I ordered the lighter weight paper as the price of the heavy weight Arches rough paper was just getting to be too much for me. As there was a generous sale on it has proved to be quite economical and i am sorry i did not order more at the time. It is reasonably rough but not overly so and seems to endure a fair amount of painting over and over despite how thin the paper seems and definitely needs stretching. An unexpected benefit was that the paper comes sandwiched in two sheets of masonite which can act as a place of storage - also the order came incredibly quickly. It takes the side of the dry brush beautifully and the sizing seems about right - the paint sinks in but not excessively so that a lot of overglazing is required.