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Old 11-21-2010, 02:42 PM   #1  
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Default Paper Comparison Bella's Best, PTI, Gina K

I admit it, I'm a paper junkie and I've been trying to resist getting more but I really want to try Bella's Bestest paper. BUT I have tons of PTI and some Gina K and I really don't want to add more paper if they're very similar.
Does anyone have any of these to compare to one of the other two? My main questions about BB paper is it super smooth like Gina K's white or more like Gina K cream, or more like PTI's white? Is it as heavy as the others?
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I have all three and then some. Gina K is by far the best, it is very thick and copics glide on this paper.
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Why buy more if you already have a ton of stuff you are already happy with ? I understand about paper addiction, mine is to patterned paper. I, however, have a small problem called no job and no spouse and no unemployment benefits. That's what keeps me from buying more. Just wondered.
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I wasn't interested in buying another brand of paper for Copics, I already found very good affordable Copic paper that I love. (Hammermill color copy cover weight, awesome blending, hardly any bleeding in case anyone is interested, lol!)

The main reason I was interested in Bella's paper is because although Gina K's cream works beautifully with colored pencils, her white is too smooth for them. Colored pencils work better on paper that actually has a bit of 'tooth'. PTI white is ok for colored pencils, but I'd like something that blends better.

Everyone has their own favorites, and I'm still looking for the perfect colored pencil paper, that's all. If Gina K's white was the same texture as the cream, I'd be in colored pencil heaven!
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