cardboard with a rough finish • Very bright colours • Used for drawing and painting projects • Can be used for folding and assemblage projects • Available in small and large sizes, in assorted colours
Product Classification
Wet products • Tempera paint • Watercolour • Finger paint • Indian ink • Colour ink • Felt • Markers • Acrylic paint
Dry products
• Pencils • Coloured pencils • Wax crayons • Dry pastels • Oil pastels • Charcoal • Plastic pencils
Kraft paper • Resistant and versatile white or brown paper
• Can be used with both wet and dry products • Sold in rolls, with three thicknesses and various widths available
Finger-paint paper • White waterproof paper • Does not absorb water
• For use with wet products such as finger paint, tempera, felt pens and drawing inks
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