It's not an uncommon problem for sketchbooks with thicker paper. But if you do, then the work won't look as nice, but hey you're drawing across a gutter so the work will be cut anyway. If you don't draw across the gutter, it's not something to worry about. groups of paper bound together), you may see some glue. The binding is quite good, just that for those pages between signatures (e.g. Paper is bound in six signatures and can open flat. Since the paper is thick, there are only 48 pages. The paper is said to be from an European mill but there's no mention which one. The bright white paper is 300gsm coldpress. It can fit a Connoisseur sable travel brush or Rosemary brushes. One nice feature of the sketchbook is there's an elastic brush holder at the top. Corners of the sketchbook are rounded off. It's a hardcover that comes with a ribbon marker, elastic band and back pocket. This watercolour sketchbook comes in two sizes, 3.5 by 5.375 inches and 5 by 8 inches (that's A5). So I'm still not sure if the original had actually used real cotton paper. And finally in late 2016, the 100% cotton label was dropped. These were previously marketed as 100% cotton paper but there were questions about how true that was. The Pentalic watercolour journal features 300gsm coldpress paper. I'm using MSRP for comparative cost.Pentalic produces many different types sketchbooks and their so called Watercolor Journal is one worth checking out. In these days of super sales and discounts of 50% expected off a artifically high MSRP, it's impossible to give accurate prices. Individual artists will have as many different opinions as painting styles!įirst, is this meant for students or professional artists? I love how they respond to the paint and the overall affect. Sometimes I work with difficult papers just because Paper's feel is difficult to quantify but very important to the artist. The brush or seem to resist it? Can I work quickly and easily or do I have to keep in mind the paper's quirks as How does the paper feel to work on? Does it respond well to This is my personal viewpoint on the paper. They are supported by the ads shown and selling my paintings. These reviews are to simplify the confusing world of non standard artist materials. I bought all of the supplies reviewed on this page with my own money. I can't wait to try the new square format! (I generally pass them on to my kids and husband if they don't hold up.) I will continue to try new ones, but as I currently have one in the mail since I'm down to my last few pages in my current Pentalic book, I'll probably continue using the Pentalic Aqua Journal as my primary sketchbook. I try almost every new watercolor and otherwise sketchbook on the market. I love the cover, nice and easy to clean. But the paper quality is there for detail if I need it for a few touches, just not layers of washes. It dries quickly, works just enough to limit me to fast sketches rather than agonizing over details. I'd love an amazing paper in a journal, but a good solid paper is probably best for a journal, after all. I don't want to even think about the cost of each page as I use it so I do like something fairly inexpensive.įor a less expensive option, I'd use the Strathmore Visual Journal (Review here). And I use my sketchbook almost every day. Good handmade paper is too expensive to be in a casual sketchbook, really. However, cheap handmade paper is just not workable for long as a sketchbook - I can't even get 3 washes out of it so I don't use my beautiful handmade paper sketchbooks anymore. I always wish for something a little better, with 100% cotton paper maybe and a little less regular patterned paper, more like handmade paper. I haven't found one with better or more consistent paper. Pentalic Aqua Journal is a good, solid choice for a sketchbook. The great advantage is you can always have the sketchbook with you and it's easier to start a fresh page. If I get more serious and spend more than 15-20 minutes on a sketch, I switch to a Arches block. Rough, loose sketches are my goal, not polished layers. Not looking for perfect, just acceptable here. Plus, I sketch a lot in Southern humidity. I'm sketching quickly so I want to keep working. It has to soak up water well enough to do the next wash soon. Very disappointing, but it doesn't have the weird clay coat that a journal like Moleskine uses to beef up its really inferior watercolor paper, so that's good. When it became easy to find, no cotton was in the description so I assume it's a cellulose paper. I've been using this journal for a few years and I'm pretty sure they started out making it with cotton paper, then it became impossible to get for about a year. It's acid free 140# (300gsm) watercolor paper, so if I'm painting a few washes it doesn't buckle all over the place. Currently the Pentalic Aqua Journal is my go to painting journal.
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