Pro-Art PA020504 Hard Bound Sketch Book, 11 by 14-Inch, Black (110 Pages)

First off: I love this book. I am a multimedia artist who either uses watercolors or charcoals and pencils.That being said there are pros and cons;Pros:It looks really nice on the outside, it has a texture to it and a black gloss cover. There are a lot of pages. The pages themselves are rather thick, if you use pencils or pastels this will be perfect for you.Cons: The only con I have for it is that the paper is not thick enough to hold water colors, does that stop me from painting in my sketch book? Nope. Unfortunately, that means that my painted pieces often end up rippled or warped. This is only when i use a lot of water. If I use minimal amounts of water it is typically fine but might still have a slight ripple or sometimes (like with the Sailor Moon photo) the paint won't stick, which sucks. I can't complain too much because it clearly is not advertised as a "multi-media sketchbook".This isn't a con for me but it worth noting: this is not travel sized. It takes up my whole lap and is big enough that I will put my laptop on it and use it as a small lap table 😅 the size doesn't bother me and I actually prefer it but, I figured it was worth mentioning. I'll attach pics of what I mean about rippling and such.Don't mind my photos too much, I'm on the messier side of arsty, the cover can easily be wiped down etc.

I was surprised by the size of his item. I know I ordered it but until I had in my hands I didn't consider its size.Don't get me wrong im happy with this sketchbook. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the paper on this sketchbook its very good. I would recommend it too anyone.

Paper feels great, it's good for ink and graphite for sure. I have not done any watercolor, gouache or alcohol marker with it since those are not my usual mediums. If you want a big sketchbook though with lots of room, this thing is great. It lays pretty flat and the size just allows you the space to be free versus being stuck in smaller sketchbooks.

The size of this art book is underestimated. I was surprised it was as large as it is when it arrived. I assumed it would be smaller than shown as normally most things are, however, this one seems to be a bit larger than the picture show. I specifically ordered the book to create my own large personal organizer, as I have 6 children, the smaller organizers won't do for my needs. It is durable and doesn't bleed the ink through very much to the other side. The page sizes are adequate and easy to turn without ripping. Though I wish the pages were a bit thicker. I will be purchasing more in the future for various projects including artwork!

This is a great sketchbook, if not extremely large. I haven't used it yet, but the paper is thinner and toothless, probably only suited for pencil, pen, and VERY light watercolor, maybe. The paper is very smooth and perfectly white, so if you like tooth, I wouldn't recommend. Other wise, it's very nice! It came perfect, just as pictured. No warping. The front is jet black and dimpled, so if you're like me, and put stickers on the front, they'll go on and come off with no problem. When i use it, I'll update my review.

Very nice quality book, it has held up for 6 months of me constantly tossing it around! very solid binding and beautiful cover texture, very much worth the buy.

the papers are nice, and so many pages, but there are some flaws on the cover, it's broken a little bit. probably the delivery problem, but it's fine.

Seems good so far, gift for someone. The ink pens aren't bleeding through but do see slight tracing. The book is thicker than most but is good. They are using it for art and said the paper also feels good.

the best book of its kind out there

I love the size of this sketch book and it lays flat on my desk with ease. The paper is smooth and ideal for all your pencil sketching needs of which I keep one for that sole purpose. The second one I have used with mixed mediums. The paper doesn't really like too much water but with adding various papers (aka decoupage) it does hold up. There is some waving to pages but I don't mind that as the purpose is for me to experiment and have them all in one place.

genuinely pleasantly surprised. nice glossy cover, stippled texture, sharp edges. inside, the paper is a lovely pure 'white~white' ~~~ NOT cream, as with other brands ~~~ & a very light 'tooth' but not too much {its not pulpy, in other words.} definitely superior to the Canson item i also looked at. would absolutely buy again.

Great quality!

This is a good quality item and pretty decent shipping time as well.