Fantastic paper. My favorite by far. The feel is very silky, yet it grabs and holds pastel very well. The fact that it holds the pastel well means less dust and crumbling of pastels. That part is great.

I live this surface, as it holds many layers if pastel, and also can be used with watercolor underpaintings. I was disappointed , however in two of the loose sheets as they looked like they had scratch marks running across them both horizontally. I dont know if this was an actual defect in the paper, or if it happened in the packing if it. It almost looks as if someone ran a ruler or piece if cardboard across it! For this reason I am only giving it a 4 indtead of a 5!