Art Essentials Toned Tan Artist Paper A3, 120gsm

A warm tan ground that gives charcoal and pastel portraits an instant sense of skin-tone and light.

• Art Essentials toned tan artist paper, 10 sheets, A3 size
• 120gsm weight handles charcoal, graphite, coloured pencil, and dry pastel
• Warm tan base is a classic choice for portrait and figure drawing
• A3 size suits life-drawing sessions, studies, and larger sketches
• Loose sheets store flat and slide easily into a portfolio

Art Essentials is a genuine, independently sold Indian art-paper brand with its own Amazon.in storefront, and tan or sanguine-toned paper has long been a favourite among portrait and figure artists because the warm base already suggests skin tone before a single mark is made.

Working on tan paper typically means using just two or three values, a dark for shadow, white or cream for highlights, and letting the paper itself carry the mid-tone, which speeds up sketching and keeps studies looking cohesive.

With 10 loose A3 sheets in the pack, there's enough paper to work through a whole series of studies, and because the sheets aren't bound into a pad, finished pieces can go straight into a frame, portfolio sleeve, or display folder.