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Throughout history, Fabriano has been a premier name in paper-making with a reputation for quality, style, and excellence. In my 3-part series, I explore three contemporary Fabriano products and why that reputation is assured.
In this video, the third of the three, I share my purchase of Fabriano's Vergatone Notebook, named after the vergato or "laid" treatment of the books outside paper cover.
LINKS:
Pt. 1 of the Fabriano series: The HETRE Mignon Wishes Book
• Hetre Mignon Wishes Bo...
Pt. 2 of the Fabriano series: The Fabriano Bouquet Notebooks
• Fabriano Bouquet Noteb...
Pt. 3 of the Fabriano series: Fabriano Vergatone Notebook
• Fabriano Vergatone Not...
How to Use White Watercolor & Make Pastel Colors
• How to Use White Water...
Etchr Labs Sketchbook Review, "How Good Can They Be?"
• ETCHR Sketchbook Revie...
Nan Schifris artist Instagram:
/ _nans_art_
GEAR:
• Fabriano Vergatone Notebook (Orange)
• Daniel Smith custom pastel watercolors (mixes of Cadmium Orange, Phthalo Blue, etc. and Chinese white)
• Da Vinci 1523 Maestro Pure Kolinsky natural travel brush #10
• Grumbacher Goldenedge round synthetic brush #5
• Windsor & Newton Cotman round brush synthetic #4
• Faber Castell Polychromos, Prismacolor, and Arteza colored pencils
• Staedtler Fineliner and Arteza Fineliner pens
• Sakura Micron .02 pen
• Gelly Roll white gel pen
*** DISCLOSURE:
I have no affiliation with Fabriano or their companies, and I am not paid to promote these products. I purchased this product for my own personal use, and chose to share them with the art community.
MUSIC:
“Still Fall (instr)” by M.D. Campbell © 2021 M.D. Campbell • All rights reserved
Blog: www.markdcampbe...
Instagram: mdcampbellart
Facebook: m.d. campbell
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The intent of my channel is to bring videos of useful content to help fellow artists and art students with insightful information, as well as bring consumers real-world reviews on the products we're likely to buy and use every day.
I'm always grateful for feedback to help improve my channel, so please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
Thank you for your time watching! Cheers! ~ Mark
#fabriano
#fabrianopaper
#fabrianovergatone
#fabrianovergata
#vergatone
#vergato
#vergata
#laidpaper
#mdcampbellart

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14 окт 2024

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@MPLangerArt 3 года назад

Thanks Mark, this is great. I love Fabriano paper ! It's one of a handful of watercolour paper producers that use no animal gelatin in their sizing so with my chemical sensitivities I can use it with no fear of a reaction. Besides, it's wonderful paper. The book is beautiful and demonstrates the pride of workmanship Fabriano has. I love that you mentioned how fresh it smells, then went on to give us a vicarious but full sensory experience. Your drawing was sweet! Patricia

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

It's great to see you here, Patricia! I hope you are doing well and surviving the pandemic in style! lol! I understand the chemical sensitivities as it took me two decades to figure out I have a skin reaction to cardboard. It may be related to dust mites and their waste, but the dermatologist couldn't be sure. So now, when I handle boxes, I have to wash right away or wear gloves. So weird. Thanks for checking this video out and your lovely words! Just saw that you've got recent videos. Looking forward to checking them out! ~ Mark

@iritlandgraf 3 года назад

Yay! I'm so glad another fellow RU-vidr found this amazing sketchbook. I picked mine up at the Fabriano boutique in the Munich Airport shop (remember airport??) a year ago and am obsessed with it. Cult pens carry this book (I, alongside my viewers may have sold out their stock a couple of times...) and they shipped before Brexit for free over 70£, so if that's still the case, I'd stock up on these from their website. Thanks for the beautiful review, I hope more people will discover this sketchbook ❤️

@iritlandgraf 3 года назад

Lol writing as I'm watching. The magic is in the paper you say. I've spoken about this in my videos numerous times saying this paper is some crazy Fabriano paper voodoo and it's really special. Thanks for the slightly more scientific explanation 😂

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

@@iritlandgraf I love that "Fabriano paper voodoo!" It's so true and it's a little scary... but in a good way! lol!! Cheers! ~ Mark

@ChristinaTodd1970 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing these treats with us. Now I want one too.

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Thank you, Christina Todd! I understand the want, but be careful... it may become a need! lol!

@ChristinaTodd1970 3 года назад

@@MDCampbell I'm *always* trying to balance the want/need aspect. It's really hard!

