ArrtxPremium Hardcover Sketch Book, 60 Sheets/120 Pages, 180 GSM Thick Acid-Free Drawing Paper, Hardbound Sketch Pad with Inner Pocket, Green 8.5"x6.1" Sketchbook

Je pratique surtout l'aquarelle et la gouache, mais j'utilise aussi d'autres médiums. Pour les médiums mouillés(aquarelle, gouache, acrylique, encre de chine) la feuille demeure à plat lorsque collée.Les médiums secs (pastels, graphite, sanguine, crayons de couleurs) la matière adhère bien et s'étend bien.La couverture et solide, le format est parfait pour les transports, le carnet souvre à plat (parfait pour les oeuvres à double page.J'en ai déjà acheté deux fois et je vais racheter encore! Je suis vraiment satisfaite 😊. C'est un coup de coeur!💚

This item is a Christmas gift, it is what she needs, so I have given it 5 stars on all.

The paper quality is great for a mixed media sketchbook, I love that I can easily rip out pages if I want to and the way the spine is made to allow a flat surface is very useful.

I like this Arrtx Hardcover Sketch Book. Some sketchbooks just have a creative feeling about them, and others seem very dull. This Arrtx sketchbook does feel creative, it gives you a feeling that there are creative possibilities in the air. I also like the thick paper (180 g), which is unusually thick for a notebook. As you can see in the incomplete drawing in the photos, I used some ink wash in some places, and the paper accepted the watery ink without wrinkling or warping. Very nice.One thing I can't decide whether I like yet is the way they have bound the pages. As you can see in the photos above, they bound the pages so that the spine of the cover lies flat and the stack of the paper is separate from the spine. In practice this means if you want to do a two-page spread you have to use a support like a book so that the left page is supported. If you choose a book the same height as the paper stack this works pretty well and holds the left and right pages level, but this could be a little inconvenient if you were sketching outside holding the book in your lap. Still, overall I like this sketchbook.

I was pleasantly surprised by this sketch book; it is better than I thought it would be. It is made with an unbound spine so that it lays flat independently of the book binding, which is so much nicer than the other ones I have that do not lay flat. I know it says to use drawing pencils, sketching pencils, colored pencils or markers on it, but I was hoping that because it was 180 gsm that I could use my watercolors on it. I am so happy with it, and it does take watercolors just fine and as in the last picture you can see it does not bleed through at all. I didn't saturate the paper with a lot of water either, but then it didn't need to be. So, if you intend on using watercolors in it just don't use a whole lot of water and it should be just fine. I really like this sketch book and it is my new art journal for sure!!