It's not easy for a watercolorist to find a good sketchbook. Sure, there's lots of excellent books with superb quality paper but they only have a few pages and cost a buncha bucks. Then there's the sketchbooks that claim to be able to handle "washes" and promptly turn to wet toilet paper with the touch of a brush.
I am a fan of Moleskine but their limited sizes and over inflated, hipster pricing is too much for me. I recently purchased a Stillman & Birn Alpha Series sketchbook in the effort to find a happy medium. I am impressed with the paper's ability to withstand watercolor washes and the minimal bleed-through. The lack of color integrity is disappointing but it is a sketchbook after all.
I feel the same way about writing notebooks. I try all different ones but usually end up going back to a standard wide-ruled one-subject notebook for my notebooking needs. I also use a bookjournal (unlined - I wish they were lined) to keep track of bloggy stuff.
ReplyDeleteI bet you also have more notebooks & journals than you can possibly use?
DeleteI have a mild compulsion to always purchase another sketchbook (and pens and brushes and paints).
I.cannot.stop.myself.