Crescent Creative Art Boards

Explore the many options of Illustration Board by Crescent. From University Grade to Professional Grade, Crescent is the industry leader for superior performance and quality. Trusted by artists, designers, and illustrators for years.

Available in 3-packs in super-portable and frameable sizes.

No. 8 Textured Black Art Board - These double-sided boards feature a smooth surface on one side and a more textured surface on the other. Each medium-weight board has a solid black core, a thickness of .055, and is pH neutral. Ideal for drawing, pastels, colored pencil, chalk, mixed media, and acrylic paint or for mounting artwork. Each board is a heavy weight for extra rigidity and warp resistance.

No. 20 Lettering Board - This medium weight, ultra-smooth illustration board is ideal for all pen, ink, marker, and brush pen lettering applications. It's pH neutral and University Grade.

No. 114 Watercolor Board - Crescent Watercolor Board is easily portable for plein air painting. Made from 100% cotton rag, pH-neutral, premium watercolor paper is mounted to a thick 40-ply backing board. The surface sizing is uniform and level across the entire sheet producing smooth, flat, streak-less halftones. The lightly textured heavy paper and sizing allows great durability under erasing or reworking conditions.

No. 300 Cold Press Illustration Board - This 16-ply cold-pressed, medium weight, all-purpose artboard is perfect for graphite, colored pencil, oil pastel, acrylic, pen, marker, and watercolor as well as other wet media. A professional grade board, it's warp resistant with a buffered pH neutral off-white surface.