Watercolour, Acrylic, Mixed Media & Drawing Pads are the backbone of any artist’s toolkit – and now they’re up to 30% off in our Christmas Sale 2025, Arty or Nice.

If you’re asking “what are the best art pads for painting or drawing?”, this is where you’ll find them. Choose Art Spectrum 100% cotton watercolour pads or premium papers from Arches and Fabriano for professional results. For acrylic painters, Mont Marte acrylic pads come primed and ready for bold, heavy-bodied colours. If you need one pad for everything, mixed media pads handle pencil, ink, light washes and collage in one book. For sketchers, drawing pads offer smooth or textured surfaces, while pastel pads provide toothy textures that grip pigment beautifully.

Brands like Art Spectrum, Jasart, Mont Marte, Fabriano and Arches are trusted worldwide by beginners, students and professionals. Whether you’re layering watercolour washes, blocking in acrylics, sketching in graphite or blending soft pastels, there’s a pad here tailored to your medium.

These artist paper pads make practical, thoughtful Christmas gifts. Pair a watercolour pad with Watercolour Paint Sets, add a Brush Set to an acrylic pad, or wrap a pastel pad with Pastel Sets for a complete bundle. You can also explore Sketchbooks & Journals for bound books, or head back to the Christmas Sale hub for the full Arty or Nice collection.