StrathmoreToned Sketch Spiral Paper Pad, Multi-Colour,14 cm X 21.6 cm

I'm using this sketchbook to learn to sketch with inks and markers. The tone is beautiful, and the paper feels good and on the rough side. It's an A5 size, and the coil is good. I feel it will be good for pencils and coloured pencils, not so sure about watercolour. Warm grey markers look good on the tone.This is not on the book, but I wish I knew this when I bought it:- The paper is thick-ish, but both markers and pens like the Staedtler lumocolor would bleed through and show on the other side of the paper. The bleed isn't massive, but still noticeable. Shouldn't be terrible for practicing lines, but you don't want this type of bleed on your good drawings.- The Staedtler fine liner 0.3 (don't have thicker ones) struggles with the ink flow because of the roughness of the paper. I am still using them though, but the line gets breaky sometimes. Maybe a 0.5 would fare better! The 0.3 works great on smoother paper.

My favourite sketchbook for the first part of my workflow, I use it for coming up with loose work like thumbnails and design., I am from the UK and always order these, don't mind the wait.. Used them through university doing Game Art Design and now using them as an emerging professional. White pencil works great on top! Great to take with you to always be drawing and solid enough to keep sturdy. 10/10!

It is an A5 book. I have not yet used coloured pencils on it as I have ordered the Arteza ones and they havent arrived yet. I love the book Tho. It is highly quality, the front cover is a little thin but it doesnt bother me. I have shown the book in comparison to the size of my hand for any1 wondering. The back cover (last photo) is much thicker and sturdier than the front.

This is great for pencil sketches but with the disadvantage of being a little thin.That said the effect can be quite striking if you can keep your hands off it and stop it stretching.I would still recommend it and I do still use it.Wish they made it twice as heavy is all.It’s cheap to buy and a nice size to carry about so all in all a good value purchase.

The paper is of excellent quality and quite suitable for sketching.

This was a gift for a beginner artist. It was received well - she loves the quality of the paper and also how it shows light colours (such as white) pop :)Just to let people know, graphite pencils, coloured pencils and gel pens worked fine. However, watercolour and sharpie showed through to the other side, so you might want to be careful when you are using those mediums.It's a great alternative to ordinary white paper when you want to try something different. I might even get one for myself!

This is about A% size. Small enough to carry and big enough for detail.Nicely toned pages on good quality and thick paper.

Very good paper quality, however if you are using paint pens on this paper you should expect some rip-age of the page. But with that being said charcoal is a very good medium to use with this paper