Bristol Board
Named for the city of Bristol in England, bristol boards are essentially paperboard that is uncoated and finished by machine. bristol boards are classed by a rating that is given according to the number of plies contained. Most bristol board is white in color but there are other colors as well. bristol boards are art and illustration boards used for various purposes along with Cold Press Illustration Board, Hot Press Illustration Board and Multimedia and Specialty Art Boards.
bristol boards can be used in printing promotional material, documents, brochures and envelopes. Paperback book and catalog covers, folders, tickets and tags are often made using bristol board. Students constructing scale models sometimes use bristol board. Two and three ply board is the most commonly used thickness while one ply bristol board is very thin and translucent.
Two dimensional art forms such as technical drawings, illustrations and projects can be accomplished using bristol board. Both front and back are workable surfaces when using bristol board. Surfaces of bristol board have a texture of plate or vellum. With plate, the finish is very smooth like glass and great for pen and ink purposes. Vellum is a finish with a medium texture which is great for crayons, charcoal and chalks. Formal wedding and other types of invitations can be engraved on bristol board as well.
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Brand: Strathmore | Brand: Bienfang | Brand: Blick | Brand: Canson | |||
These trading cards are available in either a Vellum or Smooth surface and contain the same Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board as the pads. | Bienfang offers a convenient, economical way to buy bristol board — in 20-board pads. | Available in two surfaces, Blick Studio Bristol is great for use with a wide variety of media. | Students and artists save money as this versatile pad offers 2-surfaces in one sheet! | |||
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Price: $5 - $6 | Price: $3 - $5 | Price: $3 | Price: $2 | |||
Brand: Canson | Brand: Canson | Brand: Rising | Brand: Canson | |||
This board provides an ideal foundation for pen-and-ink renderings, technical drawings, or work in hard pencil. | Now the papers that inspire artists' work can support it, too. | With its smooth finish, Plate is primarily used for airbrush, calligraphy, pen and ink, pencils, and technical pens. | Ideal for fine detail work done in pen or ink, this sheet is also great for technical drawings in the disciplines of architecture and design. | |||
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Price: $5 - $9 | Price: $15 | Price: $1 | Price: $5 | |||
Brand: Strathmore | Brand: Strathmore | Brand: Strathmore | Brand: Strathmore | |||
The tape-bound heavy-weight white drawing board is perfect for drawing using pen and ink, pencil, mechanical drawing, and airbrush. | Strathmore 200 Series Combined Bristol Board Pads contain an economical two-ply bristol, great for illustrations and finished artwork. | Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board is an economical 2-ply bristol, available in two surfaces. | When the longevity of cotton fibers is not required, both intermediate and professional artists recommend the Strathmore 400 Series Bristol. | |||