Robert Crumb

I use the old Strathmore vellum surface paper, which is the best paper you can get in the Western world for ink line drawing. It has a good, hard surface.

American Artist

Vellum often refers to historical documents since it was popular before paper.

Historical Use

Vellum is durable and used for documents meant to last long.

Durability

Vellum suggests luxury due to its costly production and refined appearance.

Luxury Connotation

Today's vellum is often a high-quality paper, not animal skin.

Modern Alternative

Modern vellum paper is typically translucent and used for layers in crafts.

Translucent Quality

Vellum paper is often chosen for formal events like weddings for an elegant touch.

Formal Occasions

 its vellum pages features looping handwriting and hand-drawn images seemingly stolen from a dream. Real and imaginary plants, floating castles, bathing women, astrology diagrams, zodiac rings,

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 because while the implements they were writing with were challenging what they were writing on was another level they were writing on sheets of vellum or parchment which are stretched and