Canson Mi-Tientes Velvet Brown Tones 12x16 12 Sheets

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Overview

Canson Mi-Teintes Velvet Brown Tones brings together a warm selection of rich earthy colours with a soft velvety surface designed for expressive dry-media work. This 12 x 16 inch pad contains 12 sheets in assorted brown tones giving artists a ready-made range of mid-tones and deeper values for drawing sketching and mixed-media exploration. The coloured surface lets highlights and shadows work together from the very first mark making it especially effective for studies where the paper itself becomes part of the finished image.

Why Artists Choose It

Mi-Teintes is a trusted artist paper known for its versatility and ability to hold dry media beautifully. The Velvet surface offers a softer more refined texture that works particularly well with pastel charcoal graphite coloured pencil and chalk. The assortment of brown tones provides a natural foundation for portraits figure drawing landscapes wildlife studies and tonal work while allowing both light and dark media to stand out clearly.

How to Use It

Use the paper colour as your middle value then build shadows with darker media and introduce highlights with white chalk pastel or coloured pencil. Try charcoal or graphite for dramatic tonal drawings or layer soft and hard pastels to take advantage of the velvety surface. The warm brown palette is especially effective for portrait and figure studies where the underlying paper can contribute warmth to skin tones and surrounding values.