Artist papers
For more than 100 years, MAY+SPIES stands for high-quality paper products. We offer our customers an extensive stock range of artist papers of various brands for art supplies.
As an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) with modern in-house production facilities, we are your expert partner for private label products. More information.
Our large stock range guarantees short delivery times and offers you fast access to an extensive portfolio of artist papers and the possibility of keeping your own stock levels low. The entire production process is located in the German paper city Düren. This enables you to place strong environmental and sustainability arguments in marketing and sales of the products.
We offer a wide range of formats and types (sheets, pads, rolls). From wafer-thin tracing paper for technical drawing to 1.5 mm art boards, a wide range of grammages and surfaces are available.
Despite all their diversity, the following quality features apply to all of our artist papers:
- wood-free
- acid-free
- chlorine-free bleached
- ph-neutral
- vegan
- Made in Germany
Papers for technical drawing
Glama Basic - the benchmark for professional drawing papers! The highly transparent drawing paper with a smooth, hard surface for technical drawings is available on roll, as pads and loose sheets. High tear resistance and wafer-thin grammages with 40/50 g/m² for perfect translucency.
Drawing papers
High-quality drawing papers with high erasure and smudge resistance. Illustration and sketching papers with smooth, matt, rough and grainy surfaces for a wide range of applications. Various block designs (glued, spiral-bound, perforated), attractively priced studio products and high-end qualities for professional requirements.
Artist papers - Watercolour & Mixed Media
Artist quality watercolour papers: We stock both cotton watercolour paper with a classic torchon surface and watercolour paper made from 100% cellulose with a felt-marked surface. Mixed media artist papers for other techniques are likewise available.
Artist papers - Specialties
Our handpicked selection of artist papers for special wet and dry techniques: Airbrush art board with outstanding eraser resistance and scratch resistance, die-cut layout illustration paper, Acrylic art board for acrylic and watercolour painting and specially treated paper with a fine linen surface for oil paintings.
OEM customised production - White Label artist papers
With our in-house production in Düren, Germany, we offer our customers a variety of OEM equipment options. Blocks with spiral binding, head gluing or all-round gluing (4 sides). Printing of customer-specific block covers and bundle packaging are possible. Centralised and/or decentralised delivery.
For questions about our stock range and individual requirements for customised products you can reach us at: [email protected].