Handmade Sketchbook with Fabriano Artistico 300gsm Watercolour Paper Mini Softback 14x19cm

Handmade Sketchbook with Fabriano Artistico 300gsm Watercolour Paper Mini Softback 14x19cmI designed this handmade softback sketchbook with 300gsm Fabriano Artistico watercolour paper especially for artists, after I couldn't find one for myself. The 100% cotton, mould made, heavy weight paper is far superior to the cheap machine made, wood pulp based paper found in most sketchbooks. It is highly stable and durable, with a refined surface, resists warping with wet media, and can be worked on both sides. I offer both hot press and cold press

I designed this handmade softback sketchbook with 300gsm Fabriano Artistico watercolour paper especially for artists, after I couldn't find one for myself.

The 100% cotton, mould-made, heavy weight paper is far superior to the cheap machine-made, wood pulp-based paper found in most sketchbooks. It is highly stable and durable, with a refined surface, resists warping with wet media, and can be worked on both sides.

I offer both hot press and cold press surfaces in extra white. Hot press paper is smooth and dense, with a subtle texture well-suited to fine detail and precise rendering, and is more versatile for mixed media and drawing. Cold press paper is thicker, softer and more absorbent, with a more pronounced texture and attractive organic appearance, encouraging loose expressive artwork. Both perform brilliantly for painting in watercolour, ink, acrylic, gouache, and oils too if primed first.

14 pages / 28 sides, hand-sewn with waxed thread into a softback cover made from 300gsm Bockingford watercolour paper bonded to premium archival buckram.

Small, lightweight and flexible, it is perfect for travelling or for smaller projects.

Paper size: 14x19cm landscape, deckled/torn on all sides. May contain a watermark on one page. 

All books are entirely hand-made by me in my London studio.  If you need a specific size, cover or paper please get in touch.