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

J’adore le format ! Je l’utilise pour la gouache et c’est un très bon papier. Je préfère le HP mais c’est plutôt rare. Il buckle un peu, mais ça ne me dérange pas … Ce qui me dérange c’est qu’il be reste pas à plat. Si vous faites du plein air ça va pas … c’est un critère très important pour ce genre de sketchbook …

The binding is solid and the paper good quality. I am using permanent colored markers, including Sharpies and other non-alcohol pens. The ink does not bleed through all the way but pages can only be colored with this type of marker on one side.

Excellent watercolor paper secured in an attractive hard covered journal. Would consider purchasing another at some time.

My sketchbook arrived within two days which really surprised me. I love the leathery feel and the soft awesome pages.

These are by far my favorite sketchbook, I’ve probably bought 5-6 of them and will continue to buy more from this brand.

Amazing. Thick pages. Sturdy. Fast shipping. Definitely recommend.

I have larger art journals, spiral bound ones, ones with watercolor paper... but I needed something small. Something I could take with me and have for when I needed to put pencil to paper. I need practice. I feel safer in these smaller, hardbound books. I feel I can practice more and its more private. I absolutely love this thing. I use fine line pens, alcohol markers, pastels and gauche in here and its been fine. I have a thin piece of plastic sheeting that I cut to size and I leave it behind the page Im working on for protection but I do that in every single sketchbook Ive ever had. I feel the paper quality is wonderful for sketchbook. The size is what I love the most and the binding seems super strong. I used posca paint pens to draw on the front cover, but I really liked it before I did that as well. Its a very deep chocolate brown, almost black. But not quite black, so its softer. I love this little thing and it fits all of my personal needs so perfectly. I have always love Strathmore for their consistency and quality in paper. This journal only affirms everything for me and I plan to only repurchase this exact one for my personal sketchbook. It feels so well made. The paper is smoother than a lot of mixed media paper which I really prefer for sketching. And gauche doesnt seem to bleed either. I couldnt be happier with this little book. The price is exactly right for the quality. I feel I got a good deal. There might be cheaper books out there. But they wont be this well made. And for a small personal sketchbook, I dont want to pay much more than I did for this. This is in my sweet spot and I couldnt be happier that I ordered this. Will explore more Strathmore journals in the future as well.

Nice thick paper that doesnt allow soak through. However, it is not very absorbent if you use very wet media such as watercolor. The paper is super smooth, which is great for ink line work and sketching in charcoal. I found that Zendoodles in black ink with white highlights really look great on this paper.

Valt erg tegen. Dun papier, zou 10 euro goedkoper moeten zijn.

I adore the paper but the only very minor problem was the book wouldnt stay open. This was solved by using clips to keep it open and cloth so the book and pages didnt get damaged