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

Unfortunately a lot of pages have an odd film on them which makes it hard to paint wet on wet. It doesnt actually absorb the water, it slides around.

I have been buying this sketchbook over and over again. It is very suitable for watercolor and other wet media as well as for collage. It is perhaps the highest quality large watercolor journal I have found. It is also sturdy and can be used outdoors as it needs no further support. I recommend it highly.

The notepad is good, sturdy, very nice cover and great format. Works well for gouache, fineliners, colored pencils though I’ve intended to use it for watercolors and inks in the first place. I got really excited when I’ve read that it’s 100% cotton but when it tried it - I didn’t like how the paper performed for the watercolor paints - the paint is hard to move around and almost impossible to lift, it stains paper immediately. Other than that - great purchase.

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.

Arrived with cover covered in MOULD STAINS, stinking of mould, which triggered my allergy, and with damaged sleeve.

Quality sketch book with thick pages.

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beautiful paper

Just got it today..I did loads of shopping around to make sure I was getting a thick sketch book, learning the difference between sheets and pages. Was expecting a 192 sheets which wouldve been 384 pages. When it arrived, it says on the book 192 pages, so it has 96 sheets. Bit of a bum but Ill keep it. Would help if they included some side pictures atleast, just buyer beware. Aside from that, it looks nice enough.

I love the size and quality of this sketch book. I use it as a little lap desk too! I used up the first one, so I went into my history and bought another one. Very satisfied.