Handbook Journal Co. Sketch Book - Pocket Portrait 5.5 x 3.5 in Ultramarine European Linen-Bound Hard Cover, 128 Pages (64 Sheets) of 130 GSM Acid-Free Art Drawing Paper, Pocket and Elastic Closure

This is an amazing little sketchbook! It’s great for travel and easy to store and carry around. It is sturdy and high-quality.The small pocket in the back of the sketchbook is perfect for storing sticky notes, small blending stumps, and other little things you might need. The elastic strap is strong and can be used to hold a pencil on the top. The ribbon bookmark is a nice touch that adds efficiency and a pop of colour. The pages are pretty thick and have a bit of texture; I recommend this sketchbook especially to those who enjoy using graphite and charcoal!For the price, this is a very nice little sketchbook! I have bought 2, and I love both of them.

Love this sketchbook, paper, size, the elastic to keep it closed, the plastic pocket on the inside back cover to stash little ephemera, flower, etc. I've used this particular style sketchbook for years and have gone through quite a few of them. The paper is quite durable, as I use: pen & ink, watercolor, colored pencils, collage, markers of various kinds. It's perfect size for traveling, fits in a purse or bag. I can clip one of my favorite uniball pens to the elastic, add my mini watercolor palette box & waterbrush and I'm good to go.

Love this sketch pad, it’s the perfect size to fit in my bag and the pages are nice and thick.

This little journal is perfect for traveling. The pages are thick enough for light liquid if you’re doing water colors. It’s a perfect size.

This a a very beautiful art journal . Love the green color of the cover and the linen fabric . The pages are nice and heavy; cream .

The pages in this journal are thick, enabling me to use both sides; however, these are not 100% cotton, and cockle (warp) with lots of watercolor. Seems better for watercolor pencils.I have tried straight watercolor paint on the the cookie cutter image, and there was little cockling (warping). It took at least 4 layers of paint well. If lots of very wet washes were applied, this paper might not be up to such a technique, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well it handled my watercolor painting.

Small enough to fit in my little bag.My favorite journal.Colors are cool and solid construction.

I would highly recommend this product for graphite, colored pencils, ink, gouache and watercolor. The quality of the paper is really nice. I mostly use it for watercolors, and it gives me everything I need for my quick sketches. I would advice to not do heavy layering on it, since it will peels. The paper does warp as well. But these things do not bother me in a sketchbook. I love the amount of pages it has. I got the olive green color and it is just beautiful. The clear pocket in the back comes in real handy. The only thing I would make notice of is that the elastic band that holds the book together when closed, deteriorates over time. It becomes loose and some of the elastic pieces will come off. This happened to my watercolor sketchbook from the same brand as well, so I see it is a general issue. But again, it doesn't really bother me. I love this book, and I will definitely purchase it again once I use it all up.

J’aime beaucoup le petit format de ce cahier qui se glisse partout! Je l’utilise pour l’aquarelle mais je dois avouer que ce n’est pas l’idéal, car le papier n’est pas si épais, et que ça gondole un peu! Mais personnellement, je m’y adapte bien! Pour le croquis ou les crayons couleurs, ce serait plus adéquat!

this sketchbook is a lot smaller than it looks. i didn’t check the dimensions and was deeply disappointed when it arrived. it was smaller than my hand! but it is good for travel and i love the texture so win i guess!

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If you're light handed maybe this will work for you, but I am not a fan of the paper personnally. It is thin and dont handle water well. Since I wanted to use it for experimenting with gouache, I kinda disappointed. But I am sure it is good for pencil or charcoal sketches.

Je l'utilise pour la créativité, sketch et dessins! Il est petit et pratique. Je l'utilise avec différents médiums!