A good drawing pad should support your process, not fight it. The Strathmore 300 Series Drawing Pad 14" x 17" is made for artists who want a reliable, student-grade drawing surface for daily sketching, classroom practice, technical studies, and more complete finished work.
This paper features a medium weight sheet with a medium surface finish, giving you a practical balance between smoothness and tooth. It works especially well with pencil and colored pencil, offering good control and cleaner erasing as you build lines, values, and detail. It also readily accepts charcoal and sketching sticks, making it a flexible option for everything from precise line drawing to looser, more expressive tonal work.
The generous 14" x 17" size is especially useful when you want more space for figure drawing, still life studies, observational work, classroom assignments, and larger compositions. It gives your hand and your ideas room to move, which matters more than people think. Tiny pads are cute until you actually need to draw.
As part of the Strathmore 300 Series, this pad is designed for art students and intermediate hobby artists who need better quality paper for quick studies, technical practice, and final class or home projects. It is affordable, dependable, and trusted by teachers for a reason: it helps artists build skill and confidence without overcomplicating the process.
Size:
- 14" x 17" (35.6 x 43.2 cm)
👉 Features:
- Medium weight student-grade drawing paper
- Medium surface for balanced texture and control
- Good erasability with pencil and colored pencil
- Readily accepts charcoal and sketching sticks
- Great for quick studies, technical practice, and finished drawings
- Large format for more spacious drawing and composition work
- Strathmore 300 Series: Better
👍 Ideal for:
- pencil drawing
- colored pencil work
- charcoal studies
- sketching sticks
- figure drawing
- still life practice
- classroom and at-home art projects
✨ Inspiration Tip:
Use the larger sheet size to create full-value studies with both pencil and charcoal on the same page. Start with light construction lines, build midtones gradually, and push your darkest areas at the end for stronger contrast and depth.
