Clairefontaine - Ref 96483C - Ingres White Pastel Glued Laid Paper Pad (Pack of 25 Sheets) - 30 x 40cm, 130gsm Tinted Cotton, Top Glue Bound - Suitable for Dry Techniques

Clairefontaine Ingres is a laid paper, which means that the surface of each sheet has a faintly ribbed texture, perfect for holding graphite and soft pastel colour. The surface is characteristic of the traditional handmade papers of the pre-Industrial age, which were formed in sieve-like moulds of wire mesh which left impressions on the surface of the paper. Ingres pastel paper is made of cotton and is naturally acid-free. Clairefontaine actively participates in the development of French forests, by managing several hundred hectares of fir and spruce trees in the Vosges mountains. With regards to the paper mill itself in the Etival Clairefontaine region, it is still as dynamic 150 years after its conception. Self-sufficient for 80% of its own biological installations for water treatment, the company has been awarded a 'Water Trophy' by the French state.