Canson MiTientes Paper One of our very most popular papers! Canson MiTientes can be used for pastel graphite colored pencil gouache watercolor acrylic offset printing silk screening laser printing... just about anytime that you need to use paper! It comes in an amazing array of colors. Canson MiTientes is lightfast and is double sided- one side is rough and the other side is similar to a vellum or cold press surface. Either side can be used. Acid free 75 lbs. Canson MiTientes is often called "The Classic French Pastel Paper." It seems that everyone has their own favorite color of MiTientes. David Hoffend one of our employees often uses Moonstone- like in the drawing "Carla"s Daydream " at the right. This drawing is a mixed media piece with graphite pastel and watercolor all in the same drawing. David says "Canson MiTientes is definately one of the most versatile papers on the market. It"s a very tough paper and it seems to handle just about anything that you can throw at it! I often end up layering graphite pastel and watercolor all on one sheet- and it handles all of these media beautifully."