Crescent - 300.6 Illustration Board - Cold Press - 20x30 - Crescent Cold Press Illustration Boards have a slightly textured surface. Crescent Cold Press Illustration Board provides a bit of tooth to the surface making it ideal for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, tempera, pen and inks, charcoal, and pencil drawing. Crescent 300 Illustration Board is a medium weight, professional grade board with high rag content for even absorption and a medium textured surface. Each board is 16-ply and 1.4 mm thick.