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| Trying out Karst Stone Paper with Ink Brush. The paper is water resistant and tricky to work with. |
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| Karst Stone Paper Sample - Pepe the Frog with Color Pencil. |
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| Water-based ink does not work well with Stone Paper. Notice the smudges it leaves behind on the previous page. The pigment doesn't get absorbed. It dries on the surface. |
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| Stone Paper creates interesting effects, but I question the longevity of water-based ink drawings. |
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| Markers work really well on Stone Paper. No bleed. The ink glides against the stone paper nicely. |
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| Color pencils work extremely well on Karst Stone Paper. The texture of the paper is a bit rough. The wax pigment holds well. |
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| Yeah, color pencils are the perfect medium for Karst Stone Paper. |
My brother Richard purchased a small Karst Stone Paper sketchbook last year for me to try out. I tested different mediums out on the paper.
The "paper" is really a film of plastic with a fine grain of ground up stone particles. It is non-absorbent. It doesn't handle water/wet media well in the sense that it just blobs on top. If you're using ink and it dries, it rubs against the opposing page and leaves residue. Since the paper is non-absorbent, the ink literally sits and dries on the surface.
Longevity is questionable at this point.
Color pencil and other wax-base media works well on it. The stone paper is tough and can handle a lot of layers and blending.
Markers also work really well with the stone paper and glides nicely and blends easily.
Overall, I'm probably going to fill this sketchbook up and won't be getting a new one anytime soon. I'm a traditionalist. I like paper made from pulp. I like the feel of normal paper - its "tooth," thickness, and color options.
It's worth checking out.
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