LOVE seeing the inside pages of your sketchbook! Those "windows" into nature are so quaint and inviting. I too have this struggle with my sketchbooks since I started painting a lot more. Sketchbook pages that are not "made" for paint really do not do it justice and curl. It is really annoying.
The sketchbook struggle is real. I have found the Strathmore mixed media sketchbook can handle wet material pretty well, but I don't love the texture. I also like Royal Talens Art Creation - that's my usual go-to - but I wanted bright white for this project and their paper is ivory.
I recently bought a pad of Canson watercolor cold press paper. It is delightful. And smooth. But they don't make small journals with it. It seems the small, nicer journals (that you can travel with) don't come equipped with that kind of paper. : /
LOVE seeing the inside pages of your sketchbook! Those "windows" into nature are so quaint and inviting. I too have this struggle with my sketchbooks since I started painting a lot more. Sketchbook pages that are not "made" for paint really do not do it justice and curl. It is really annoying.
Thanks so much Kim ♥️
The sketchbook struggle is real. I have found the Strathmore mixed media sketchbook can handle wet material pretty well, but I don't love the texture. I also like Royal Talens Art Creation - that's my usual go-to - but I wanted bright white for this project and their paper is ivory.
I recently bought a pad of Canson watercolor cold press paper. It is delightful. And smooth. But they don't make small journals with it. It seems the small, nicer journals (that you can travel with) don't come equipped with that kind of paper. : /