| Outside of regular drawing paper and watercolor | | | | preliminary drawings. As for rag, rag tracing paper is |
| paper, there exists specialty paper that is used for | | | | transparent because of its oil and resin properties and |
| special occasions. Familiarize yourself with the right | | | | components. |
| type of paper to get the right job done. | | | | Interleaving or separation sheets have a neutral pH |
| Printer paper is very variable in that it is available in | | | | and are nonabrasive. They are primarily used in |
| different sizes, quality, and content. There is handmade, | | | | artwork isolation and protection. |
| mould-made, or machine made variations. Due to its | | | | Transfer paper includes graphite and carbon. They are |
| soft surface, they are not as durable, even though | | | | used to transfer drawings to a different surface. |
| some are used for drawing and painting. | | | | Stencil paper can be waxed or oiled for reduced |
| Visualizing paper includes rag and non-rag tracing and | | | | resistance. |
| graphic variations. Non-rag tracing paper is also known | | | | Calligraphy paper must be scratch and resistance free |
| as sulfite. Sulfite is a term for pulp made from wood. | | | | as they are used primarily for pen and ink only. |
| Based on how it is processed, the pH level can be | | | | Coated paper is utilized for book bindings and |
| either acidic of neutral. The expensive type of sulfite is | | | | presentations. |
| known as vellum and is used by engineers and | | | | Magazines generally use cover paper for their |
| drafters in their final drawings and blueprints. The | | | | magazine and catalogue covers as it is medium weight |
| inexpensive variety is known as "sketch" and used in | | | | and perfect strength and durability for the cost. |