Pencil and charcoal papers

[Denise Hall]

I have a question for anyone willing to answer concerning your drawing paper preferences.

I have been drawing in charcoal, soft pencil and conte more than usual - but am not happy with the textured paper I have been using (a charcoal paper). Since my drawings are mostly preliminaries to painting I haven't been that concerned with the paper until recently.

Now, I am more interested in actually "finishing" some of the drawings and want to buy some great paper. I am out of the loop as far as this is concerned. Hot pressed, cold pressed, Canson or what? I know pastel artists like the Canson Mi-Tientes, but what about all the pencil and charcoal artists?

If you have a certain paper you love or a pencil or type of charcoal, etc that you love, please share your knowledge with me. We have limited types of papers here but I can order anything. Thank you in advance!