Paper and Board How exciting Paper Sizes Biggest

Paper and Board How exciting!!!

Paper Sizes - Biggest paper size A 0 - A 1 = Half the size of A 0 - A 2 = Half the size of A 1 - A 3 = Half the size of A 2 - A 4 = Half the size of A 3 ……and so on

Paper Weight Paper is weighed in gsm (grams per square metre) Paper = approx 80 gsm Card = approx 150 gsm Over 220 gsm = Board

The Paper Biggies… Name Description Use(s) Cartridge Paper A textured surface Sketching Layout Paper Smooth, thin and translucent (see light through it) Bleed-proof Paper Very smooth surface Tracing Paper Transparent Fine sketching using pencil Felt tip and marker pen drawings Tracing Picture

The Board Biggies Name Solid White Board Mount Board Description High quality Easy to print on Bleached surface Thick, Ridged Available in different colours Use(s) Packaging (not food) Outer packaging Mounting drawings Strong, durable Corrugated Board Box Card Available in different thicknesses Packaging (boxes) Picture

The Board Biggies Name Duplex Board Description Different colour and texture on each side Smooth on one side Unbleached Use(s) Food packaging Rigid Grey Board Easy to cover with paper so that graphics can be printed onto it Board games Hardback books Ring binders Picture

You can laminate paper or card Laminating uses heat to sandwich a piece of paper or card between two layers of plastic

Paper can be laminated with other materials to make it even more USEFUL! Description Paper + Aluminium = Food Packaging Keep flavours in Keep air out Easy to print on Paper + Polythene = Paper Cups More sturdy Waterproof Paper + Polystyrene = Foam Core Board Stiff Lightweight Used for modelling Picture

It can also be made into…. . -The paper is wound in a spiral Spiral Wound Tubes - It is held together with glue - It makes a tube which is light and strong - They can be made to look nice by printing graphics on a single sheet of paper and gluing it on