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product_id: 50279138
title: "Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5\""
brand: "strathmore"
price: "R739"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 12
category: "Strathmore"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/50279138-strathmore-str-362-5-40-sheet-no-90-mixed-media
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# Medium weight No.90 mixed media paper 40 micro-perforated sheets 5.5x8.5 inch portable size Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5"

**Brand:** strathmore
**Price:** R739
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your creative flow—sketch, paint, and share like a pro!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" by strathmore
- **How much does it cost?** R739 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/50279138-strathmore-str-362-5-40-sheet-no-90-mixed-media)

## Best For

- strathmore enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted strathmore brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact & Portable:** Ideal 5.5x8.5 inch size fits effortlessly in your bag for creativity on the go
- • **Wire-Bound Durability:** Sturdy wire binding keeps your work secure and accessible
- • **Proudly Made in the USA:** Crafted with quality and reliability you can trust
- • **Micro-Perforated Convenience:** Easily tear out sheets for sharing or framing without damage
- • **Versatile Medium Weight Paper:** Perfectly balanced thickness for acrylics, graphite, pen & ink, and more

## Overview

The Strathmore STR-362-5 Mixed Media Pad features 40 micro-perforated, medium weight No.90 sheets in a portable 5.5x8.5 inch wire-bound format. Designed for a wide range of media including acrylic, graphite, pen & ink, and colored pencil, this USA-made pad offers durability and convenience for artists seeking versatile, high-quality paper for quick studies and mixed media sketches.

## Description

Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5"

Review: Would buy again - Perfect for most media! Doesnt work to well with watercolour so would not recommend. Works really well with acrylic and pencil. Smooth thick card paper.
Review: Good one - Very good , especially the hard cover, super useful when other brands still don't do it. I have to order from Us! what a pain.

## Features

- Micro-perforated wire bound sheets
- Best used for mixed media sketches, practice of techniques and quick studies
- Medium weight paper in sketchbook formats
- Great for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen & ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel, collage
- Made in the USA

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B006ARD7PW |
| Best Sellers Rank | 130,007 in Home & Kitchen ( See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen ) 13 in Mixed Media Paper |
| Brand | Strathmore |
| Colour | White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,934) |
| Date First Available | 17 April 2012 |
| Item Weight | 286 g |
| Material | Paper |
| Model Number | 361900 |
| Product Dimensions | 21.59 x 1.91 x 17.15 cm; 285.76 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Strathmore
- **Colour:** White
- **Material:** Paper
- **Paper finish:** Watercolour
- **Sheet size:** 5.5 x 8.5 inches

## Images

![Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/415zNSS8IVL.jpg)
![Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519SWBJA8uL.jpg)
![Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q0Et7-MuL.jpg)
![Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Te4PdvVUL.jpg)
![Strathmore STR-362-5 40 Sheet No.90 Mixed Media Pad, 5.5 by 8.5" - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ThUJVRhXL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Are the pages perforated to tear them out easily?**
A: Yes! and they tear out fantastically easily! I folded a page over to crease the perforated line in preparation for gently tugging and tearing and the page just fell away before I could even tug!--kind of almost startled me. The detached edge was smooth and its former attachment almost completely undetectable. As you can probably tell--I was really impressed. On the other hand, the pages stay secure until you fold them over to detach.

**Q: Could you use oil pastel on this?**
A: Yes. You can use oil pastels on this. It has a smooth vellum like surface.  So, when overlaying colors , they may blend more than cover each other as layers. This also depends on the pastel you are using.  If they are softer more pigmented oil pastels it will be easier to apply than the harder pastels, which tend to smudge/blend together. When applying color you will need to plan your light and dark areas as well as your cool and warm colors if you want them to be vibrant and pure. If you are an instinctual blender then you will be more flexible to explore this smooth paper. It's a good deal.  The spiral binding is great for flipping fully to the next page. Not to mention the pages tear out so you can scan your artwork, frame it, or throw away. Good luck and hope this helps!

**Q: How does this compare to the strathmore mixed media visual journal? will the paper wrinkle/bleed through with water colors?**
A: I have found this paper to be great for watercolor. That's what I use it for- it's my travel watercolor option. I also draw with Sharpie on it, and that doesn't bleed through either. It's pretty stout paper, and doesn't even curl up too much- it does a little- when using watercolors. I hope that helps! I love these books and have filled several.

**Q: Does this sketchbook hold watercolor well?**
A: It works pretty well, you need to tape it down if you don't want it to curl though. And putting alot of layers damages the paper.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Would buy again
*by U***A on 23 December 2019*

Perfect for most media! Doesnt work to well with watercolour so would not recommend. Works really well with acrylic and pencil. Smooth thick card paper.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good one
*by S***B on 20 January 2018*

Very good , especially the hard cover, super useful when other brands still don't do it. I have to order from Us! what a pain.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The paper feel strong and expensive.
*by M***I on 9 December 2019*

Really like this mixed media pad, the paper feel expensive and takes the paint well. Will order it again.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-25*