Picked up a 7.5" X 9.6"
Maruman Art Spiral Sketch Book on a recent sale at the Miami
Jerry's Artarama store. It features nice sturdy covers with ribbon tie closure that allow it to stand securely easel style when tied together. Fairly light and portable with its 24 sheets of multimedia 80 lb paper. It kind of reminded me of the
Arches Aquarelle Travel Album.
Its 80 lb paper looked like it could handle some wet media, so I conducted the following doodle tests.
Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolors color chart. The 80 lb paper tends to warp and buckle rather quickly creating small pools where pigment particles tend to concentrate (particularly noticeable on the yellow ochre, raw umber, and ivory black swatches). I had a scrap
Strathmore watercolor card on hand that I used to do a couple of comparison brush strokes: it was easier to get smooth uniform strokes of color on the heavier
Strathmore watercolor paper than the
Maruman sketch book paper.
Faber Castell Albrecht Durer Aquarelle Sticks color chart.
Some color doodle tests using the
aquarelle sticks.
The
Sakura Pigma Sensei pen produced fairly smooth coloring outlines on the
Maruman sketchbook paper.
A few
Maneki Neko sketches inspired by the Lucky Cat figurines often found at many Asian businesses as charms to draw in good fortune and prosperity.
A couple of doodles drawn with a
Escoda 1212 Kolisnky #6 round brush loosely inspired by Star Wars. The
Maruman Spiral Sketch Book would be a nice choice for a student field sketching kit. Personally I prefer the look and functionality of an elastic band to keep a sketchbook securely closed rather than the ribbon ties.
Picked up a 7.5" X 9.6" Maruman Art Spiral Sketch Book on a recent sale at the Miami Jerry's Artarama store. It features nice sturdy covers with ribbon tie closure that allow it to stand securely easel style when tied together. Fairly light and portable with its 24 sheets of multimedia 80 lb paper. It kind of reminded me of the Arches Aquarelle Travel Album.
Its 80 lb paper looked like it could handle some wet media, so I conducted the following doodle tests.
Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolors color chart. The 80 lb paper tends to warp and buckle rather quickly creating small pools where pigment particles tend to concentrate (particularly noticeable on the yellow ochre, raw umber, and ivory black swatches). I had a scrap Strathmore watercolor card on hand that I used to do a couple of comparison brush strokes: it was easier to get smooth uniform strokes of color on the heavier Strathmore watercolor paper than the Maruman sketch book paper.
Faber Castell Albrecht Durer Aquarelle Sticks color chart.
Some color doodle tests using the aquarelle sticks.
The Sakura Pigma Sensei pen produced fairly smooth coloring outlines on the Maruman sketchbook paper.
A few Maneki Neko sketches inspired by the Lucky Cat figurines often found at many Asian businesses as charms to draw in good fortune and prosperity.
A couple of doodles drawn with a Escoda 1212 Kolisnky #6 round brush loosely inspired by Star Wars. The Maruman Spiral Sketch Book would be a nice choice for a student field sketching kit. Personally I prefer the look and functionality of an elastic band to keep a sketchbook securely closed rather than the ribbon ties.
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4 comments:
great review. I think i have one of these sketchbooks that i picked up from Kino. It's good to know in advance from reading this review how they'll react to wet media. Thanks.
As always, love the explosions of colour. :)
Hey I know your really into supplies but you ever consider drawing on different surfaces?
Like angled drawing boards or clip boards lap boards =)
Just a thought
I think your insane btw =)
I don't find my inclined drafting board too comfortable for drawing for long periods, but I do rely on regular office clipboards loaded with letter sizer card stock and even regular copy paper during events and some lessons. Particularly when doing caricatures or quick sketches.
You are quite welcomed Bengkia! Look forward seeing your own explorations on the Maruman sketchbook. Nice to know you found this review useful.
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