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

Amazing, no matter how many layers of watercolor I paint on it, its maintains sturdy and takes the paint well. The size is perfect and not too small. Definitely buying again in the future.

I ordered this sketchbook from Amazon because it was much cheaper here than buying locally in Sydney. However, Amazon really messed it up by putting it into a bubble-lined envelope too thin for its weight and shipped it half way across the world. Needless to say, it arrived in a tattered yellow satchel, torn and taped back by Australia Post, with all four corners of the book crushed. Apart from being in such a sorry state, I was quite delighted at the quality of the sketchbook. The surface is slightly rough but pretty and it smells quite woody, for the lack of better words. There are roughly 64 pages, doubling up to meet the 128 pages using both sides of a sheet. To get it to lay flat, I just fold it backward. The stitching is strong so there shouldnt be a problem bending it this way. So in conclusion, apart from having to glue and fix the corners, the sketchbook is a joy to use. Surprisingly enough, my soft cover arrived later without any damage. Could it be that soft covers are handled more gently than hardcover books during shipment? We might never know. Recommended, but please support your local art stores whenever possible.

Best sketchbook ever! Have filled 3 of them already

beautiful paper

- 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..

The sketchbook that came was brown rather than the black leather image in the store listing, but I really like the soft leather binding. This was the perfect gift for my little artist nephew!

Great basic sketchbook for pages that are more similar to 8.5 by 11 inch. My go to is a moleskin 5.5 by 8-ish, but this hard cover sketchbook is more for intense design process sessions.

Very nice.

Love, Love, Love this big art journal. Paper is soooo nice I was afraid to start messing it up! But of course I did - sturdy enough for mixed media. The large format is wonderful.

This product is amazing. You can use it for any media and it always comes out great. The build construction is supreme to any other all media sketch book because it is hardcover instead of soft cover.