However, this isn't the kind of sandpaper you will find in shop class, this is the kind you will find in art class.
I have been in the University of Oregon's bookstore way too much lately: downstairs where they keep all the art supplies; spending money--ouch!
However, becoming a pastel painter means buying the necessary supplies and making new and exciting discoveries: like this UArt brand, acid free, premium, sanded pastel paper. It comes in 400, 500, 600, and 800 grade--which tells us how much tooth the paper has. The higher the number the finer the grit on the sandpaper.
The reason why it is for artists rather than carpenters is because this stuff is acid free and very high quality. The reason pastel painters use it is because the tooth of the paper holds a lot of pastel and consequently the pastel doesn't want to go anywhere else but on the surface of the paper. It is very happy there and I was happy to make a new discovery--yea!
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