Picked up this 6"X6" orange
Global Art Flexi-Sketch blank sketchbook by
Handbook Journal Co. a while ago rounding up a
Blick's order, and finally got around testing it a bit.
Even cracked open a new
Staedtler Mars Technical Drawing Pen set for the occasion.
This blank sketchbook was made in Malaysia.
The pages needed some extra weight to hold the sketchbook open, so initially the
Flexi-Sketch did not lie flat when open. It does feel flexible, and its covers are quite pleasant to the touch. Though I suspect that they are not likely to withstand rough handling. If you are hard on your supplies, you should probaly get a hardbound sketchbook with sturdy rigid covers instead.
Naturally the pages readily accepted graphite tools, and even withstood a light wash applied with a
waterbrush.
Ink marks reference chart using a variety of brush pens and pigment liners. None of them cause any bleed through the back of the sheet.
Caran D'Ache Pablo colored pencil reference chart. Pleasant surface for working with colored pencils that come across quite vibrant on this bright paper.
Copic marker ink bled through this paper, so it would probably be best to avoid using these markers on this sketchbook to avoid wasting valuable ink or damaging the unprotected pages below. The
Flexi-Sketch pages readily accepted dry media and could even handle light washes, so it could make a fine doodling pad at the studio. Yet given its signature flexible paper covers, it does not feel sturdy enough to function effectively in a
field sketching kit.
Picked up this 6"X6" orange Global Art Flexi-Sketch blank sketchbook by Handbook Journal Co. a while ago rounding up a Blick's order, and finally got around testing it a bit.
Even cracked open a new Staedtler Mars Technical Drawing Pen set for the occasion.
This blank sketchbook was made in Malaysia.
The pages needed some extra weight to hold the sketchbook open, so initially the Flexi-Sketch did not lie flat when open. It does feel flexible, and its covers are quite pleasant to the touch. Though I suspect that they are not likely to withstand rough handling. If you are hard on your supplies, you should probaly get a hardbound sketchbook with sturdy rigid covers instead.
Naturally the pages readily accepted graphite tools, and even withstood a light wash applied with a waterbrush.
Ink marks reference chart using a variety of brush pens and pigment liners. None of them cause any bleed through the back of the sheet.
Caran D'Ache Pablo colored pencil reference chart. Pleasant surface for working with colored pencils that come across quite vibrant on this bright paper.
Copic marker ink bled through this paper, so it would probably be best to avoid using these markers on this sketchbook to avoid wasting valuable ink or damaging the unprotected pages below. The Flexi-Sketch pages readily accepted dry media and could even handle light washes, so it could make a fine doodling pad at the studio. Yet given its signature flexible paper covers, it does not feel sturdy enough to function effectively in a field sketching kit.
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2 comments:
I generally like Handbook journals, though I am now looking for one that will accept a bit of watercolor wash, and this one is probably not it. Nice review!
I like the original Handbook journal as well, but I have not tried their watercolor version yet.
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