Sketchbook - Lake Blue - 12x12cm - 140g - 80 Sheets - Hard-Bound - Multipurpose Drawing Paper | Hard-Bound Pocket Notebook, 140 GSM/94 lbs Paper, Acid-Free Cream Blank Paper, Ribbon Bookmark, and Elastic Closure

This is a sturdy little book that carries well with its rounded corners and wipeable cover. The paper is smooth like Hot Pressed and off white cream coloured. The pages have rounded corners too. It’s stitch bound in signatures and opens completely flat (after the outer lining papers which are glued to the first and last signatures). Ideal for ink without bleed-through, I’ve used fountain pen, fine liner and brush pen happily. Watercolour is a bit marginal -the 140gsm paper holds the water on the surface for a while (no texture and I’m guessing surface sized) and buckles quite easily. Once wet, the paper is very fragile and prone to scuffing if overbrushed. That said, at this size (12x12cm) it’s still useable for line and wash if you don’t go overboard with the water. At the price it’s an ideal book for quick sketches and it can tolerate light watercolour washes, wherever those fit into your practice -even if it’s just to get you into a daily sketching habit. Recommended

I was really pleasantly surprised with this sketchbook. For the price it far surpassed my expectations. Paper: The paper is off-white and extremely thick. I have done pieces creating multiple media type (namely, watercolours, ink, and alcohol based markers)on the paper, with absolutely no bleeding. The paper is thick, meaning the sketchbook itself appears like it has sat more than 80 sheets. It is smooth textured like printer paper, not like watercolour or typical textured paper found in many sketchbooks. This makes it an excellent choice for alcohol markers particularly if you do this kind of art. I really saturated the page with black alcohol marker and it was just visible in some areas on the other side, with absolutely no bleeding through to the page behind. That’s very rare for this price range I find. Colour: the colour is vibrant and as shown. Cover: The hardback cover is extremely sturdy but not heavy, meaning this sketchbook is very lightweight but its contents are well protected. With a lot of pressure there’s some fleecy to it, a bit like a hardback moleskine. The cover is smooth and I’m not sure if it’s leather or not, but itr feels nicely made. It’s not as dense and heavy as some sketchbooks can be which might make it feel a bit less sturdy, but I think that makes it much more convenient to have on the go or in your bag without feeling like you need to lose the extra weight. Quality: the binding is functional and holds well. The elastic strap around the front is a common but useful feature. It’s sturdy, vividly coloured, and looks far more expensive than it is. The paper is very thick and the off white colour gives it a high quality look and feel. A really good gift or treat, but the off white colour should obviously be taken into account depending on what media you use and whether the lack of a white background will alter the appearance of what you want to achieve. To summarise I think it’s really clear I’d recommend this product. It’s great not just for the price point, but in general. It would make an excellent gift for anyone interested in art, doodling, or even as a plain notebook. It would also be great for kids due to how thick the paper is and how much it can hold, and the bright coloured cover. I bought another in a larger size as I liked this that much. It has outperformed far more expensive sketchbooks I’ve owned previously. Finding sketchbooks that make me enjoy creating art and make it easy to just grab something and create (without having to grab stuff to protect the page behind or use a specific type of paint or drawing material) is awesome. In hospital needed something to do. Creating helps me… escape.

It's well-made and great for my doodle art. I love the colour, size and paper thickness/texture. No bleed through for fine lines with Uni/Pigma pens, but a bit of bleed through/shadow with thicker pens/brushes. This doesn't bother me enough to fault it, as it's fine once the other page has been doodled on, but it might to others. Oh & alcohol markers will defo bleed through and be a two-for-one image.

Great sketch book. Big and bright. Good quality paper. Haven't tried watercolour yet, but should be able to hold up to a little water. Paper is a bit yellow, but I'm ok with that

Lovely sketchbook for coloured pencils, fine liners and journalling. In my opinion, it's not suitable for watercolour as the paper warps easily and sometimes shows through to the other side of the paper. Go for 200gsm+ if you're after a watercolour sketchbook. This paper is creamy and not white which I like, gives my pages more depth and it takes polychromos pencils so well. I have only removed a star because I just don't find it suitable for watercolour but the descriptions states it is.

Cute decent sized sketchbook that i carry everywhere with me! The paper is nice quality and its just what i wanted. Will definitely be buying more in the future

These are my favourite little sketch books, the paper is very smooth and thin but good quality. They work well to use with posca pens with very little bleed through. lots of pages, great for travel to slot in a pocket or a small bag. The cover on mine is still pristine even after being taken on a lot of journeys. It's really good value.

Lovely sketchbook, great quality, paper, nice thickness and smooth. Good for drawing, felt pens, basic alcohol marker pieces and drier watercolour or gouache painting.

Cercavo un'alternativa alla carta Moleskine che soffre molto la penna stilografica e ho deciso di dare una possibilità a questo taccuino dopo averne letto online. Devo dire che la resa è ottima: li uso per scrivere e la carta, adatta per gli sketch, è ottima anche per sedute di scrittura piuttosto lunghe. La penna scorre molto bene, non ci sono sbavature, l'inchiostro asciuga velocemente e non passa da parte a parte. Ottimi per il prezzo senza dover ricorrere a marche più blasonate come Rhodia o Midori per la scrittura con stilografica.

I have been using Talens Art Creation books for years and they never disappoint me. You can use every typ of medium on it and the papper is nice and smooth. The color is so pretty in person and the size is smaller then I normaly work in but it's fun to change sizes sometimes. Highly recommend this sketchbook!

J'adore le format carré de ce carnet, il est également plus facile à transporter avec soi de par son petit format.

This paper is great for art as long as you don't use a lot of water. I can use light water with inks and it's fine but if I want to do a watercolour it's really warps. The paper is nice and smooth and doesn't bleed. I really like the colours available for the cover.

Les meilleurs cahiers pour le sketchbooking. Feuilles peu épaisses mais glisse bien.