Printing on brown paper

I thought the brown paper would not only have less tooth than sketch book paper but also thought the colour was reminiscent of some of the buildings original facade. 
It did have less tooth though the particular paper I bought had water proofing on one side.  This created air bubbles between the screen and the paper that didn't allow the ink to pass through.  Though I do feel that the effect added to the sense of decay and dystopia the we are left with today.