Artlicious - 9x12 Hardboard 6 Pack - Great Alternative to Canvas Panel Boards

This is a terrible product. All of the boards that arrived were about 3/8-inch short of 12 inches. That matters for art projects. A waste of my time and money. Avoid.

These are like the cardboard cereal boxes are made from, but about 10 times as thick, making them fairly rigid. I was hoping for a harder board, like old-school clipboards are made from. I now understand that that material is "tempered" hardboard (coated with an oil which is then baked to make it very hard). A mention of "non-tempered" in the description would have been helpful. That said, I have made these work. Just be aware they are not super strong, and edges can be crumbly.

I did not add a campitura/ground color but painted directly on the board as I was using acrylic gouache (code for acrylic paint that is matte). I loved the result on this board and would highly recommend as the price is great (even if you want or need to gesso first).

I love these to do small oil paint works on. I prime them myself.I will keep buying them as long as the price is great.

These boards are nicely priced and very sturdy for the thickness.They appear to be pretty co2 laser resistant. takes 4-6 passes to cut with a 40watt c02 laser.For laser engraving there is not a lot of contrast between the engraved areas and the untouched surfaces.I would recommend these as a substrate for paintings, but not for laser engraving or cutting.