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Your cart is empty.The Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Visual Journal is internally sized for wet media with a durable vellum finish for drawing techniques. Excellent for watercolor, gouache, acrylic, graphite, pen, ink, colored pencil, marker, pastel, and collage. Contains 100% cotton and is archival and lignin free. Paper is our art form, and we celebrate artists. We have kept the tradition of creating beautiful, high-performing papers alive for over 125 years. Choice of paper is one of the most important decisions an artist makes in determining the outcome of their work. No matter your choice of medium, you can be confident Strathmore paper will enhance your artistic efforts.
Lara Stout
Reviewed in Australia on August 19, 2023
It’s amazing!
Raeanne
Reviewed in Canada on June 29, 2021
Awesome paper, I got this for watercolour (because it's cotton) and it handles water and pigment beautifully. It absorbs water at the same rate as my Paul Ruben mini watercolour sketchbook. This will definitely be my go to watercolour sketchbookEdit: after a while of using it, I found that it does have some problems for watercolour, because unlike the Strathmore mixed media art journal, the paper isn't sized. So it's better for using water based markers and then using a waterbrush with them, not good for washes. The finish is great for graphite and coloured pencils. All in all a lovely sketchbook, but I find that the art journal is just that much better because of the sizing.
DKN
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2021
I get the hype on this little journal! I follow one of the art channels on You Tube and this journal came highly recommended. I got it for a great price and will get lots of use out of it.
Sjdew69
Reviewed in Canada on September 18, 2020
It is compact and easy to work with , shipping was fast , I love it , thankyou
Creative Intentions
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2020
Am using it for an art journal and the pages stand up to the variety of media that I use.... from paint to gesso to thick molding clay. Good value for the price.
ElfSedan
Reviewed in Germany on July 8, 2020
Ich wollte ein Skizzenbuch, in dem ich auch verschiedene Medien zum Kolorieren der Skizzen benutzen konnte und auch mal Bilder ausarbeiten konnte, ohne auf das Medium achten zu müssen. Einfach nach Lust und Laune Marker, Aquarell, Buntstifte und vieles mehr verwenden. Dabei ging es mir nicht darum, Kunstwerke in dem Buch zu erschaffen - es ist wie gesagt nur ein Skizzenbuch für mich. Für die „Kunstwerke“ nehme ich kein Buch. :)Das Buch kommt sehr gut mit verschiedenen Medien zurecht. Natürlich wellt sich das Papier bei Wasserfarben (es hat nur 190 gsm!) und natürlich schlägt Alkoholmarker durch. Aber das hat Mixed Media Papier allgemein an sich und man sollte hier kein Buch für ausgearbeitete Kunstwerke erwarten, wenn man hohe Ansprüche hat. Für solche sollte man dann eher fürs gewünschte Medium zu passenderen Büchern greifen, zb. für reine Alkoholmarker-Bilder und Aquarellbilder.Bild 1: Stift/Media-TestBild 2: Durchbluten durch Copic-Marker (1 Ebene, 2 Ebenen...)Bild 3+4: AquarellBild 5+6: AlkoholmarkerHier meine Wertung:+ Aquarell und Alkoholmarker lassen sich gut verblenden. Es kommt auch gut mit Aquarellmarkern zurecht und „franst“ nicht aus bei mehreren Ebenen.+ Aquarell lässt sich gut wieder anlösen+ Angenehmes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis+ stabiler Umschlag- schluckt viel Farbe bei Alkoholmarkern. Das ist aber bei dem meisten Mixed Media Papier so.- Manchmal habe ich das Gefühl, dass Aquarell zu schnell trocknet. Da es sich wieder anlösen lässt kein Problem, doch natürlich steigt der Verbrauch an Wasser.Ich habe noch ein paar andere Skizzenbücher zum Testen hier, doch aktuell würde ich mir dieses jederzeit wieder holen. :)Ich hoffe, ich konnte mit der Rezension helfen. :)
juma
Reviewed in France on May 20, 2020
Un papier de super qualité 100% coton très solide : ne gondole pas et ne bouloche pas, j’ai utilisé aquarelle, marker ( ça Traverse mais est d’une bonne tenue malgré tout et les dégrader sont pas mal) acrylique, etc. j’en ai racheté 2 depuis, j’en ai essayé pas mal dans d’autre marque, cependant celui ci est mon préféré pour l’instant. Il a un format équivalent à un a5. Son papier fait 190g/m2 donc assez fin pour passer dans la plupart des imprimantes, ainsi j’ai pu faire mes lines en numérique et passer à l’aquarelle et la gouache en tradi sans difficulté ( comme l’essai sur la photo de la femme au corbeau). Son prix est aussi attractif quand il descend en dessous des 15€ . Le seul bémol serait qu’il a beau être solide ce type de sketch book ne peut pas être trimballer partout il s’abîmerait trop, à mon avis, même si les couvertures sont dans un carton épais très rigide, je ne m’y suis pas risquée
sandy mcnulty
Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2020
arrived in good time and shape, the paper is nice to work on with watercolor, quality seems fair.
kate
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2019
I keep these journals for fun I just make little pictures in them I use pencil crayon marker water colour etc. In them. The pictures come out fine. Not professional standards but good for journal keeping!
VK
Reviewed in Italy on September 3, 2018
Uno sketchbook molto carino sia per il formato che per il tipo di carta. Copertina extra rigida che quindi protegge bene i fogli all'interno. La carta è liscia e regge bene l'acquarello, visto che è 100% cotone! La qualità della carta giustifica assolutamente il prezzo, anche in confronto a sketchbook di altri brand con carta di qualità decisamente inferiore e prezzi anche più alti. Non mi piace molto il colore marrone della copertina (quella che si vede nell'inserzione è una sovracoperta di carta patinata leggera che è possibile rimuovere) ma è un gusto personale quindi le stelle restano 5! Consigliato!
Stargazer
Reviewed in Canada on February 15, 2017
BIC got this item to me before my expected date of arrival. I love this journal as it does very well with mixed media. Using watercolor pencils does not cause this paper to buckle which is awesome. This is my third journal from them and I have never been disappointed with this product.
mosaic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2014
I just love the silky smooth paper in this journal! I can't stop stroking it! I bought the small size journal to start with and it's a great size to carry around. Also, it's less intimidating than a large blank sheet staring at you. Having said that, I'm sure I will buy the bigger sized journal as well, for more ambitious projects in the future. This paper is thinner than some of the watercolour paper I've tried, but amazingly, it doesn't curl even under heavy washes. I've pretty much saturated the entire page and not a single ripple or curl! Amazing! The 34 sheets are plenty enough to keep you going and if you mess up - hey, just tear out the page and start again. I feel more reluctant to use my Moleskine as it is more difficult to remove any mishaps. I don't care much for the brown cover design though, but you can always alter that ;) If fact, I suspect they intentionally made it ugly for that reason! It looks sturdy enough to take even polymer clay. I might try that! Another thing that could improve this journal would be to have larger loops for the binding, allowing the journal to expand. Nevertheless, this was a five-star purchase for me and worth every penny.
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