![]() ![]() When the new sketchbooks arrived she found that the paper was completely different.Her local art shop advised her that the sketchbooks with the heavier weight paper were still made (now with a black cover) but need to be ordered - so that's what Sue did.The product guidelines indicate that this is suitable for use with pencil, pen and ink and light water colour washes - so this is, of course, not suitable for somebody who wants to do proper watercolours she could only find a White Paper Hard Back Sketch Books –110gsm (with a black cover) in her local art shop.Sue was after more supplies of her favourite Winsor & Newton White Paper Hard Back Sketch Books - 170gsm with a blue cover.A number want to produce proper watercolours and will always need a paper that will cope with this.Ĭheck out out what happened to Sue Smith ( Sue's Sketch Blog) - see Sketchbooks - when she tried to buy a Winsor & Newton sketchbook which had paper heavy enough for proper watercolour washes and what happened next. ![]() A lot of people who sketch don't only use light watercolour washes. If you're ever dissatisfied with a sketchbook it's always worthwhile letting the manufacturer know exactly what you think, especially if you are a watercolourist.
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