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Moleskine notebook are known to have great quality sketchbooks. Conveniently shaped, with durable paper, the moleskine sketchbooks never let me down. I'm not sure about other artists, but I am the sort of person who has a thought process of the nicer the book looks the nicer my pictures inside have to be. This can act as a hindrance to those trying to get quick sketches in. For this these books are fantastic.
For these particular notebooks, it should be noted that I suggest these as sketchbooks if you're ONLY going to be sketching. The paper is smooth, but contrary to what you'd expect, graphite will not wander around the paper, even if you rub your finger over it. A school I hope to attend requires a sketchbook as part of the application process, and I have always hated sketchbook sketchbooks due to the simple fact that three days after starting one my first picture would be blurred. After carrying these around for well over a month, even purposefully rubbing two pages together, the only smudges I found were from unpressed graphite pencils.
Pen should be avoided if you wish to use both sides of the paper. It is extremely thin paper, and even pigmented ink that lays on the surface only of the page will show through simply because of how thin the paper actually is. Pens that bleed through paper you might as well forget about now. With how sensitive the paper is to pen, it goes without saying that this paper will support absolutely no wet media.
Please note that many, including these, Moleskine notebooks contain eggshell/off-white pages. This could pose a problem for those of you that use colored pencils, chalk, or markers in your work. These are not the hard-covered or even soft-covered imitation leather journals. Thin,natural, undecorated card stock is all you get.
These are by far some of my favorites, because they easily become personalized with the doodles you are tempted to draw on the cover and you are not 'scared of drawing' because of the price of the notebooks themselves. Knowing you have two more stashed away after opening the package just makes the experience more enjoyable. For all of you artists out there, enjoy!
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Pages are really, REALLY thin and flimsy. You will not be able to draw on the back of your pages unless you want to see the drawings from the reverse side through your new work. If you still want this sketchbook, know that you'll need to put a thicker sheet of paper under every page you work on because even medium pressure will make dents on the opposite page, rendering that one (and possibly a couple more below it) useless too. It's only good for light pencil work. If you do a lot of quick pencil sketches on the go, you might like this. But even in that case there are better small sketchbooks out there.I was required to have these notebooks for an art class, but I will never purchase them again.
Overall, here's how I'd rate this:
for quick pencil sketching: 3 stars
for everything else: 2 stars
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I purchased these to make custom journals and sketchbooks. I wanted a blank, sturdy cover to handle not only gesso but acrylic paints, transfers, and mediums as well. This notebook has exactly that, and this is one of the most durable non-hardback notebooks I've seen yet. The back cover is actually a folder/flap to hold papers (which easily tear out of parts of the book).The binding is nice, the paper quality is fantastic (both lined and blank). I was very surprised at how great the paper was with graphite, charcoal, and ink given the price. This is definitely a great value for students and art enthusiasts on a budget. The size varieties are nice, ranging from pocket size to full notebook.
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