Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The dark grey fabric hard cover is really nice to feel, and being a dark colour it resists dirt and is easy to wipe clean if it does get a spill. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

The books open out flat so it is easy to paint across the gully, and watercolour behaves nicely on the paper. The lightly-textured matte covers are a beautiful dark chocolate brown and the durable Smyth-sewn binding allows pages to lay flat so that your drawings can spread across the pages. The natural white color and traditional cold press surface allows for fine and even washes, as well as lifting and scraping applications. When I first began using the Moleskine Watercolour Notebook in 2009, I just loved the paper and the way that watercolour behaved on it. I've created a template that I've drawn into each so I can compare the way the watercolour paint moves on the surface, how it granulates, how easy it is to control, how quickly it dries and so on.As she works fast and I work slowly with more detail, our choices are different - I love 100% cotton and she prefers 25% cotton - so both opinions may be helpful in finding a sketchbook to suit your style and needs. They come in a good range of shapes and sizes, including A5 Large Landscape format (shown left), a similar sized portrait format, the 8¼" x 8¼" square (shown left), a cute 3 ⅓" x 8 ¼" Pocket Panorama, and a larger 10½" x 8 ¼" Grand Portrait format. I paint mini paintings in my sketchbooks - detailed studies of leaves, flowers, fruit, landscapes, buildings or whatever - so I look for sketchbooks that will accept watercolour washes well. I used a number of them over the next few years before the paper supplier changed and the books were not the same.

I was sent the Pro 100 Space Edition, which is hand made with 100% cotton cold pressed 300gsm extra white paper Fabriano Artistico paper. Simply put, a sketchbook is a blank, unlined book used by artists for creating preliminary sketches, taking notes, and capturing impressions. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. It comes with three separate blocks of colour but I took a spiral-bound one apart, mixed up the pages, and put it back together to have a more random book.Favourite paper brands include Strathmore, Magnani 1404 (most awesome watercolour paper in round shapes), Tim Holtz, Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley, Sizzix, Ranger, Dina Wakley MEdia (Dina's handmade style watercolour paper is wonderful to use), Yupo and Legion Paper. This was given to me at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam, and is created by an interesting company.

It can be painted light over dark and dark over light, it dries quickly, it remains water soluble after dry, and requires no solvents to clean up. I was delighted that the Perfect Sketchbook project moved to Etchr Lab, and they have released a range of sketchbooks that make high quality watercolour sketchbooks available on a regular basis. A place for artists from all art-related subs and beyond to come together and discuss art, our lives as artists, discuss art culture, and share advice and techniques. Mine is a soft cover so it is relatively light and quite a good size to carry around - rather like a B5. Find toned sketchbook papers that add interest and dimension, eco-friendly recycled sketchbooks (or those made using wind power), sketchbooks with kraft covers for decorating, and those with bleedproof paper.i’m looking for a mixed media sketchbook that i can use with gouache, watercolour, fine liner, and pencil. Many non-artists have also embraced sketchbooks as a handy tool for keeping track of life’s details, using them as travel journals, bullet journals, planners, memory books, and more.