@nanschifris8734 3 года назад

Mark, I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed this series on Fabriano products! You picked some wonderful gems with which to treat yourself! I hope we get to see some of your creations in these special books in the future. Thank you so much for the shoutout, my Friend! I’ve been working on some new series paintings and really enjoying myself. Many blessings to you and yours, nAn

@AurorasArtWorld 3 года назад

I just love that type of paper! Thick and chunky! Lol.. Great job on this series, Mark and congrats on your over all purchase!! You deserve the best! 💖

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

I really appreciate your feedback, my friend! This is totally your kind of paper. I can definitely seeing you using it. And yes, I admit it.... I'm a sucker for a deckled edge! lol! Stay well! ~ Mark

@ArtistJane 3 года назад

This is so tempting to buy! I’m always on a search for a great watercolor sketchbook! When you talked about sniffing and spidey senses, you made me think of my days working at Borders. There was a guy who would come in almost every Tuesday when we got the new magazines so he could smell them! 😂

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

LOL!! I wouldn't be shocked to find out that guy was me! lol! This sketchbook is tricky, though, because it's not like 100% cotton. It's got a wholly unique absorption and way of "accepting" a medium, that's not like other papers. I need to work with it to really understand it. Love how it holds color, though. A really good, tough paper!

@MirandaWatsonArt 3 года назад

This notebook looks really appealing for what I like to do. I'll keep it in mind!

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Honestly, I think any artist who knows good paper would treasure this one, despite cost or where it comes from. It's just really well made. Thank you for checking this one out! ~ Mark

@essietangle9931 3 года назад

Glad you said dip pen toward the end. I wondered why you weren’t using one, but that will come. I am afraid that if I invested in something like these I would just look at them and never get started 😊 thanks for the video, some🐇 cares. Boy am I ready for spring💐

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

I wanted to use the dip pen, but it seemed too obvious, Essie Tangle. I thought I'd try to demonstrate using items more likely to be used by all artists, not just my specific habits. I'm actually planning to change my home studio significantly. I've out-grown my converted crawl space. lol! I'd like to have different stations for different work. Not huge or anything, but maybe within reach of my office chair. I dunno yet. And yes, I do the same thing. I buy really nice gear and just stare at it for months. Why? Perhaps I'm just waiting for Spring, as well, because this has been a long cold winter and I'm ready to be outside again. A lot! lol! Hoping all is well on your end! Thank you for checking this out. ~ Mark

@BeckyTregear 3 года назад

I enjoyed your eloquent description of the book's texture and smell. I definitely need to find myself one of these! A great trio of videos overall.. 😊

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Thank you so much for checking these out, Becky! I appreciate your kind words and appreciate that _you_ appreciate books like these! :)

@vincenzonaso5341 2 года назад

Very nice drawing!

@MDCampbell 2 года назад

Thank you, Vincenzo Naso!

@1Letter23Numbers. 3 года назад

Great video, loved the bunnies. Irit Landgraf used one of these on her channel for a daily color challenge and the results were strikingly beautiful. I may have to splurge for mother's day and get a few to justify the shipping. Have a wonderful and amazing day!

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Thank you so much, 1 23!! I appreciate that! I'll have to check out Irit's videos. Would love to see how she used the books! And yes, that's why I bought three items, to justify the shipping! Crazy! lol!

@paranoiarpincess 3 года назад

I haven't watched this video yet, but I'm a bit of a paperphile so I'm really enjoying this series so far, thanks!

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

A paperphile! lol! I understand that perspective too well! lol!

@leanbeankelliqueen 3 года назад

Boy o boy I would luv this book!!

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

I can only agree! lol!

@MedaHalmaciu 3 года назад

Fabriano is probably may favorite brand of paper. Loved a glimpse onto your brush holder. Do you have a video on that?

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Thank you, Meda! I don't know if I ever did a brush tour of my case. Maybe that will be worth doing? It's the Etchr Field Case which I used to use for pens, but found I didn't use it for pens the way I thought. Since I got it a while back, I've used it for my brushes and it's gone all over the planet with my when I travel. It's perfect and very portable!

@MedaHalmaciu 3 года назад

@@MDCampbell It would be interesting to hear that story. I'm still in the process of building the perfect field kit for myself.

@leanbeankelliqueen 3 года назад

Ok so we came from the same pod!! My husband and kids call me a paper sniffer...and I luv to FEEL PAPER!

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Funny, I just got the new L.L. Bean catalog in the mail and the firs thing I did was smell the pages! LOL! And yes, this paper feels really really nice!

@MadebyDawn23 3 года назад

Thank you so much Mark for your video. I appreciate your support. I would love for you to describe the feeling of the books in your hand, like the texture of what you are feeling, please?

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

Thank you, too, Made by Dawn! I'm thrilled you enjoyed this one and I'm grateful for your kind feedback. As for the feeling of the book, it's very light yet feels very strong. You can tell right away it's well-made. The deep grooves of the orange cover paper is so unique to this book, that comparing it to other books is frivolous. While it's obviously not the same, imagine holding a freshly shucked ear of corn in your hand. The fresh, bumpy feel of each row gives a feeling unlike any other vegetable. It's satisfying and good. You can feel the energy within the ear of corn that grew it until that point when it was picked. This book has that same feeling. The neat, orderly grooves - firm to the touch, yet soft like a well-treated paper would be. It feels like running your hand over tree bark, but softer. A very organic experience.

