Stillman & Birn has many sketchbooks with different characteristics. I find that I'm more casual when sketching in this sketchbook precisely because there are more pages. It's a good sketchbook if you want a lot of pages for quick sketches. The paper will buckle with water as expected with only 150gsm. If you prefer off-white, get the Gamma series. This is a lightweight watercolour sketchbook good for pen ink and light washes. Strathmore sketchbook is for those who use pen and ink and medium washes. Or maybe it's the combination of Noodler's ink and this sketchbook. One downside is, for some reason, ink takes longer to dry. So you should control the amount of water you use more carefully to prevent puddling. Use wet on wet with care as the paper is not as absorbent as cotton paper. It can also be used with a few layers of washes but it becomes increasingly difficult to do so. It handles water well even though the paper has no cotton content. The hardcover format is better because you have a solid backing to draw on. This is a good quality sketchbook that comes in paperback and hardcover format. GAM watercolour sketchbook is for those who use pen and ink and light washes, and prefer white paper. When it comes to non-100% cotton sketchbooks, this is top on my list. And it handles wet on wet slightly better than the Moleskine, but I would not have very heavy washes as well since it's still only 25% cotton. The sizing on both sides of the paper is more consistent. It's suitable for pen ink and watercolour. I prefer the coldpress paper here than the Moleskine. The paper is white as compared to the creamy off-white of Moleskine. It's very similar to the Moleskine sketchbook with some slight differences.
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