Looks great for traveling-- when you really want to lighten up your load. Also I like they seem a lot less precious than the hardcover, like it is okay to have a bad sketch.
My favourite brand so far, especially for watercolour. I personally use Alpha (red) for sketches, light wash and inking (large portrait format, 150gms, medium grain surface, white), and Beta (blue) for watercolour (landscape format, 270 gms, cold-pressed surface, White), both are softcover sketchbooks without spirals (but hardcover with/without spirals are also available). Some online shops also offer free S&B paper samples packs.
@@yayoatmeal As far as I know, you can buy the samples pack from Jackson's art supplies shop, it's based in the UK and has an online shopping platform with great international shipping rates: www.jacksonsart.com/stillman-birn-sample-pack-of-6-sheets-10-x-15cm-1-per-customer
Worked at an art store and we just have these in laying around. We are having a tough time getting em back in though so, I’ve basically got like 4 of em to hold me over till the dark ages are over. So far, I like the gamma Nd epsilon ones the best. Thought the epsilon would be bad for pencil because it’s smooth. But, I got the last one out of curiosity and somehow it defies all logic and layers graphite like a boss. Especially since I mainly do pencil and than blend it using a tombow marker blender, somehow it feels like cheating.
Thanks! I prefer the soft cover and I have not tried Stillman and Burn yet. I almost always grab one of my soft-cover sketch books; my only hardbound book is almost empty:-)
I love these thick softcover sketchbooks, I wish they were sold somewhere in the UK. But I think we must have our own brand version somewhere, or it's just not in demand. I'm in need of a new one after finishing my Derwent Journal.
I don't know why but I like softcover sketchbooks but it is not so easy to find . I also prefer to read books in soft covers that are already mostly used.
I'm wanting to create a flipbook using one of these small landscape sketchbooks. I'm struggling to decide which is the right book for me to use, as i need the pages to be thin and flexible for me to be able to flip through. Also i need the right type of paper to draw the sketches in, either with watercolour or with pencil crayons. Can you help me decide which is the best type of book to use?
Hi! I have a question and I'd be very grateful if I get an answer. Do these sketchbooks contain animal products/byproducts? I often email certain brands and often times they don't respond. I haven't contacted Stillman and Birn yet. I thought maybe somebody would be kind enough to help in case the company doesn't write back.
why did you make your lenovo video in your playlist private? I was just about to watch it to see what my options were, and the video turned up private.
Teoh Yi Chie Ah, alright! I've been subbed for awhile as I enjoy your opinion on drawing tablets. I'm on the verge of making a decision, though part of me is waiting to see what the new surface may look like. However, I've seen some pretty good tablets as of late. I'm looking forward to seeing your take on the Lenovo!
I have the Beta Stillman & Birn. It’s heavy enough to handle Daler Rowney System 3 or Golden acrylics. I’m going to use mine for plein air. (There’s a video on priming the Beta for oil at www.stillmanandbirn.com/blog/?p=2716 .)
Oh, I just checked. For the thinner paper, they are usually the same texture on both sides. But for the thicker paper, sometimes the texture on both sides may not be the same. You can see it being mentioned in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8Quj0ezHLl0.html
Samantha Schubert I have the Beta and there's different texture on both sides. However, they pair them off so that when you open it flat both sides have the same texture. It's convenient if you do sketches across both pages because there won't be a sudden change in texture.
