Stillman & BirnAlpha Series Softcover Sketchbook, 7.5" x 7.5", 150 GSM (Heavyweight), White Paper, Medium Grain Surface

Great quality durable useful lightweight sketchbook that takes a lot of beating and can deal with scrubbing wet washes etc... it does buckle a little but hey it's a sketchbook! I don't want it to be too precious or I won't use it:) I'm almost done filling it up, yay. I just wish it had a pocket in the back or front, but love it anyway.

juste un peu cher à mon avis mais très bon sketchbook

For the whopping price, this is a rather tacky little sketchbook from the much touted Stillman and Birn. The book doesn’t even open out decently or evenly. The paper is average with some grain. So much for the brand yapping about their array of varieties which simply cause confusion. All that business of researching through their Alpha Beta Zeta stuff for this piddling average thing I got. Canson sketchbooks have far superior paper and an elegance to them so that you don’t mind the expense. Some local brands are far cheaper, open out flat, look good and have really decent paper for the price.

This sketchbook takes quite a few layers of coloured pencils. Fabulous value.

Really like the texture of the book, although it's bit pricey.