My Top 3 Favorite Sketchbooks! 

Haha thank you! I appreciate you saying I'm professional! 😄

Underrated mean this person needs more attention not that they don’t have attention??

@@straycat696 yes it means they deserve more :))

😂😂 this comment legitimately made me cry out In laughter

Lol

Of course! I’m happy to help 😄

Yeah my canson xl has fallen apart since the making of this video... Makes me sad because it’s otherwise a pretty good sketchbook.

does it bleed through when going over with a marker

@@hasan_usman depending on the marker I tend to get it definitely bleeding through on the back of the page and some spots on the next page. if I'm using marker I usually put a scrap piece of paper behind the page and it's fine

@@meatlemonade9938 if u put a piece of paper behind it doesn’t bleed?

@@hasan_usman not in my experience, no. it might be different with different markers though

Thank you for this comment! And I’ll check out Seawhite of Brighton, maybe I’ll include the sketchbooks in my next top sketchbooks video. 😄

Thank you! I appreciate you saying that 😄

Haha thanks I appreciate it! 😄

This comment made my day. Thank you for being 500! 😄

Now it is at exactly 700 I want to sub but it’s too perfect😭😭😭

#959 here.... not a standout number... but it does mean he’s nearly doubled in 7 months! 🤗🤗🤗 Onwards and upwards :)

You're never too late! And thank you 😊

My mom is a first generation English immigrant, so I grew up with her and my grandparents saying it a ton haha. And yeah, my Canson Mix Media is falling apart now and I’m just frustrated 😂 high key wish I recommended a different notebook. Maybe the medium sized strathmore O-ring notebooks?

Ekpap I’m nottt even sure what I personally recommend...I’m trying to find good paper for charcoal,watercolor and markers bc I use them the most and I have found NOTHING..maybe strathmore?

Finding paper that works for charcoal, watercolor, and markers is gonna be difficult primarily because watercolor paper is super heavy and thick, with quite a lot of tooth. Whereas marker paper is going to be lighter, almost silky. I’ve only worked with charcoal a few times, so I’m not sure about that medium 😄 I would maybe check out some of Strathmore’s lineup!

Ekpap here’s an update. Canson is good. Not as good as others but good for water color cuz I just got done with a moleskine art one. You can’t blend charcoal, can’t use markers, water color makes the paper turn a different texture and can’t mix, and even pencils feel weird on it. But I’m going to use it for inktober

Very detailed update! Thank you! 😄 I hope the sketchbook serves you well for inktober despite it not working for other mediums.

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Thank you! And that's unfortunate :( I hope that you are able to find the sketchbooks eventually!

That’s good to know. And holy moly! A sketchbook a month? Wow you must be sketching for several hours a day then wow.

Ekpap yeah.... there’s nothing else to do during quarantine.... ugh

I have some Ohuho markers coming in the mail on Tuesday, and I will let you know then!

@@Ekpap okay! Don’t forget it’s really important hehe :) BTW new sub here

@@chhhyu Okay so I did a few experiments, and it seems that only the really dark markers bleed through, and multiple coats of lighter markers. The paper seems to soak up the markers semi-quickly, but not quick enough to make mixing impossible.

Haha thanks! 😄 And yes! I used the Strathmore 400 series for university this year. It’s a mixed media sketchbook with 100 pages, it’s pages are a tad light compared to most other mixed media being 60 lbs. Finding a sketchbook with higher paper thickness over 100 sheets is difficult because the thicker the paper, the less paper companies usually put into the notebooks. But I’d recommend the strathmore, here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0027A39PY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_B1mcFbRJ95PV0 For something more focused on heavy water coloring that is under 100 sheets, I would honestly go with a strathmore watercolor notebook. It will definitely produce better results if you plan on using more water color, but it only has around 50 pages: www.amazon.com/dp/B008HTD0BC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_48mcFb9VNM0XE

@@Ekpap Thank you so much!! Strathmore currently seems like the best option for me! 😅

Same, but that just might be because I usually use old note books instead of actual sketchbooks. What sketch books do you usually use?

Almost as heavy as my backpack back in high school 😯

I would have to agree, Field Notes are definitely pricy, and there are some field notes (particularly the Kraft series) that fall apart real quick. But if you do want one that lasts, I would say the best way to go might be the new spring edition, aka “vignette”. They have a double backed cardboard cover that’s much more rigid compared to other releases of Field Notes.

Thanks! 😄 Expect more content soon, I just finished university for the year so I have a lot more time to make videos.

That's the vertical dimensions of the notebook (how tall it is).

Thank you I appreciate it! 😄 And I bought the Moleskine one for around 20$.

Thankyou so much! Looking forward to your future videos!! ♡♥♡

It's pretty smooth! It's a little rough, but more smooth than it is rough.

Yes, It can! It’s watercolor paper, so it’s weight works pretty well with acrylic.

Depends on the markers! If it’s alcohol based markers, they will almost always bleed through at some point. The Moleskine has the most bleed resistance in my experience though!

Thanks bro

Yeah... Most good sketchbooks will be more expensive than cheap sketchbooks, that's just how it be.

Thanks 😊

Yeah the o-ring kinda is not good :/

Honestly same I had no idea what I was talking about when I made that video. I just thought it was important. (learned later it’s the thickness of the paper, but I have no idea why they describe it using pounds lol)

@@Ekpap Haha that's okay! we all make mistakes🤗