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Have I ranted about my "lay-flat" Crescent RendR sketchbook? (These first two photos are from April, but I don't think I've posted them before.)
This is the 3½" by 5½" size. (I've got a blank 8½" by 11" still on the shelf that I'm hoping won't be this bad.) This does not lay flat by any definition. I have to clamp it open with a binder clip just to take a picture. And obviously, I can't draw on the whole surface with a binder clip in the way so to draw on it, I'm awkwardly forcing the sketchbook open with my left hand while drawing with my right. I wouldn't even be that annoyed if the description of the product didn't have "lay flat" in the title.
(supplies: the only Copic markers I have are the flesh-tone set, the grays and colors are Blick markers)
I like the paper in the RendR sketchbooks (so far they have held up to the claim of being bleed-proof — I've even used alcohol markers in them without a hint of marker showing through on the reverse side), but the binding is driving me bonkers.
Does anyone have a favorite sketchbook? (I think my Tales Art Creations one is my favorite so far, except it's a bit small so I'm planning to size up the next time I make a purchase.)
At any rate, I'm still having fun with my brown ("caramel") Pilot pen. It gives such a fun sepia effect when I wash it out with water on a brush.
This is the 3½" by 5½" size. (I've got a blank 8½" by 11" still on the shelf that I'm hoping won't be this bad.) This does not lay flat by any definition. I have to clamp it open with a binder clip just to take a picture. And obviously, I can't draw on the whole surface with a binder clip in the way so to draw on it, I'm awkwardly forcing the sketchbook open with my left hand while drawing with my right. I wouldn't even be that annoyed if the description of the product didn't have "lay flat" in the title.
(supplies: the only Copic markers I have are the flesh-tone set, the grays and colors are Blick markers)
I like the paper in the RendR sketchbooks (so far they have held up to the claim of being bleed-proof — I've even used alcohol markers in them without a hint of marker showing through on the reverse side), but the binding is driving me bonkers.
Does anyone have a favorite sketchbook? (I think my Tales Art Creations one is my favorite so far, except it's a bit small so I'm planning to size up the next time I make a purchase.)
At any rate, I'm still having fun with my brown ("caramel") Pilot pen. It gives such a fun sepia effect when I wash it out with water on a brush.
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Date: 2022-07-28 05:55 pm (UTC)From:That caramel color is warm and delicious-looking, and you handle it beautifully.
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Date: 2022-07-28 06:14 pm (UTC)From:Re: my fave sketchbooks, depending what I'm using, I like Seawhite and Art Gecko for drawing, ink, dry media, very light washes. They do hardback casebound and seem to stay open and reasonably flat in my experience.
For watercolour I'm buying 100% cotton ones - Etchr are good, but there are some Etsy folk who make excellent ones.
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Date: 2022-07-28 10:13 pm (UTC)From: