Canson XL Series Mix Paper Pad, Heavyweight, Fine Texture, Heavy Sizing for Wet or Dry Media, Side Wire Bound, 98 Pound, 5.5 x 8.5 in, 60 Sheets, 5.5X8.5

My favorite notebook. I use gouache paint on it and it’s perfect!

The quality of this book is great! feels sturdy and is truly versatile.

These are my absolute favourite sketchbooks because the paper is really smooth, thick, and high quality. The paper is 98lb, which is what I prefer to draw on, and it comes with 60 pages (120). The only thing wrong with it is that the top left corner of my sketchbook was bent a little, but that was most likely the fault of the post office.

Not gonna lie, it a little smaller than the pictures, but that is more of a me thing. (I should’ve looked at the measurements LOL) But it’s inexpensive, writes cleanly, and it is pretty fun to draw in :) I really like it!!

Not only is this well made but it is easy to use and take with ! And I Love the texture and surface of the paper ! Nice to draw on !

I don’t know why I didn’t buy this sooner. Thank you very much!

Cansons Mixed Media is easily one of my favorites for all-around good paper. I use it for watercolor, inks, pencil, coloring pencils, etc. It holds very well, paper doesnt yellow after a couple years, and the paper doesnt lose all stability when water is added. For its price, this is probably the best sketch pad if youre looking for one for a lot of mediums. Watercolor isnt perfect however. The colors arent absorbed and smoothed as well as some of the higher quality watercolor papers, but will hold far better than other cheaper pads or just straight up printing paper. It also tends to stiffen up and get a little wrinkled, but if you leave it closed and let the rest of the papers flatten it, they usually tend to flatten out properly. Note that the size of the sketchpad is kind of unique, I enjoy it for some really big and striking art, but the tear lines near the spiral are too weak for the weight of the much larger paper, and tend to tear themselves out. I solved this by reinforcing the tear lines with tap along the back, but this is only necessary if you plan of keeping the paper inside of the sketchbook permanently.

Muy bueno durabilidades excelente para lettering pero te recomiendo usar el watercolor para la acuarela

Experiment with mixing watercolors and it doesnt bleed through!

Great drawing paper. Works good with water color too.