Jumbo Square & Chunky Black Cloth Sketchbook - 25 X 25 cm - 140 GSM All-Media Cartridge White Paper - 95 Square Sheets Ideal for Pencils, Pens, Light Washes

i ordered this sketchbook because an artist i follow online uses these and recommended them. i really love the square format and the size (10”) - it’s hard to find square sketchbooks and rarely can i find them in the 10” size. (most are 8” or smaller.) so i was excited to finally find this available to order via amazon. i love the hardcover binding. it’s a very good looking sketchbook. and i love that it’s so big, 96 pages! my only disappointment is that the paper is not super great for acrylic paint, which is what i generally use sketchbooks for. the description clearly says that it is cartridge paper, which i think is the british way of saying regular printer paper, so i knew what i was ordering. it’s not advertised as being heavyweight or even really meant for wet media. but i guess since i saw an artist i know who paints using oils and acrylics was using it for a sketchbook, i thought maybe the paper would accept paint better than it does. it’s not awful - i can paint in it and i will use it happily. but because the paper curls a bit and the paint/moisture bleeds through to the back of the paper, i probably won’t paint on the back of each sheet the way i usually do in a sketchbook. so that will make it not quite as big as i hoped. but the large-ish square format is still really helpful so i will keep playing with it. maybe if i prep the pages with gesso or gel medium it will help. (i did not so far do that.) i’m still more or less pleased with it and glad i tried it out. i’m kind of a sketchbook hoarder! lol but i probably won’t order another one in this exact style again. maybe i’ll just use this one more for dry media sketching or even journaling or collaging. (i haven’t tried collaging yet.)

Prompt shipping, and the product is adequate. Sturdy binding, nice feel, and the tooth of the paper is really smooth. Ink doesnt feather on the paper. It is, however, a little bit on the thin side, so Id recommend putting a stronger paper behind the page youre working on if you dont want markers to bleed through to two fresh pages. Otherwise, its my favorite sketchbook.

Contacted seller. The paper and binding are strudy and good for pen and ink and light water color but the packaging and handling was a problem.

This sketch book is so good! It works amazing with other media and is amazing quality! I really recommend this sketchbook!! Watercolor works amazing,ink,acrylic,alcohol markers and more!!

Came damaged

I am delighted to have discovered this sketchbook! Its great for mixed media.

Sketch book is very good

I am fairly new to keeping a sketchbook, but I was looking for something that had paper suitable for a variety of media and that came in a larger format. Seawhite and Brightons sketchbooks do just that. I love the ten inch square format- it gives me much more freedom than A5 sketchbooks that seem to be so widely available. The book is sturdy and well made- the pages are bright white with a slight tooth ( which I really like- not as slick as moleskine)- and it stays pretty close to completely flat when opened. So far the paper has been great with pens, brush markers, and watercolor that I typically use. The paper buckles slightly with the watercolor and only slight ghosting is visible with the brush markers. The company was very kind and prompt when I asked questions about them sticking their watercolor sketchbooks on Amazon- we might be seeing those soon! I ordered their A3 sketchbook and it arrives today along with the starter staples A4 sketchbooks- so excited. Im thrilled about the A3 size and hope that they stock the case bound book soon too! Im already a big fan. I will try to post pictures that show how the paper performs.

So many pages!! Easy to work with!! Sturdy.... get them while you can because they dont stay in stock long..!! love, love, love..!!

Excellent quality pages and binding.