Artists

and fashion. I was so glad to finally see the availability of large pads (18×24) of gray toned paper that I knew from my training in art school. For some reason they stopped making them but then I saw Strathmore Toned Gray.

Drawing on toned paper is fantastic since you can use both white and black on the toned foundation. I'm into reflective light and toned paper makes illustrating so much better.

Sometimes I use "Dr. Ph. Martin's bleed proof white" when my conte crayons don't do the trick. I trained to be a fashion illustrator but found in my 2nd year that my career was dead, replaced by photography.