As far as the texture goes, it's perfect. I've tried other 'paper feel' protectors and personally this is my favorite. I work as a freelance illustrator and recently have been taking some classes on the side, so I can say this as someone using it constantly for both professional artwork and daily notetaking at college lectures.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars- it came with a small dent near the border of one of the magnets, so it actually isn't able to sit 100% flat. It wouldn't be the biggest issue if it was just a small bump, but the magnets aren't super strong so the protector doesn't always stay in place. If there wasn't the dent, I'm guessing the magnets wouldn't be an issue, since they truly aren't bad. It's just an unfortunate combination. Astropad has been quite consistent in the past things I've purchased, so I truly believe I just got unlucky this time around.
However, the other reason I felt like I couldn't give it 5 stars is because it's slightly too large for the average iPad case, so I currently can't even use it unless I take my case off. I have tried other cases and it's the same issue, so if possible I would recommend maybe decreasing the size ever so slightly, maybe 1-2mm at most (didn't measure it, just an estimate). It would make it much more compatible.
Overall, if these 2 things weren't an issue, I'd easily say I'd never go back to other types of protectors.