Strathmore 566-8 500 Series Hardbound Mixed Media Art Journal, 8.5x11 32 Sheets

I bought this as a birthday gift for my more artistically inclined friend. She loves the texture and says theres minimal if any sharpie bleeding (shes a sharpie artist who also dabbles in watercolors) and says its her fanciest sketchbook to date. Overall a great gift for artists!

Great price for practice. But not for professional use. The paper cannot absorb enough water and colors can’t spread smooth on the top. One good for wet on wet technique but if you only paint one layer of color, it’s ok.

I love this kind of mixed media paper in this journal . It takes a lot of paint , water and layers without buckling . Ive not yet really got into this particular purchase as I have a project planned for it , but Ive used these journals before in different sizes and I cant go past them. This purchase was extremely good value for money too. I cant wait to get my project started !

This is one of my new favorite watercolor sketchbooks! I loved it! I had no issues with the paper buckling with the amount of water I placed on it. This will definitely be my go to sketchbook in the future!!!

I actually really like this product, but the images online are very misleading. In the picture, it looks like a brown hardcover (which is what I was looking for) but in fact, its not. It is a black hardcover. I dont mind either, but I would have preferred brown. Just be aware in case you are looking particularly for a brown cover. Besides that, the quality of this product is absolutely amazing and I havent had any issues using different types of media. Ive used watercolor, markers, highlighters, ink, etc. and nothing bleeds through, which is a godsend! Perfect gift for yourself or any of your art friends!

awesome, so pleased came in like literally three days very very happy

I use mine for gouache painting which doesnt take too much water. I have not tried it for ink or watercolor.

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These make excellent travel journals and sketchbooks. The paper will hold a wash without buckling and is smooth enough for pen and ink work. I use both sides of a page without any bleed through.

Works good with my promarkers and copic markers.