Cottonwood Recycled Notebook 6X9

Great sketchbook as it takes ink and pencil and charcoal easily though I’d use fixative on the charcoal. I haven’t tried conte sticks on it or pastel pencils but I think they would be fine if you are not looking for layers. It’s a mostly smooth paper which works great for the ink, pencil, and charcoal. I have seen Aaron Blaise use watercolor on it in light washes and it took it well. To see this paper in action look up you tube video of a live stream video he recorded of an owl he drew. I saw the paper then and bought the only two sizes they make. Love both and wished they had made other sizes.

Im really enjoying the size and craftsmanship of this sketch book. I am taking a Nathan Fowkes class on Landscape sketching with watercolor and gouache and he recommends getting extra thick craft paper to work on. I really wanted to avoid having to make my own book out of loose paper so I searched many different options. I'm really happy with how wet I can get this beautiful paper. Also it's just so smooth and nice to work on. My artist tape releases easily from this surface. I can't wait to try different techniques with color and layering to work with the papers mid tones. It's great with graphite ink and charcoal. I think this paper could handle anything. I'm going to try a gesso and oil painting study next.

Works great for watercolor sketching, but too much water does affect the paper.