Strathmore 566-8 500 Series Hardbound Mixed Media Art Journal, 8.5x11 32 Sheets

Has a weird meat like smell to the paper very umami

My daughter loves this. Perfect for drawing, painting.. with the hard cover can even use as a diary

Good for pen and ink work. Absorbs some water but not so good for heavier washes. Heavier washes buckle paper easily.

I love it and I’m excited to use it, but it came with some sort of grease finger marks on it which I’m really not happy with. It also came with a bunch of crumbs and stuff on the back like someone put it on a dirty kitchen table. I rate it two stars only because it wasn’t clean when I got it

One of the 2 sketchbooks I ordered was missing the cover sleeve. The cover of the book was creased and dirty.

Nice but it doesnt open flat

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

I cant use this for watercolors. If you glaze this is not the right paper. The colors lift and are very patchy. I use Daniel Smith watercolor so I know its not the paint.

I used this journal for a mixed media art class. This is the second year I’ve taken this class and used this journal. I’ve used watercolor and acrylic paints and several different kinds of markers. The pages have held up with each medium used and the pages never bleed through on sides or the next page. I’m very impressed with this product and will use it again.

I made this my Inktober sketchbook and it was a great choice. It took the ink very well and didnt curl up as much as it could have.