Canson Universal Sketch Pad, Side Wire Bound, 11” x 14”

Good sketch book. Tried graphites and charcoal. Happy with the sketches

Este cuaderno para bocetos de Canson es fantastico,cumple todas mis expectativas en relación a su tamaño y la calidad del papel.Altamente recomendado.

Have used these sketch pads for many years. Heavyweight 65 pound paper with nice smooth fine tooth surface for drawing with dry media such as graphite pencil, colored pencil, pastels, Conté crayon, charcoal, Sanguine, and possibly some ink pens, although I have never used ink on this particular paper. NOT FOR WATERCOLOR or other liquid media. Acid free paper minimizes yellowing over time. Media erases well from this paper (I use Pink Pearl). Sturdy, heavy double wire spiral binding makes turning pages easy and keeps them flat. Micro-perforated pages facilitates page removal in case you want to remove and frame your masterpiece (I'd recommend pre-creasing the perforation before tearing to ensure it separates as designed). Ultra-fine Sharpie with very light pressure can be used but may partially bleed through to the back of the sheet. Thicker Sharpies or application of normal writing pressure will bleed onto next page. Pencil, charcoal and pastels will smudge when pages contact one another or from normal handling, so I'd recommend a workable spray fixative like Krylon Workable Fixatif 1306 to protect your artwork. I used cheap hair spray (Aqua Net) until they changed the formula and included more water which now wrinkles the pages. Comparable to Strathmore 400 Series sketch pads except the Canson sketch pad has slightly heavier weight paper (65 pound vs. 60 pound) and is a little less expensive. Happy drawing!

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Me dedico a la ilustración de cómic profesional e inicialmente compre este cuaderno y su version mas pequeña para boceto y arte conceptual. Tenia la nocion de que tal vez funcionaria bien para ilustrar paginas y me sorprendio gratamente el buen gramaje y acidez que tiene el papel para trabajar tintas, tintas sobre agua e incluso marcadores de alcohol. el papel aunque ligeramente delgado dificilmente pasa pigmentos a la hoja de atrás y estoy utilizando esta version del cuaderno mas grande para hacer paginas completas que, aunque no es tamaño tabloide, con unos ajustes me funciona perfecto para trabajar ese formato o el formato europeo con mucha facilidad. de momento este es mi cuaderno de dibujo e ilustración predilecto. incluso lo pondría sobre el papel bristol, es así de bueno.

I’ve owned several of these over the years. An art instructor way back in high school recommended I switch to 11x14 to draw bigger and avoid small drawing (as I was so accustomed to drawing small in paper margins) and it’s very hard for me to go back to even using standard sized sketch books now and I find myself recommending others try bigger too. I have nothing but good things to say about this particular sketch book and brand- a long standing, good, reputable name in the industry for years. It will serve you or anyone you are buying for well