These beautiful pads were created for artists that appreciate the feel, texture and easy working characteristics of professional, multi-media paper. Raffine is expertly crafted with double black wire binding with a stiff backing board and a burgundy 50 gram cover. The superior multi-media paper is just lovely. Due to its robust 220 gram weight, 25% rag content and both internal and external sizing it can handle virtually any media. From graphite to Conte crayon, from gouache to shellac or acrylic based inks, from charcoal to soft pastel, from marker to Pitt Pen and from fluid acrylics to watercolors, this sheet can handle any media and is b enough for repeated reworking. It is one of the few true archival drawing pads made and is acid-free, lignum-free and chlorine-free. Exclusively made for Creative Mark by Lana in France, one of the oldest and most respected fine art paper mills in the world. Available in pads where the three most common sizes are available in side spirals which have 48 sheets that you flip horizontally and in a trial sketch pad and large format 14x17" pad with 24 sheets and a top spiral for flipping sketches making pocket sketching and easel painting easier. Raffine is also available in 22x30" sheets sold 10 to a pack.