Strathmore 460-55 400 Series Visual Watercolor Journal, 140 LB Cold Press, 5.5x8, 22 Sheets , White

My artist daughter was very pleased with this quality of this sketch pad.

I first do an acrylic wash, then paint on these sheets. Sturdy enough to sell each painting individually, but all organized for easy on the go work. I now own three of them.

One of my go-to papers for my professional drawings. Smooth, but still with a slight texture. Excellent quality for detailed pencil art - definitely recommend!

The watercolor paper in this journal is surprisingly good. I use it to swatch paints, practice brush strokes and record techniques that I might want to refer to in the future. I use both sides of the paper with no bleed through. I have avoided using large quantities of water, but wet on wet in moderation works fine. Not the best paper, but plenty good enough for a practice journal.

Great for watercolors. Paper dries flat. Good quality. My water colors turn out great on this. The pages are not perforated FYI.

Have not used this one yet, but have used smaller size. This is required for an upcoming watercolor course and I look forward to using it.

I love these so much that Im almost afraid to tell people about them! They are heavy duty books that hold up exceptionally well to most media and even the elements. I use the mixed media and the watercolor.

I burn through these watercolor sketchbooks as a new watercolor painter. I love the 5.5x8 size. Its not so big that its intimidating. This is cellulose paper and of course cotton is better. But as a beginner I save the cotton paper for paintings that Ive practiced in this sketch book. Water control is essential with this book. I find that waterbrushes that have good water control (for me thats Pentel Aquwash and Kaptron) work better than traditional bruahes and water. I use White Nights paints in this book ansm they retain vibrancy. I feel like my QoR paints are wasted on this paper. You can paint on both sides. One side is cold press and the other side feels a bit like rough texture.

nice thick paper to sketch on. withstands repeated eraser rubs. use it with a kneaded eraser (aka artists eraser) to avoid smudges and dust. would have given 5 stars if it had perforated line along the edge to tear off a sheet.

I use this for everything. Great paper...