Watercolour Notebooks

The Moleskin is so well designed that it is the perfect book to use for sketching in pen, pencil or painting watercolours. I am now on my fifth and can highly recommend to anyone from beginner through to professional who wants to have a pocket size book with such a durable cover, and good quality paper which lends itself to many mediums. I particularly love the durable elastic band that keeps the book closed and safe and find it very handy that I can slip a pen and pencil under the band if I am trying to be minimal. The Moleskin cover is waterproof and the size ideal for rucksacks, handbag or even a large pocket and whenever I have travelled abroad, always rely on it for durability and on our return can use my sketches to work up larger paintings. It always receives admiration for its quality and size and I use the storage flap on the inside of the back cover to store items on my travels.

Lovely thick paper. Has a medium texture, not too rough or too smooth, so it's good for a variety of media. Paper does warp slightly with watercolours, but that's to be expected. Journals lie flat throughout the book, great for ease of use. Have used "scotch magic tape" on paintings - and left the tape on for weeks - and peeled it off with no rips at all (magic tape sometimes rips the surface on more budget watercolour papers). Great journals for taking out and about! Moleskins are a bit expensive, but personally I think they're worth every penny.

Wow. What great paper. I am using this book for day to day sketchbooking. I love the Coptic style binding, which allows me to lay the book out flat and get a full landscape across two pages. I have used pencils, watercolour and ink pens successfully on this (although I haven't yet tried a heavy wash). The paper is a lovely, slightly off white colour, traditional to moleskin books and it feels buttery smooth. In terms of absorbency the paper isn't the most absorbent watercolour paper I have ever used, but I guess that's the compromise in order for you to get the smoothness of the paper. It does the job I want it to do as a watercolour paper that works with other mixed media.

I bought this sketchbook for travelling but find myself constantly sketching and painting in it due to its amazing paper quality. A must have sketchbook. Yes, it is kind of expensive for a sketchbook but I assure you it's worth every penny. I looked through the comments and some people say not to paint on both sides. I didn't have a problem with doing this. The paper held the paint extremely well on both sides. I will definitely be buying this again! Any artist will love this book. I haven't looked back at my old cheap sketchbooks. This is the way forward! Came here fairly quickly and wrapped really well. Please know that this book is indeed A5. Partnered with the A4 Moleskin sketchbook you have all the ingredients for an amazing sketching/painting experience. Hope I was of some help! I have already recommended them to every artist I know.

At first I didn't like this sketchbook because the paper seemed to resist the watercolour and it made it really hard to paint on. After about 5 months of bot using it. I went back to it and tried again with paint that was of higher quality. I don't seem to get the resist anymore and the paper is beautiful. Dries almost completely flat even after bigger washes and the paint looks gorgeous and vibrant on the paper. I love the added feature of the band to hold it together as this helps with flattening the paper too and helps prevent the paper getting damaged when in a bag. The size of the sketchbook is pretty weird. Nothing i have every seen before. I don't like it, o would prefer it to be either A5 or A6 not the weird in between size that it is. The binding is strong and it lays flat without much effort making it easier to make use out of all the paper space and possible to do bigger two page spreads seamlessly.

Believe the hype, this is such a perfect notebook! The paper takes a variety of media including watercolours, ink, collages, acrylic, and pencils exceptionally well. The paper is textured (therefore not really suitable for lots of writing) but quite thick which is excellent for water based media and pens. Plus, I have only found that it buckles if the paper is saturated with lots of water, but this is the same for most watercolour notebooks anyway! I personally love the fact it's landscape (you can always turn it portrait if your drawings require)! Love the pocket in the back which is useful for photos you might be working from or scraps. Basically, it is a great all-round notebook. I'm considering this in the pocket size too!

The paper in these books is excellent for sketching and washing/painting. And the format of the book is ideal for taking with you on a journey. Well bound and sturdy they stand up to use and travel.

Great watercolour sketchbook that has lovely paper. The size means that it's easy to carry about. I'm quite happy with it.