Scholar Quatro Loose Sheets Mixed Toned Papers 20 Sheets, A4

Four different toned papers in one pack, so a single purchase covers kraft, black, grey and beige grounds for tonal drawing.

• Includes 170gsm kraft, 180gsm black, 160gsm grey and 160gsm beige toned sheets
• 20 loose sheets total, A4 size, portrait orientation
• Lighter sheets are acid free, chlorine free and FSC certified; the black sheet contains 70% recycled fibre and is non-toxic
• Well suited to dry mediums: pencil, charcoal, pastels, gel pens and ink
• Different tones let you match paper colour to subject and lighting mood before you start

Toned paper changes how a drawing reads before you've made a single mark, and having four distinct tones in one pack means you can actually compare how the same subject looks on a warm kraft ground versus a cool grey or a dramatic black sheet. That's genuinely useful for artists still working out which toned ground suits their style, rather than committing to a full pad of just one colour.

Pairing the right tone to the right subject also changes how much work you have to do with pigment: a warm kraft ground suits skin tones and autumn palettes with barely any extra colour needed, while the black sheet makes white or light pastel pigment read almost luminous by contrast, closer to how a spotlight falls on a subject than a flat white page ever manages.

Because the sheets are loose, it's easy to grab exactly the tone you want for a given sketch and keep the rest protected until needed, sorted by colour rather than mixed together in one stack.