XL® Sand Grain | Canson® XL® Sand Grain is a paper made from organic, renewable materials. Its special texture allows pigment retention and is an ideal paper for all dry techniques (including pastel, charcoal, carbon, pencil....

I was excited to find this #paper by #Canson .
It doesn't hold pastels as well as a pastel mat paper or (my preferred) #ArtSpectrum #ColourFiix primed board or panel.

But still... quite affordable and more grippy than plain pastel paper. So, nice.
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