ARTEZA Mixed Media Sketchbook, 11x14 Inches – 2-Pack, 60 Spiral-Bound Sheets, 110 lb Acid-Free Paper for Wet & Dry Media: Acrylic, Ink & Pencil

Good quality serving the artist with a paper medium that does the job.

Satisfied

This has quickly moved up to my favorite "practice" watercolor painting pad. Lets be real for a minute: watercolor paper is EXPENSIVE!!! So instead of using actual 140 lb WC paper every time I want to just play around with WC, Ill use this (guilt-free). I use it mainly to practice painting a certain flower or different styles of watercolor, for getting an idea of a painting I am wanting to do, or for trying out different color palettes, new colors, new brushes, different techniques, etc. I refuse to waste my REAL, high-quality, EXPENSIVE WC paper on this. I just want to reiterate this: This is NOT specifically made for watercolor painting, so if you're looking to apply layer after layer, puddle after puddle, this is NOT that type of paper. NOTE: the last photo I enclosed gives you an idea of this paper pad compared to Strathmore, hot pressed, 140 lb WC paper. The biggest difference (to me) is the WC dries MUCH faster & a bit differently. This pad will bleed colors through water but differently & less vigorously than real WC paper would (if that makes sense, its hard to explain). But it still remains my favorite to practice with.

Very good product

I am a mixed media artist so use a variety of paint with this paper from acrylic to gouache to watercolor. This is NOT similar to thick watercolor paper, but a great inexpensive thinner alternative. Don't expect to use an immense amount of water on this paper without it warping it a little. I use washes of color and let it dry in between then add another. Works great and have ordered this same set three times now.

I shopped for a long while in search of multi-media pads and selected these, due to description, reviews and the festive Fish on the cover!Am so glad~of~heart that I did: generous size & weight. Shall purchase again, I'm sure.

I was absolutely thrilled with this purchase! I’ve already used one tablet and part of the next. My first time buying this and it will not be the last!

As someone who has bought, almost entirely, Strathmore this is a MILLION times better quality than Strathmore! I bought the 11x14 bundle pack and thrilled with how beautiful this paper is! I'm not sure if this will make sense to you but it FEELS good to draw on! So far I have only used dry media in mine but it makes graphite look stunning so I haven't wanted to do nothing but use graphite! How well it picks up graphite is super satisfying! I bought a $35 piece of nice paper (it was like this soft, long fibered, paper) back in college for an art project, and I compare these sketchbooks to THAT paper! Unbelievable quality for drawing!