Can you use watercolor paper for drawing with charcoal

Question

Can you use watercolor paper for drawing with charcoal

Answer 1

why not

Answer 2

YOU are the artist.  You can use any media or combination that you want.  Experiment.  Play.  Discover.

I did a series of waterfront images using water color and wax crayon, on watercolor paper for a very interesting effect.  Wherever I had started a line or surface with crayon, would, later, resist the crayon, EXCEPT in the valleys of the paper's texture.  I had a few surprises, but I utilized them to good effect.

Try charcoal on wood, cloth, smooth and textured paper.  Try it on burlap.  Try applying charcoal to WET media like paper and cloth.

There are NO rules to this.

Answer 3

Yes. But watercolor paper has a funny texture that will change the way the charcoal comes out. You'll have white dots all throughout the charcoal areas. It might be a look you like, but it you want a smooth surface you might want to use bristol or something similar.

Answer 4

Yes you can. Watercolor paper is rough just so the pigment can adhere to the paper better.