@MadebyDawn23 3 года назад

@@MDCampbell wow one book gives all that. There's something to say about a book made with organic and natural materials. That book sounds like an unique experience. Thank you for sharing

@sailorfan86 Год назад

2023 checking😊 How’s it going with the sketchbook??? I used most mediums except Oils/oil sticks. Definitely will repurchase them.❤❤❤❤

@MDCampbell Год назад

Hi sailorfan86 and thank you for checking in on this one! Very kind of you to ask! It is a wonderful sketchbook, but unfortunately, it's one of those books that I'm "afraid" to use. lol!! Because a lot of my sketches are done on the fly, I wanted to reserve this one for more finished work. I've done several paintings in it, but not to the degree I had planned on. I think, because of your question, I will have to bring it to the forefront and get back into it again. Etchr sketchbooks have become my current favorite, so that's what I've been using more. Thank you again and hoping all is well on your end! Cheers! Mark

@sailorfan86 Год назад

@@MDCampbell indeed. It's a precious one. Take your time. I've overcome that hurdle. Absolutely love them. Funny enough I tried the Etchr sketchbook 230 CP and I wasn't much of a fan of the paper. Loved the seize but not so sure when it comes to the paper. Managed to do 3-4 sketches/painting I like thou. Maybe it wasn't the right time🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️. Anyways. All good on my end.😁

@notmetagaming 3 года назад

I am obsessed with paper lately, and just came here from another channel who who was talking about this paper and her enthusiasm made me buy 2 notebooks from cultpens halfway through her description, and now I'm here watching your intro writing this lol thanks for reviewing this paper Edit: your presentation is fantastic, everything about the video. The voiceover, the editing, the way you film and what you film, your drawing/painting. Subscribed and very happy to have found your channel

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

I'm sincere in saying thank you so much for your very kind words. I'm grateful you enjoy the work I do here, as I don't ask people for money or to contribute. I have a great job and love what I do. I only do these videos as a hobby and because it lets me enjoy touching on other skills I have. I'm really humbled that you mentioned the facets of editing, voice, etc. That means so much! Thank you for checking in and your valuable feedback! ~ Mark (oh, and I hope you enjoy the paper as much as I do. I just love working with it!!)

@notmetagaming 3 года назад

@@MDCampbell hey can you do me a favor? So I just received my 2 vergatone notebooks yesterday and painted on them for the first time today after receiving a set of vintage watercolors from the 1800s 😁 and I am loving the paper...but I noticed something very peculiar. Holding my phone's flashlight to the paper and moving it back and forth I noticed the light was catching reflections off little tiny particles randomly, like very fine mica powder. I notice it on multiple pages and also on the paint I just put down, which for sure doesn't have mics powder in it, plus it's catching reflections on the blank papers. Can you see if you can catch any reflections and notice any tiny particles in your paper? Thanks! I just uploaded a short clip on my channel showing what I'm talking about, it's on every page. Only noticable with a flashlight and looking really carefully

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

@@notmetagaming I just examined my whole book and didn't see any reflective particles, at all. Weird. Very weird. I tried it in both dark and light, too, but no result. I wonder what it is?

@notmetagaming 3 года назад

@@MDCampbell I have no idea. Some of the pages were also stained with a weird red stain, which is what I initially noticed and after showing them over at cult pens they decided they would replace both books. I haven't let them know about the particles yet, I should email them and let them know about those as well. The strangest part is I ordered the small and medium size, and both books have the small reflective particles randomly on every page in both books it's so strange

@MDCampbell 3 года назад

@@notmetagaming I'm very happy to hear they will replace them. It's extremely strange, but something worth noting and seeing if others have the same issue. Definitely a deal-breaker, especially with the staining! That's not acceptable. I'm glad you shared this with me. Thank you!

@TinaGaspard 2 года назад

I haven't seen much about the Vergatone notebook, outside of Irit Landgraf's channel. I am OBSESSED with the paper in this. Since you seem to be a big paper guy, do you happen to have a recommendation for a similar paper OR even better, any inside info on which Fabriano paper they use in the Vergatone notebooks??

@MDCampbell 2 года назад

I'm like you and I really enjoy this book, as well. I have not seen the paper in this book sold in sheets or in other books, or even anything close to it. The pulp is really fine and produces some fabulous results. I'm a big fan of their hot press papers mostly because I love the way I can blend on them. But this paper is unique. I'll feed back here if I find anything else that I might recommend. Thank you for checking this one out! Cheers! ~ Mark

@TinaGaspard 2 года назад

@@MDCampbell Thank you for replying. The paper really is magic. I hope they decide to sell it on its own someday!

@thefrostedblueberryart 3 года назад

I’m excited to see this is actually very affordable for the quality here in England! £28 delivered from one of my go to online shops. But I can’t find anywhere that has an indication of gsm for this notebook - Mark, may I ask if you can describe what gsm you think it is? Although it’s affordable for the quality I would like to have a better idea of thickness as I really do love using wet media and doing so on both sides of the page. Many thanks in advance!