Founded by the Montgolfier family, Canson has been making paper since 1557. They are considered to be one of the world's foremost manufacturers, supplying to all levels from schools to professional artists.

The XL A4 pad is double spiral bound and contains 40 sheets of thick 150gsm black paper. It contains no optical brighteners and is acid-free.

Ideal for all types of media, especially where contrast is required. The paper is double-sided: the smooth side is best suited to felt-tipped and marker pens and the lightly-grained side is ideal for graphite pencil and pastels.