Paper And Board

Question 1

Papers and boards are formed from…

Answer 1

Wood pulp which comes form trees

Rolled out into think sheets in paper mill factories to form paper and board

Question 2

Wood pulp

Answer 2

Wood fibre processed and reduced down with chemical or mechanically broken down into small pieces

Question 3

Cartridge paper

Answer 3

Thin textured rough
Expensive and opaque used for ink and watercolour
Good for sketching, painting, drawing

Question 4

Bleed proof paper

Answer 4

White thin textured

Coated to stop colour seeping, ink stays bright on the surface

Question 5

Grid paper

Answer 5

White paper printed with a variety of grids

Lines are usually blue but can be darker to trace through

Question 6

Tracing paper

Answer 6

Smooth, translucent

Used to copy images

Question 7

Boards examples

Answer 7

Corrugated card, duplex board, foil lined board, foam are board, inject card

Question 8

Corrugated card

Answer 8

Paper bonded to outside
Corrugation makes it strong, protective and insulating
Used in packaging

Question 9

Duplex board

Answer 9

Used where only one surface is seen

Stiff, lightweight, printable for packaging

Question 10

Foil lined board

Answer 10

White card with foil backing

Stiff, oil resistant, foil backing reflects heat, used for containers

Question 11

Inject card

Answer 11

Bright white and smooth both sides

Deep colours as photographic ink