Sketchbooks & art pads
Sketchbooks & art padsSketchbooks and art pads: paper weight, tooth, sizing, bindings and which media each takes. 23 Stationery Times guides, each with a direct answer and sourced specs.
Talens Art Creation Sketchbook: 140 g Cream Paper
Talens Art Creation Sketchbook explained: 13 × 21 cm hardbound, 80 sheets of 140 g/m² cream acid-free paper, six sizes, media it takes, origin and alternatives.
Strathmore 300 Bristol Pad: Smooth vs Vellum Paper
Strathmore 300 Series Bristol pad explained: 100 lb (270 gsm) smooth or vellum Bristol, 20-sheet pads from 9x12 to 19x24 in, best uses, inks and origin.
Hahnemühle Watercolour Book: Cotton Pages, Sizes
Hahnemühle Watercolour Book explained: the 100% cotton A5 book (10625352) with 30 sheets of 250 g/m² paper, the 200 g/m² original and eight sizes compared.
Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook: 190 g/m² Sewn Book
Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook explained: 40 sheets of 190 g/m² natural white paper, thread-sewn to lie flat, six A6 to A4 formats, media and price.
Canson XL Sketch Pad: 50 lb Paper, Sizes & Uses
Canson XL Sketch pad explained: 50 lb (74 g/m²) acid-free white sketch paper, 9 × 12 in wire-bound pad of 100 micro-perforated sheets, sizes and uses.
Strathmore 300 Series Sketch Pad: 50 lb Paper & Sizes
Strathmore 300 Series Sketch pad explained: 50 lb (74 g/m²) fine-tooth paper for dry media, 9 × 12 in wire-bound pad of 100 sheets, sizes, vs the 400.
Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Pad: 80 lb, 24 Sheets
Strathmore 400 Series Drawing pad explained: 80 lb (130 g/m²) cream paper, medium or smooth surface, 24-sheet pads from 4 × 6 to 18 × 24 in, media and origin.
Canson XL Mix Media Pad: Sizes, Weight & Wet Media
Canson XL Mix Media pad explained: 98 lb (160 gsm) paper, six sizes from 5.5x8.5 to 18x24 in, which wet media it takes, and how it compares to XL Watercolor.
Strathmore 400 Toned Tan Sketch Pad: 80 lb Mid-Tone
Strathmore 400 Series Toned Tan Sketch pad explained: 80 lb (118 g/m²) recycled tan paper for light and dark media, sizes, sheet counts, gray and blue, origin.
Canson Montval Watercolor Pad: 140 lb Mould-Made Paper
Canson Montval watercolor pad explained: 140 lb (300 gsm) mould-made cold-press paper, 12 tape-bound sheets from 9x12 to 18x24 in, its history and alternatives.
Hahnemühle Harmony Watercolor Block: 140 lb, 12 Sheets
Hahnemühle Harmony watercolor block explained: 140 lb (300 g/m²) surface-sized paper glued on four sides, 12 sheets, cold, rough or hot press, sizes and origin.
Strathmore 500 Mixed Media Pad: 350 lb, 3-Ply Cotton
Strathmore 500 Series Heavyweight Mixed Media pad explained: 350 lb (570 gsm) 3-ply cotton vellum, 12 sheets in 6x8, 9x12 and 11x14 in, and the media it takes.
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Pad: 100% Cotton, 2-Ply
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol pad explained: 2-ply, 100% cotton Bristol in vellum or plate, 15-sheet 11x14 and 14x17 in pads, vs the 300 Series, and origin.
Strathmore 400 Series Sketch Pad: 60 lb Paper & Sizes
Strathmore 400 Series Sketch pad explained: 60 lb (89 gsm) fine-tooth acid-free paper, sizes from 5.5x8.5 to 18x24 in, sheet counts, media and where it's made.
Fabriano Studio Watercolor Pad: 25% Cotton, 140 lb
Fabriano Studio watercolor pad explained: 140 lb (300 gsm) paper with 25% cotton, cold or hot press, 12- and 50-sheet pads from 8x10 to 11x14 in, and origin.
Maruman Croquis Sketchbook: Thin Paper, 100 Sheets
Maruman Croquis sketchbook explained: the pocket S161 with 100 sheets of 52.3 g/m² white croquis paper, cream and heavier versions, sizes, binding and origin.
Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook: 150 g Paper, 4 Formats
Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook explained: 112 pages of 150 g/m² white paper in the A5 Medium (145 × 210 mm), its landscape, square and Master formats, and media.
Moleskine Art Sketchbook: 165 g Ivory Pages, Sizes
Moleskine Art Sketchbook explained: 104 plain ivory pages of 165 g/m² paper in the Large 5 × 8.25 in book, other sizes, and how it takes pencil, ink, markers.
Stillman & Birn Alpha Sketchbook: 150 gsm, Sizes
Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook explained: 62 sheets of 150 gsm white vellum paper in a sewn hard cover, the hardbound sizes, and how Alpha compares to Beta.
Arches Watercolor Block: 140 lb Cotton Cold Press
Arches watercolor block explained: 140 lb (300 gsm) 100% cotton cold-press paper glued on four sides, 20 sheets, sizes from 9x12 to 18x24 in, and how to use it.
Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Pad: 160 gsm Toned Paper
Canson Mi-Teintes pastel pad explained: 98 lb (160 gsm) toned paper with a honeycomb and a fine-grain side, 24 sheets in 9x12 in, colors, media and origin.
Canson XL Marker Pad: 70 gsm Semi-Translucent Paper
Canson XL Marker pad explained: 100 sheets of 18 lb (70 gsm) bright white, semi-translucent marker paper, 9x12 in, alcohol markers, tracing, binding and origin.
Canson XL Watercolor Pad: 140 lb Cold Press & Sizes
Canson XL Watercolor pad explained: 140 lb (300 gsm) cold-press, acid-free paper, 30 sheets, sizes from 7x10 to 18x24 in, fold-over vs wire, and what it takes.