Drawing Paper : Sizes, Weight & Selection of Drawing Paper for Work

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Drawing paper is specially made for drawing on.

✔ From making artistic drawings to heavy structural drawings, drawing paper is vital.

✔ Not for making hand drawings only but also to print a hard copy of digital drawings; drawing paper is needed.

✔ Different types of drawings require different types of drawing papers.

 

Drawing Paper

 


 

  1. Selection of Drawing Paper for Work  

Selecting the best drawing paper for specific work is quite complicated. So, to make your task easier, we have made this list.

 

a. Bond Paper

✔ Harder & durable than ordinary papers.

✔ Mostly made up of rag pulp.

Suitable For: Letterheads, Typed reports, and Envelopes.

 

b. Gloss Coated Paper

✔ Coated with gloss.

✔ Highly shining in nature.

Suitable For: Flyers and Brochures

 

c. Matt Coated Paper

✔ It is the opposite of gloss-coated paper.

✔ Coated with matt.

✔ It isn’t shiny.

Suitable For: Reports, Flyers, and Leaflets 

 

d. Recycled Paper

✔ This paper is made recycling already utilized papers.

✔ Helps in reducing environmental impacts.

Suitable For: Reports, Memo paper, and Forms.

 

e. Silk Coated Paper

✔  Interim between gloss and matt.

✔ Smooth silky coating is done.

✔ Paper is smooth to touch but not much shine.

Suitable For: Magazines, Books, and Catalogues

 

f. Uncoated Paper

✔ Absence of coat.

✔ Commonly used for official purposes.

✔ It is a mainly used and commonly available type in our daily life.

Suitable For: Forms, Letterheads, Applications writing, Files printing, and Memo paper

 

g. Watermarked Paper

✔ It provides a luxury and premium look as it is provided with a watermark of the company.

Suitable For: Documents, Exam Certificates, and Game Certificates.

 


  

  2. Different Sizes of Drawing Paper  

   
Paper sizeDimensions (cm) Paper Area
Α514.8 x 21 cm0.03108  m2
Α421 x 29.7 cm0.0612  m2
Α329.7 x 42 cm0.125 m2
Α242 x 59.4 cm 0.25 m2
Α159.4 x 84.1 cm0.50  m2
Α084.1 x 118.9 cm1 m2

 

✔ Commonly, A3 & A4 paper is utilized for official uses.

✔ A0 and A5 are not suitable for general works.

The dimensions in the drawing below are in centimeters.

Drawing Paper : Sizes & Selection of Drawing Paper for Work

 


 

  3. Paper Weight Descriptions  

WeightFeels Similar to:
35-55 gsmMost newspapers
90 gsmMid-market magazine inner pages
130-250 gsmA good quality promotional poster
180-250 gsmMid-market magazine cover
350 gsmMost reasonable quality business cards

 

Paper of weight between 75 gsm to 110 gsm is commonly utilized for official purposes.

 

Read Also: Tools used in drafting

 

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