Strathmore 460-55 400 Series Visual Watercolor Journal, 140 LB Cold Press, 5.5x8, 22 Sheets , White

This journal sports very heavy weight paper, and is serving my water-color journaling project very well. I wish I could get this same journal in a slightly larger square (8 x 8?) but love the feel of each sheet.

The paper is not great for watercolor. Overall good for practice and sketching.

Great sketchbook for all media. Light washes only for watercolors, it will pill if overworked.

My first art journal. Great size and has stood up well to the various mediums Ive used in my journal pages. Mod Podge, inks, paints, glues, pencils... the paper is sturdy and the texture is smooth and easy to work with.

Im annoyed with this journal because it came with a huge horizontal crease through the middle of all of the pages. Its hard to take a picture of it, but I tried. The paper quality is fine, though, and Im keeping the journal because its just too much of a hassle to exchange it.

I do calligraphy with fine line pens and tombows.. I also have some of the glitter brush pens (slipping my mind at the moment of the brand) and this book is perfect for them. I bought a marker book for my tombows and it was horrible, they bled through.. more about that on my review for that art book tho. Let’s get back to this book. The paper is super smooth, which makes it perfect for erasing pencil if you need to... colours lay out on it wonderfully. I really can’t say enough about the awesomeness of this book!!! Only con I have (which isn’t even the books fault) is with tombows you do have to wait about 90 seconds to dry before running your hand over the ink.

I like this journal so much that I bought a second one before finishing the first! I jump from hobby to hobby but drawing is “my first love”. I like to experiment with different media: watercolor pencils, markers, gel pens, watercolors, sharpies and uni-posca markers. This journal is just the right size for me (5.5 in x 8 in) it fits perfectly in my purse if I decide to carry it around but big enough to do a drawing that keeps engaged for a couple of hours. I am not always able to do a drawing per day like I was planning to, but it doesn’t have anything to do with the journal! The pages are thick enough to draw, paint in both sides. I have been using watercolors in mine: if I use a lot of water the pages would warp a little but it’s not a big deal to me. I am pretty sure I will stick with this brand and size for a while.

Its a great product. I absolutly love this sketch book. Paper is great quality, absolutly worth the money! I will order more!

Love this as a journal for painting class - less expensive stuff but nice. Just a bit odd-shaped.

Great deal