Artway Indigo - Cotton Rag Paper Sketchbook - Panorama Landscape - 40 Sides/20 Pages of 250gsm Mid Texture 100% Cotton Rag Paper - 100% Handmade

I very rarely leave a product review unless something is awful.. this sketchbook is absolutely amazing, I wanted to make a sketchbook for our 2nd wedding anniversary, and it looks amazing, it's actually a little bit bugger than A5 (by a few mm, but more space is always a plus for me), the edges are beautiful, you can really tell this is an item made with love, it was even wrapped like a gift, an absolute treat for any artist!Amazing value for money, the water absorbency is perfect for my needs as I'm creating acrylic medium artwork, so uncertain how it would be for watercolour users.The size is perfect, it's got such a good ease of use, perfect for any traditional artist..Please treat yourself to this GEM! 💎

It arrived well-packaged with fast delivery; the paper is high-quality cotton and very well made. Great price. Very satisfied with my purchase.

I’m really happy with this product, the quality of the paper is amazing and great for both watercolour and gouache

The paper is thick and textured, rough edged so no two pages are exactly the same, and is suitable for a variety of media. The cover is hard enough to offer a good base for sketching or painting on the go and the size makes it easy to carry. The elasticated band for closure is useful and a nice finishing detail. Good value for money for a slightly unusual sketch book, I love the one I got for myself, and the one I bought as a gift for a talented artist friend was equally well received. A lovely quality item which I would happily buy again.

Beautiful product, perfectly packaged and really lovely to use but there are a few things you need to be aware off if you purchase it...1. The paper is made from compressed cotton fibers but its not made like other wtaercolour paper and its really soft and therefore easy to tear top layers off.2. Low tack washi tape will rip the surface.3. Gently erasing pencil marks will tear up top surface of paper4. Masking fluid removal will tear up top surface of paper.5. Using cling film to create rock texture will not work well as paper surface is rough.6. Tracing does not work very well either, again because of rough surface texture.With all that said, i love painting on it and do recommend it.

I've been painting my whole life and I absolutely LOVE these books!The paper is think and scrumptious.One reviewer sent them back because of the pink hue as he/she was worried seascapes wouldn't work.Well they do! It's a shame you didn't try them.I've ordered a second concertina style and that is just as beautiful.It comes wrapped like a gift! Yes, to yourself!Someone has purchased the painting I've included and they too, loved the texture of the paper!Buy one. You will not be disappointed!

I love this sketchbook!It's tiny and not very expensive, and it has a lot of pages so it doesn't feel too "precious" (which often stops me from actually using other lovely notebooks I own).The pages have raw edges but the notebook itself is very neat with a hard cover (closing with an elastic) and a ribbon.I find it very good for watercolour sketching - it lets you become more at ease with this demanding technique. Because of the lovely handmade style of the pages, anything you draw or paint in it already looks better and more "arty" than it would on the simple plain page, which is also nice for beginners.

While the journal itself is lovely and well made, I do not think it’s suitable for watercolour. The fibres come loose on the paper and it does not reflect colours very well.

Papier z mocną fakturą, chłonie wodę, ładnie rozchodzą się farby. Nie przesiąka, można malować po obu jego stronach. Nie faluje się.

This handmade sketchbook is like the Picasso of notebooks – it's got that artsy flair that makes you feel like a creative genius, even if your sketches are more stick figures than masterpieces. The paper is so luxurious; it probably feels snubbed by regular printers. It's like drawing on clouds, if clouds were really into art. My stick figures have never looked so sophisticated, thanks to this sketchbook. It's basically the VIP section of the art world for my doodles. If only my pencil could take a bow!

Es precioso, aunque si que alguna página me vino un poco mal "recortada" por los bordes y una página en concreto me vino con la esquina doblada. Pero muy bueno, sencillo, la portada negra sin nada y fácil de transportar en una mochila o bolso, calidad de las hojas sorprendente. Vale la pena si te gusta el dibujo o la pintura.

Have not tried the paper yet, but was happily surprise by how neat it arrived!

Mycket fint och bra papper!