Curtisward Bockingford tinted watercolour paperīockingford makes a sketchbook which contains tinted watercolour paper in mixed pastel shaded. There is something lovely about using tinted/toned papers that really make your highlights ping. Glued on the short edge, this is a smooth white paper that’s also fairly cheap to use.īuy from Amazon Love these tinted watercolour sketchbooks Glued on the short edge, it’s a smooth paper that’s very economical.Īlso very similar – Clairefontaine Paint’On A5 Multi-Technique PadĤ0 Sheets (80 pages), 250gsm. This is a natural white, A4 mixed media sketchbook including 50 sheets (100 pages) of paper. What’s neat about this watercolour sketchbook is that it has a perforation near the spine, so you can easily tear a page out if you want. It has a blue linen hardback cover with an elastic band to keep your work safe. It has 50 Sheets (100 pages) of hot-pressed (smooth) paper with a weight of 220gsm. Moz Art sells a really economical A4 watercolour pad. Another sketchbook that’s similar to the Moleskine, although I think the Moleskine cover appears slightly better in quality.īuy from Amazon I also like the A4 watercolour Journal from Moz Art I’m not quite so keen on this cover as I prefer the ability to wipe the cover if I spill paint on it by mistake.īuy from Amazon Seawhite Watercolour Travel JournalĦ0 pages, 200gsm, NOT finish watercolour paper (slight texture). This sketchbook is similar to the Moleskine but has a bound cardboard cover covered with a black linen-like material. At the back, there is a pocket that you can store things in if you wish.Īlso very similar – Hahnemuhle Watercolour Paper SketchbookĦ0 pages, 200gsm, which is available in textures fine and rough. It has an elastic enclosure to hold the pages together so they don’t bend in transport. It has a bound cardboard cover which is black and shiny with a slight texture (a leather-like look). The paper is 200gsm cold-pressed/NOT (medium texture) surface. They have a very slightly off-white paper with lovely round corners with 60 pages. My personal favourite hardback watercolour sketchbooks are made by Moleskine. You can also get tinted (pastel shades) watercolour paper and toned mixed media paper which I will talk more about later. You don’t have to stick to white paper sketchbooks Back at the holiday house, I worked in a larger A4 watercolour sketchbook as space was not an issue. For example, on holiday recently, I took a small A6 sketchbook that fitted in my pocket for a chilly morning on the beach. Where you are going to sketch will probably influence the size of your sketchbook. Choosing the size of your watercolour or mixed media sketchbook With mixed media sketchbooks, the paper tends to be a light grain, perhaps slightly smoother than cold pressed. You can also get a rough texture paper, which might work well if you want to paint loose landscapes allowing the texture to show through. There’s cold pressed (also known as NOT) a medium texture paper. What sort of surface texture do you prefer? With watercolor paper, you can choose from hot-pressed which is smooth and good for detailed work. If you like the ability to tear out your drawings after you’ve finished them, glued pads might be a good option for you. However, with a hardback sketchbook, you can work across the spreads to create panoramic sketches. They are also good for working outside, whereas a hardback one takes up twice the space when it’s open. Ringbound sketchbooks mean that you also have the ability to tear a page out without ruining the rest of the book. If you like to keep your sketches all together, then a good choice would be either a ringbound watercolour sketchbook or a hardback one. The type of binding of your sketchbookĪlong with the weight of your paper, think about the type of binding you would prefer. The heavier the paper the less it will wrinkle up when you apply water or wet media. If you choose a watercolour sketchbook with a weight of 200gsm or more you should certainly get better results. Generally, watercolor and mixed media sketchbooks have heavier paper than standard sketchbooks and can take a lot more punishment. ![]() The weight of your watercolor or mixed media paper Consider switching to a watercolor or mixed media sketchpad, which will prevent this from happening so much. If you’ve been working with mixed media or watercolors in an ordinary cartridge paper sketchbook, you’re probably finding that the papers are buckling with the water.
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