How to choose your illustration & manga paper
We help you choose your illustration & manga paper according to your level and technique.
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Clairefontaine papers, sketchbooks and sets for illustration, comics and manga, from sketch to colour.
Manga paper - Storyboard
Is a range specially designed for mangaka looking for a quality paper to support them in the complete creation of their manga following traditional Japanese techniques. The covers have been reworked and modernised with the help of the French mangaka @EsquisseWei, who created the illustrations.
Manga paper - Manga layout boards
This white 200g Layout paper is dedicated to inking and creating Manga boards. Thick, it erases perfectly and is suited to scratching work and applying screentones. Its smooth surface and layout protection on the reverse are also suitable for alcohol marker colouring techniques.
Manga paper - illustration layout
This white 100g Layout paper is dedicated to alcohol marker colouring. Very smooth, it perfectly resists ink penetration. Colour blends and gradients are done easily without fear of ink bleeding through the paper. It erases easily and is also suitable for pen work.
Mangaka essential paper
This Mangaka Essential Paper pack is ideal for discovering Manga drawing! Its assortment of 3 white Manga papers lets you create your Manga from A to Z following traditional Japanese techniques. Accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, the technique of each paper is explained.
Manga illustration
The Manga Illustration pad is specially designed for Manga drawing enthusiasts. Its extra-smooth surface guarantees a precise line, whether with pencil, pen, ink or markers. Thanks to the included protection sheet, alcohol markers do not bleed onto the next sheet, ensuring pages stay perfectly white, without any alcohol ink traces.
Manga starter set
The ideal gift set for Mangaka artists! This complete set created in collaboration with Faber-Castell gathers all the material needed to get started with Manga drawing and alcohol marker colouring.
Illustration manga comics sketchbook
This spiral sketchbook with an elegant rigid black cover is suitable for all types of illustrators: manga, comics, designers... Its 100g Layout paper, very white and very smooth, perfectly resists ink penetration and is dedicated to alcohol marker colouring. It erases easily and is also suitable for pen work.
Layout
This white and smooth 75g Layout paper is perfect for the alcohol marker technique: Manga, car or fashion drawing... Colours blend easily without the ink spreading. Relatively thin, it can be used for colouring by transparency by placing a sketch underneath.
Double-sided Layout book
This hardbound book with a rigid black cover opens perfectly flat thanks to its swiss binding for greater comfort of use. With its extra-smooth 220g double-sided Layout paper, this book is dedicated to alcohol marker colouring. Its double-sided Layout protection lets you create colour blends and gradients on the front and back of the paper, without fear of ink bleeding through.
Comic book
This book with 220g double-sided Layout paper is ideal for creating your own Manga or Comics book! Thick and extra-smooth, this white paper with great opacity allows the use of both sides of the sheet! It is dedicated to alcohol marker colouring: colours blend easily without bleeding through the paper. It is also suitable for India ink drawings. Its light grey Lustro card cover is fully customisable.
Alcohol ink papers
With an extra-white 100% cellulose paper at its core, Alcohol inkpad is specially designed for alcohol inks. Its extra-smooth, non-absorbent surface keeps the pigments on the surface, allowing you to layer several coats of alcohol-based inks and also to rework a dry area by reactivating the inks with blending solution. Use only the front side of the sheet. The cover illustration was created by the artist Sarah Braun.
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