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About Arteza
Our mission is to provide high-quality and affordable art supplies for creators of all levels.
Melissa Ryan
Reviewed in Australia on January 24, 2025
Awesome sketchbooks for watercolor paper feels lovely and doesn't go out of shape while painting in them. The cover is also lovely and make them easy to have out on a bookshelf once full.
kaja
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2024
Love the size of these watercolor books.I bought them to try our gouache paint.Works great!The only downside is that some pages don't open flat.
Anne Hebert
Reviewed in Canada on November 10, 2023
I believe these to be cellulose paper - but not a good quality. You are unable to life paint, the goes on splotchy, unable to create blooms or cauliflowers and the paper "lifts" easily when you try and wipe paint off with a damp brush. This watercolor sketchbook would really frustrate a beginner....save your money and buy elsewhere.
Kimy
Reviewed in Mexico on May 13, 2022
Compré un block Arches y la verdad se nota muy poco la diferencia, los blocks Arteza son de muy buena calidad, papel grueso, funciona perfecto con los pigmentos, queda muy bien aun con muchas muchas capas, muy recomendable
Ele
Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2022
Be careful buying from this company. They tend to raise their price immediately. They started a few years ago at much more affordable prices, now they are ridiculously high. Look for other vendors. About the paper quality in these sketchbooks. Here's what I noticed: once you paint on one side of this paper, the other side stops behaving like watercolor paper, it becomes a sort of regular paper - the flow of paint gets reduced significantly and the paper underneath the transparent paint sometimes gets really strange streaks. This makes me believe that the sizing is done very sloppily on both sides. As a result - only one side is really useful the second side of that same page becomes useless for use with watercolor paints. They need to side it better. Do not pay that much money for these sketchbooks they are NOT worth it.
Foxygirl
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2022
For traveling I really like the small size sketchbooks this its to big or to small to take with you, great value it can't take a lot of water but just for doodles or small illustrations while travelling I still would recommend this product
Amy
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2021
The paper is nice and thick with a good texture for all painting mediums. Paper does not warp much when paint is on. Can't say how it holds up to professionals' standards but these are great for beginners like me!
Tracy
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
First thing to understand is that smaller notebooks have a vital purpose to busy professionals who still want to play #Inktober to win. With the grey scale markers, water resistant pens, and a smaller notebook, you can move through every day of Inktober prompts, *every day*, successfully. Because you're not trying to finish an 8x10 here! When I bought them, I wanted to set myself up for success. And it was a critical part of my finish. Compactness means it doesn't matter where you and your inking pen are in your house, or outside it. It will travel. It's important to note that, when I bought this, I knew this wasn't marker paper. With 3 books, I had enough stock to practice with pens and markers and get used to the texture and absorption I knew I'd experience. There was next to no marker bleed through (1 page), and I soon was accustomed to using the watercolour paper with pens (fine-tipped Microns) and markers (both Arteza's grey set, and Copics). The learning curve wasn't very high. Finally, when I did win #Inktober (yay!), I put gesso on the cover and full on painted a candle on there. Because the cover is fabric, you can transform your artistic endeavor into personal memorabilia. The texture takes gesso well. When you win, you can commemorate the win with anything from a gouache, to an acrylic, to an oil painting, personalizing it and your achievement. If you want something to hand down through your family? How about your *art book*. So. That's why I recommend it. It's true, I didn't do any watercolours in these little books, but it adapts well. And it worked for me. You're creative! It may work for you too!
Lisa
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2021
Love this sketchbook. It’s not the best paper for watercolouring but it’s ideal for mixed media. I love this size for art journals. Turns it’s a close #2 for my favourite sketchbook.
Bethani Reece
Reviewed in Canada on June 6, 2020
The paper is very inconsistent and drys faster in spots on the book, I thought that maybe it was one page and kept using the book but have continued to find that the paper was like this through many pages. This book is good for sketching and coloured pencils because of the tooth of the paper. I will choose a different watercolour sketchbook next time.
Emily Bergmann
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2020
I have a nasty habit of being too precious with my paper and therefore, never using my sketchbooks. Because of this, I decided to try buying a lower quality book to get in the habit of drawing daily. After reading several very mixed reviews, I opted for these books. The textured side of the paper is meh, but the smooth side is appalling. I have never had paper so bad it ruined my eraser, it's usually the other way around. It cannot handle even one layer of marker - the paper pills under the marker. This paper was SO bad that I don't want to use it as I don't want to ruin the rest of my art supplies. 0/10 recommend.
SILVIA C.
Reviewed in Italy on May 25, 2020
I taccuini sono rilegati in maniera accurata e molto carini.La carta resiste abbastanza bene all'acqua. Sono un validissimo prodotto per i non professionisti.Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.
Customer
Reviewed in Italy on March 16, 2020
Era da tempo che cercavo dei quaderni da disegno a formato quadrato con fogli di un certo spessore per poter dipingere con acquerelli e tempere. Questi quaderni sono perfetti. La carta è liscia su un lato e leggermente più ruvida sull'altro. Li ricomprerò sicuramente.
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