Moleskine Art Sketchbook, Hard Cover, Large (5" x 8.25") Plain/Blank, Black, 104 Pages

I love moleskin. Specifically for their sketchbooks out of all sketchbooks I've tried moleskins pretty good for personal on the go works and the multimedia usage on this is amazing! The papers are thick enough to hold and resist bleeding.It's worth the money and is very easy to use~ The quality texture of the pages are nice and smooth! I wouldn't recommend it for watercolor though but for acrylic paint is so on and so forth yes! Apply thinly-

this is my second sketchbook from moleskine and i can definitely say these are worth the money. these sketchbooks are sturdy and the paper is faniomal. i truely cannot express how much i love these sketchbooks, they are genuinely the best ones i have ever used before. my previous one lasted me a year and its still in great condition unlike my others from a different brand. i love the size, its perfect for my bag and general use. its not to big and not to small. it takes markers like a champ as well, unlike the brand i used to use. i will say that alcohol markers do slightly bleed through but i very rarely use them so its not an issue. i mainly use crayola super tips and tombow markers. if you have the extra money then i would highly recommend this sketchbook!

I love the quality of this sketchbook. I mostly use ink and colored pencils. The heavy ink usage doesn’t bleed into the other side of the page. The paper feels thick and feels like it can handle multimedia with no problem. I like that it comes with a ribbon as a book mark, and that it comes in different sizes. My size is perfect for bringing with me in my bag and to be able to get creative on the spot. It was worth the money.

Already decorated it with a sticker, but this sketchbook is really nice. I like the pages, it’s small and i can carry it around no problem, idk why, but the experience using this sketchbook is AMAZING. The pages are easy to lay flat once you break the spine a bit which i would recommend doing. Even has a little pocket in the back for my loose paper doodles :)

There is no doubt that moleskines are all around GREAT sketchbooks. The pages in this one are nice and thick and they have an off white color that many people really like. Dry mediums fare very well in these, but wet mediums in my experience will buckle the page. that however is quickly fixed by just leaving the book closed for a bit! Buckled pages give a sketchbook personality, in my opinion.Now my warning for those who are new to art (and please hear me out): DON'T BUY THIS. My reason being that the nice quality & price of this book might intimidate you. If you buy this chances are that you will feel PRESSURED to make every page a masterpiece, and this just makes filling out the sketchbook MUCH HARDER THAN IT SHOULD BE. I am not speaking for everyone, but I know this was a problem for me, and I know many fellow artists who had this problem; using moleskines only served to slow us down.Sketchbooks are supposed to be a free space, you're not supposed to feel pressure/stress when drawing. You are free to buy this book and try it out, but if you're experiencing what I described here, please close the book and put it away for the time being. Stick to cheaper sketchbooks: you won't feel that pressure holding you back and you'll be free to fill many pages, and improve at a quicker pace as a result. There is also the bonus of not feeling the guilt that comes with buying an expensive $16-18 sketchbook only to not use it.

I ordered this sketchbook because my entire life I had heard people saying that this was the one to get if you wanted to have a good time but the reason I hesitated was because of the price. However over time I’ve learned that spending the money is worth the quality for a good sketchbook and so I bit the bullet and got this and boy am I happy about it.The pros: ink looks amazing in this sketchbook, it draws on clean and looks amazing in the off white paper. The size of the sketchbook is also perfect for me (I put a highlighter next to it for comparison). The cover also is very easy to decorate for anyone wanting to do exactly that and also very sturdy so I don’t feel as if it’s going to break. The paper can also handle POSCA pens very well, more so than other papers I’ve tried. And markers look BEAUTIFUL on this paper, they don’t come out patchy and the colors stay vibrant. (On the drawing I show I used 3 different alcohol markers brands and they all look vibrant).Now cons: there will be INTENSE bleeding (as you can see you can practically redraw the picture you colored again). I forgot to put a mat in between the pages at one point and it bled not just through one paper but 2! Also I have no even attempted to use watercolor on this paper since I am experienced with water colors and can tell that this paper will get either absolute destroyed by the water or it won’t hold the paint at all making it very hard to control.Overall, this is my favorite sketchbook I have found for it being just a sketchbook meaning no intense pieces on this which is something I like but do be aware of that! I highly recommend this to anyone that is looking for a sketchbook though if you’re a watercolor artist maybe try something else