B5 Large Art Sketchbook - Sketch Notebook with Thick 120 GSM Acid-Free Ivory Paper, Cute Hardcover Art Journal with Sturdy Binding - B5 7 x 10-inch Lay Flat Mixed Media Sketchbook - ZenART

I was excited to open this smart little sketchbook as I much prefer smaller sizes, they're less intimidating than being faced with a huge blank page. The smart cover looks and feels high quality, a lovely suede feel but the cover feels robust even for being so lightweight and the elastic keeps it beautifully neat along with the curved corners reducing the likelihood of dog eared pages.The other features are not one but two ribbon page markers in harmonic silver (a simple idea but immensely useful to have two different colours) and black and a handy pocket inside the back cover for notes, stickers or other flat bits you might want to keep for inspiration or reference.Onto the arguably most important part of a sketchbook, the paper! When I first opened it, I was thrilled to feel beautifully silky smooth pages with only a very fine tooth, perfect for pencils and light ink as it is intended. I had to get my favourite pencils out and doodle some to test it out and I'm happy to say the colours lay down smoothly and blending was easy. Next I tried a little ink and the bleedthrough on a basic ink writing and sketching pen was minimal, similar to a light use of water based felt tip pens. To get a little extra pop of colour I tried some bright pastel gel pens and they glide wonderfully both straight on the paper and on top of pencil.Overall I'm pleasantly surprised at this little gem, ZenArt is really doing what they say and giving the well known brands a run for their money. I look forward to using this sketchbook more and I hope the comfort and convenient size will mean I'm more easily able to get my ideas down on paper whenever I'm inspired.

I was very impressed with this neat little B6 sketchbook. I tested out some heavier products on it such as gouache and posca markers and felt that both held up really well with barely any bleeding through to the other side (just very minor tiny spots in places where I’d layered the paint thickly). The paper has a good amount of thickness to it, I would say that it's pretty standard in what I’d want from a sketchbook, and the surface is nice and smooth. I would say that it's great for sketching, painting and multimedia and that it's the perfect size to take with you on your travels. It’s not what I would normally use as watercolour paper, however, when I watered down some gouache paint I was impressed that it held up well. I didn’t use excessive amounts of water but I used enough to test how the paper would handle it. It caused some slight rippling in the paper but that’s to be expected, and it didn’t ripple quite as much as I thought it would. You should be able to tell from the photos just how little the paper was affected by the water. In terms of size, it's slightly smaller than A5 but you wouldn't necessarily notice that when you're using it. I’ve never tried anything in this B6 size before so it was a great experience for me and is one that I’ll look for more often now. I love that it is made using recycled materials and that it comes with hardly any packaging. I also agree that it folds flat easily which I love and is exactly what I want when taking it with me on my travels or even just for using it at home. The bookmark ribbons, yes two ribbons, and the back inner pocket are a really nice added touch that most sketchbooks do not have and I think that helps to set this one apart from all the others. Overall, I think this is a great little sketchbook and a prefect alternative to some of the more expensive brands. I would very happily purchase this again and cannot recommend it enough!

This sketchbook is lovely, the pages are super smooth to the touch but thick enough to use both sides of the paper, even with ink or paints. It opens completely flat so if you like to, you can draw/paint across a 2-page spread easily & effectively. There is a little folder in the back for storage, which is a great useful detail, the elastic strap is also brilliant to keep the book securely closed. I've found sketching really nice with this sketchbook because the paper is so smooth, meaning the pencil rubs out very easily without damaging the paper and it's great to ink over with a fineliner. It arrived wrapped up in plastic with some information included about the company and the book, I think for environmental reasons it would be great to see this item wrapped with plastic free packaging and I'd love for there to be a vegan alternative to leather for the cover. Although the leather is nice quality, there was a small nick in the top of the leather on the spine when it arrived, but this doesn't affect the use of the sketchbook and if I wanted, I could just snip that piece off & it wouldn't be very noticeable. There were also a few pages with small spots of dried glue on them, but they peeled off very easily leaving no trace or damage, so this wasn't really a problem. Overall, I'm really enjoying working in this sketchbook, it's compact & high quality, perfect for travel & taking out and about with you. If you enjoy a silky-smooth paper that pens glide across easily & satisfyingly, you'll definitely enjoy working on these pages.

Très bon produit

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He recibido hoy este sketchbook y estoy encantada.Hojas gruesas perfectas para usar tintas, de un color blanco roto, con los bordes decorados que no molestan en nada a la hora de dibujar, en definitiva muy buena calidad.

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