Strathmore 566-5 500 Series Hardbound Mixed Media Art Journal, 5.5 x 8.5, White, 32 Count

Good quality paper and strong binding.

Love this sketchbook! Great find for acrylic painting!

It is the right size, the paper is thick and I think it will not bleed through easily. It doesnt lay flat when open. I wanted it as an art journal and I am going to have to use some large clips to keep it open while I work with it. Im not sure about the paper, it has a bit of texture to it but it might be fine. Ill know after I have used it. It really isnt worth almost $34.00. Ill keep it but I wont buy another one.

Really love the hardcover binding. Perfect for durability and repeated use.

- 192 pages - Cover feels nice on the hands - Decend Quality paper - PERFECT BOUND! - Shipping was about 7 days.. - It fits in my 15 inch messenger bag - I hate the sticker on the front..

I was looking for a sturdy sketchbook that would withstand acrylic paint and other media. This product works well with a variety of media as it should, and pages can be used double-sided without colour or paint seeping through. I tested some acrylic paint in several layers, and the paper holds its integrity well with minor rippling at the paper edges. Although, I have not tested this with watercolour yet, so I cant say for certain how well the paper holds its integrity for that case. The small number of pages of this sketchbook provides a nice way to document your work over short time periods. I would buy this product again.

This is a very nice notebook that I use for meetings and personal notes. Its great for sketching out logos or ideas and taking notes, yet looks professional when going to my weekly corporate meetings.

Ich habe mir das Sketchbook gekauft, da es auch von meiner Lieblingskünstlerin auf YouTube verwendet wird (Janebeata). Ich bin absolut begeistert. Male erst seit 1,5 Jahren mit Wasserfarbe und hatte vorher ein Sketchbook von Hahnemühle, das war okay aber bei weitem nicht so gut.

The perfect sketchbook. Nicely bound, and the paper is thick.

I loved this sketch book. Its been perfect for watercolor as the 100% cotton absorbs water nicely with still having a smooth texture and still being reasonably price. However the most recent sketchbook I order was changed. It might still be 100% cotton but it pills so easily now. It did not do that before and I have my old sketchbook to prove it. I used the same exact technique on the old sketchbook and no pilling. If you are going to change your product people let me know. Ive invested hours into this on and its unusable to me now. Took me 3 different paintings to test it out and now Ive invested time in a sketchbook that I cant use for watercolor. Im incredibly frustrated and disappointed. I wish I just new that it was changed so I could have tested it out to see if it worked before now having spent so much time and it pilling and not working up to my standards I was expecting. This is completely unacceptable. Please do not buy from here because consistency is off and you dont know what you are going to get.