Moleskine Sketch Book

I'm a complete and hopeless sucker for notebooks and sketchbooks. Though they're quite high-end for a lowly art student, my hoard is never without a few moleskines. (Waterstones' occasional 3 for 2 sales are a real blessing, as are Amazon's little discounts.) If you're into notebooks, the iconic design should already be familiar to you: elegant rounded corners, plain black covers, and useful but unobtrusive features such as the elastic strap, ribbon bookmark and handy rear pocket for loose scraps. It's a simple formula that really works, and looks like a piece of art in its own right. It also ... more

Moleskine was the book of choice for Hemmingway so I go with it for most things be it a small pocket notebook or in this case a large sketchbook. I have to say, as a sketch book, I was a little disappointed and I would probably look to other brands. The main problem is the paper. It is of a good weight but it is just not versatile enough for all sketch book needs given the almost glossy finish of the paper and how smooth it is. This is just not workable for anything beyond pen or pencil as there is just no texture to the paper. At about 100 pages per book it is also incredibly overpriced for ... more

I am a big fan of the Moleskine series note books. They are really good quality and, with plenty of pages in them, they last a long time. It's worth pointing out there are a couple of different sizes of Moleskine book, so if you're buying on the internet, best be sure just which one you're buying. The 'pocket' ones are just that; pocket size - 9 x 14 cm (or 3.5 x 5.5" in old money) whereas the 'normal' ones (sometimes called 'large') are the ones I prefer - 13 x 21 cm (or 5.25 x 8.25") There are lots of other styles and sizes, including 'special editions', but these are by far the most common ... more

I think this sketchbook is overwhelming. I abuse this book and I think this takes the abuse very well. My book has free pages, ribbons, lace, tissues, buttons, and even stones glued to the the inside. I used this to press flowers and the flower juice won't even bleed on the first page, but the flowers dry out perfectly! I usually don't even need to use tissues to dry the flowers! I made this book so fat with my stuffings, the strap has become completely dysfunctional! I do think that is a good thing! I don't think this book is for sketching. You can sketch with anything, but I don't think you ... more