Travelogue Drawing Book, Square 5-1/2 x 5-1/2, Cadmium Green Artist Journal, 5.5*5.5 inch

We ordered them twice, my daughter loves this shape and size. She takes them literally everywhere, and they never fall apart. When the first one turned out to be full, she asked to order the same thing (although in a different color :).

I am a repeat customer for these sketchbooks. I have bought all the sizes probably, and the pocket portrait is one of my favorite. It has a slightly off-white color paper, which I LOVE I think it makes it easier to start a drawing or painting and it also looks better as a finished product. The paper is thick, but I do put a lot on it sometimes so use gesso unless I am writing or using watercolors. The blue is stunning by the way.Great value for the money as this holds up to being toted around in bags and handled all the time, cover wise and how well it is bound.

The media could not be loaded. I am not surprised that this product has such high rating from so many people that my reviews will probably get buried. But I still want to put it out there as I rely on reviews to make purchases.I have bought multiples of these sketchbooks in past 3 years.This review is for the pocket portrait with red hardcover. I started sketching in this one at the beginning of 2022 and finished it at the beginning of 2024.-It is a well thought out product. Especially for visual journaling while traveling.- Pages are thick enough to handle any media. I used micron pen, alcohol markers pencil colors, watercolors and gouache.- I enjoyed using all media in this and liked the results too.- There is no bleed through for any media I used except if you use alcohol markers, you probably wont be able to use both sides of the page.- I primarily used water based media and the pages take it very well. Please note that these are not watercolor paper so would be unfair to compare.- Colors look vibrant on this paper.- Binding is sturdy. I don't see much wear and tear after 2 years of use on multiple trips across different parts of the world.- The pocket journal is perfect size to sneak in anywhere. I have painted in it during shows, dinners, happy hours, theme park visits , zoo visits , on the flights , airports etc.Attached are some urban sketches from my pocket sketchbook.One thing that bothered me in the beginning was the ivory pages which I was not used to working in. I prefer white pages. But it has grown on me and doesn't bother me.But I wish they had a white page option in this range.

I am in love with this book! The weight is thick enough for all my mediums (wet included)! I love the ivory color too! The only thing I would change is more pages. As in maybe 200! I love the fabric cover, the elastic holder and the clear pocket in the back. I would highly recommend and buy this product again!

Honestly, the sketchbook is pretty generic.First off, the cons. I’m not a fan of the paper at all. There’s a bit of a yellow tint which I HATE. I work a lot with pens, and since I can mess up once and a while, I usually have a white pen to correct by mistake. But the problem is, the paper is a bit yellow that you can tell where I made a mistake, because my white pen is so much whiter than the paper. It’s not too noticeable, but it is once you point it out.The next complaint is still related to the paper. I’m a mixed media artist, I like to include pens, markers, watercolor and gouache. But this paper can not handle watercoloring at all. It feels like your basic sketching paper, with a bit of sturdiness. When I tried to watercolor a background to test the papers strength, the color was extremely dull and the paper was already giving in. So I mainly stuck to pens and markers. The markers bleed through (which I expected) but sometimes it bled through a few pages which really was unfortunate.Now to the pros: the binding of the book is phenomenal. I feel comfortable leaving it flat as it won’t flip back and close the book itself, nor will the binding mess up when you leave it opened, which was the main reason I never liked the binding of sketchbooks like that initially and the main reason I stuck to spiral sketchbooks. But this book is sturdy and the pages will never fall out. Probably my favorite part of the sketchbook.I’m also a big fan of the soft sturdy covers. I take my sketchbook everywhere I go, so I’m glad I don’t have to worry about little stains messing up my art when I’m out and about. It’s just the right size for traveling and I’m perfectly happy with the size.Overall, this sketchbook is pretty fine. If you’re just using it for generic pencil sketching, get it. It’s very beautiful and simple and I honestly don’t regret buying it. Not the best sketchbook I’ve had, bit pretty good. A solid 7/10. Would I buy it again? Probably not, because the real killer is the yellow tint of the paper. But I now know I’ll buy something similar to it.