Paper

[chris moore]

Anyone know what the paper type is that most of our kinda comics (superheroes) are printed on? I saw something about 50# paper, but it didnt specify any more than that, and that aint much of a lead!

 

[ZoIIand]

About.com: Acid free paper is commonly used for fine art prints and limited edition printing, as well as permanent records where contact with paper acidity could harm the documents.

Thats as close of an answer as I could get.

I know that the paper used to draw on starts larger and is later shrunk...not that I think that has an relevance.

 

[Anita18]

50# means 50 lb. sheets, which is how heavy a stack of that kind of paper would weigh. I don't think there's an actual standard for how many sheets of paper are in a "stack," but...yeah. In general, the higher the number, the thicker the paper.

Are you asking about the paper that it's printed on, or the paper that artists actually work on? I've seen paper that's supposedly used by comic book artists, with blue gridlines or something..but they come in very small packs and they're expensive. Inking on smooth bristol board would work just as well, I think....

 

[Vartha]

Well if you are asking what the artist uses the blueline Anita mentioned is actually called Bristol, it comes smooth or varying roughnesses by the sheet or by the pad, and is WAY cheaper than the few blue lie sheets, you just have to draw in the boarders yourself.

 

[chris moore]

No - I am asking about the paper that they are PRINTED on. I know about Bristol board, and I use it for drawing pages prior to scanning.