I thought I was getting WHITE chipboard and it's more a creme color. Yes it says white. And only one side is finished in white the other is natural. The board is what I wanted but I also expected a slicker surface on at least the one white side. I didn't expect both sides not to be finished in white even though often you get one side that is more rough that would have been fine. It doesn't state two sided finished so guess it's on me. I ordered this same board in the black and the natural too. Natural and white came in same box...so far not the black. So I'm bracing for the black to also be only finished on one side. So they will work for book ends and calander supports for standing up etc. But not for the plans I intended..which were to cut into 3.5 or 4 inch squares for thick Zentangle squares...not unless I figure out how to glue good quality water color paper to the tiles finished or not yet. And also have not found a great source of black paper that's smooth for doing tangles in silver and white inks. I wanted a pure white for both black and brown ink work without having to re-surface or cover. It'll get used up...we make a lot of books and print off our manuals that come on disks so often these days too.
Also do have a pazzle cutter so will use some for cut outs. I might even make my own version of
a french curve for use on my tangles by cutting it via the pazzle and small enough to carry along
with my supplies. I know they make minature french curves but haven't located one recently. So perhaps I can spray paint the edges of my own cardboard version here to help hold up and stay smooth to use during drawings.
I thought I was getting WHITE chipboard and it's more a creme color. Yes it says white. And only one side is finished in white the other is natural. The board is what I wanted but I also expected a slicker surface on at least the one white side. I didn't expect both sides not to be finished in white even though often you get one side that is more rough that would have been fine. It doesn't state two sided finished so guess it's on me. I ordered this same board in the black and the natural too. Natural and white came in same box... so far not the black. So I'm bracing for the black to also be only finished on one side. So they will work for book ends and calander supports for standing up etc. But not for the plans I intended.. which were to cut into 3. 5 or 4 inch squares for thick Zentangle squares... not unless I figure out how to glue good quality water color paper to the tiles finished or not yet. And also have not found a great source of black paper that's smooth for doing tangles in silver and white inks. I wanted a pure white for both black and brown ink work without having to re-surface or cover. It'll get used up... we make a lot of books and print off our manuals that come on disks so often these days too. Also do have a pazzle cutter so will use some for cut outs. I might even make my own version of
a french curve for use on my tangles by cutting it via the pazzle and small enough to carry along
with my supplies. I know they make minature french curves but haven't located one recently. So perhaps I can spray paint the edges of my own cardboard version here to help hold up and stay smooth to use during drawings.