Speedball Art Products Flexi Sketch Blank Artist Journal, 6 x 9, Mandarin

These are my go-to notebooks for work and play.Pros:1. Completely blank paper. No lines, no numbers, no motifs.2. High quality, touchable paper that makes me want to interact with the book.3. Flexible binding allows me to keep the notebook open for long periods without a paperweight.4. Ivory paper is a more pleasing color than a bright white.5. Takes pencil, pen, watercolor pencil, marker, and eraser well. Acceptable for watercolor, though not a watercolor paper.Possible cons:1. If you have trouble controlling the size of your writing and want to fit a lot on to each page, I would recommend a book with lines instead.2. Paper is not perforated for tearing out.3. Cover may become scuffed.

I'm so disappointed in this book purchased Sep 2015- I had purchased several flexi sketch books, including the 8x8 inch, years ago and absolutely loved them. Unfortunately the books have changed since then. The old books had 300 pages(150) sheets of 110lb paper. These now have 240 pages (120) sheets of cheap 60 lb paper. What a huge difference! As an artist that uses just a little watermedia in my sketchbooks, this paper is absolutely useless. I'm considering returning it just out of principle. I will never waste my money on another flexi sketch book again and I wouldn't recommend it to any artist.

I like the book. It is an excellent sketch book and functions as advertised. The color of the cover is beautiful. The only issue is that the texture of the cover seems to attract dirt and I am always wiping it off. It did not stay beautiful for long and I find the daily cleaning to be a negative distraction.The paper seems to be great.

I love this for fast sketches and exploration. The pages will bleed through with markers but I already knew that. Arrived on time, had a small bend in the corner of each page unfortunately. @m.finnart

Easily my favorite sketchbook I've ever owned. Perfect size and portability

Very good quality paper, fine tip pencil doesn't cause the paper to deteriorate like my last sketchbook did. It doesn't seem to lay completely flat but I just got it today so maybe after some use the paper will lay flat when opened more and the binding stretched. The cover came with some of the edges frayed or scratched but it just adds a little character. I'd suggest to the company to plastic wrap them so they come in a slightly newer looking condition. There is a little flap in each end of the cover that can also hold paper if you want to store loose drawings or paper in the book.

Very flimsy wanted as a scrapbook but arrived bent and marked already

I like these sketchbooks, but they are not as flexible as I thought they would be because they are so thick. Overall not a problem, but this particular one had the cover torn when it was received due to bad packaging.

From what I can tell, this is a fairly decent sketch book, the pages seem fairly good quality, but the cover looks like it could rip along the binding if you aren't too careful. However, after paying £16.99, I did not expect to get a book that looks like it might have been sent to another person before me. The edges are all scuffed, there is a bend in the back cover, scratches on the front, and what looks like graphite on the edges of the pages. It's also not as yellow as the product images suggest it is, but at the moment that isn't my biggest concern.I did contact customer service who helped me to get a partial refund that better suited the quality it arrived in.I think the price is a lot by itself, considering it's not the sturdiest sketchbook, so despite the condition it arrived in, I would not have been buying one of these again.

Sketchbooks without hard covers- they are actually pretty good. I've used one daily now for over a year and they stand up to wear. The paper has a good tooth (I use a 2B pencil generally) and it suits my drawing style. I had an A5, I've now gone for the A4 version. Very good sketchbook.

best price!

best price!

Estaba muy emocionado por utilizar esta libreta, me decepcioné mucho cuando la tuve en mis manos. La pintura de las pastas mancha, y las hojas son muy delgadas. Lo único que me gustó fue el tamaño, no estorba mucho, y es muy flexible. Después de meses de uso la tapa frontal se desprendió. Si buscas un sketchbook medio económico y de buen tamaño esta es una buena opción, aunque algunas veces el precio varía.