Clairefontaine Paint-ON Multi-Techniques White Pad A4 250g 40 sheets

The Clairefontaine Paint-ON White A4 is the flagship format of the heavyweight Paint-ON range — 40 sheets of 250 g/m² white cellulose paper built to handle the full spectrum of wet and dry mixed-media techniques on a single surface. The brilliant white finish maximizes pigment contrast and color accuracy across all media types. The dual-sided surface gives a fine grain face for tonal charcoal, pastel, and pencil shading, and a smooth reverse for fineliners, acrylic paint markers, and technical ink work — no tip fraying, no feathering, no bleed-through to the next sheet.

At 250 g/m² the stock handles repeated paint layers, wet-on-dry techniques, and heavy erasing without buckling, tearing, or surface breakdown. Forty sheets in standard A4 makes this a practical daily studio pad for professional illustrators, graphic designers, art students, and life drawing practitioners. Top-glued for fray-free sheet separation. Acid-free, pH-neutral, PEFC certified.

The Essentials

• Format: A4 — Sheet count: 40
• Paper weight: 250 g/m²
• Paper composition: 100% cellulose
• Paper color: Brilliant white
• Surface: Dual-sided — fine grain one side, smooth the other
• Binding: Top glued — fray-free sheet separation
• Recommended media: Fine ink pen, acrylic paint marker, watercolor, gouache, charcoal, pastel, highlighting pencil
• Certification: PEFC certified — acid-free, pH-neutral

Artist Insights

• How does the Paint-ON White differ from a standard watercolor pad at the same weight? Standard watercolor pads at 250 g/m² are typically sized specifically for wet media absorption and feature a single heavily textured surface. The Paint-ON White uses a dual-sided design — fine grain on one face, smooth on the other — making it genuinely multi-technique rather than wet-media-only. It handles dry media, markers, and ink equally well alongside watercolor and gouache.
• Can wet and dry media be combined on the same sheet without surface interference? Yes. The 250 g/m² cellulose base absorbs wet media cleanly without breaking down the surface fiber, meaning dry media applied over dried wet layers sits cleanly without dragging or lifting the underlying wash.
• Is this pad suitable for final presentation work as well as studio practice? Yes. The acid-free, pH-neutral formula ensures long-term color and tonal stability. Finished pieces are archivally stable and reproduce accurately under standard flatbed scanning.