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

Using it as a watercolor coffee table book. Great paper, works for my needs. If you like to scrub your watercolors, then it will only take so much cause its just 140lb paper.

Super sturdy journal with great paper inside for art work. Very hard strong covers. I love the sturdiness of this journal. Paper is great!

I bought this journal at full price at Michaels and spent a bit more than on Amazon. The paper is a nice heavy weight and works well with watercolor or most markers. Copic markers do bleed through but not terribly, and if I had been careful with my pages instead of blending with abandon, they might have been ok. It seems a bit toothy to me for colored pencil unless you lay down heavy layers of wax. However, I do find it very difficult to get soft pencil marks off the tooth of the paper which seems to get an indentation quite easily so that even if I do manage to remove the graphite, watercolor paint will settle in the lines. The pages open very flat to work on, however, the book has a tendency to want to flap open after it has been used. The soft cover has a nice texture reminiscent of suede, in a deep chocolate chip brown. I dogeared the lower right corner within days of starting to use it. The cover does an indentation line from working in it, about 1/3 inch from the binding that wasnt there when I started. I actually bought a duplicate journal because I really enjoy the format of this one for a variety of color and ink applications.

Perfect journal size and extremely durable for drawing and painting in. Love the paper weight and finish. Perfect for ink, pencil, markers and watercolor.

I love this kind of mixed media paper in this journal . It takes a lot of paint , water and layers without buckling . Ive not yet really got into this particular purchase as I have a project planned for it , but Ive used these journals before in different sizes and I cant go past them. This purchase was extremely good value for money too. I cant wait to get my project started !

You can never go wrong with Strathmore. If you do mixed media, this is the journal you want.

El empastado es precioso, sólo pediría a Amazón que no coloquen las calcomanías de la compañía en la portada, es muy difícil de quitar y deja una mancha en el producto que no se puede quitar

Ive 95% filled this journal with watercolor art. This will be my go-to watercolor paper from now on. There is something magical about the way that the pigment dances across the page - probably due to the 100% cotton. I use a lot of water and the pages do buckle a bit, which doesntbother me. And the journal doesnt lay completely flat, which is usually a deal-breaker, but I just use some clips to keep the paper down while working. Im happy to overlook those minor issues for the paper quality. I prefer this paper over the same weight (and more expensive) Arches. As you can see from my photo, the pages work for collage as well.

I definitely recommend it. For those that couldnt see the small details it is 16 pages, but theyre counting front and back which equals 32 coloring pages available plus 2 plain pages in front and back - Its 140lbs, 400 Series, COLD press, smyth sewn binding and cream tone.

Great quality, great value.