Strathmore Vision Mixed Media Pads

Comments about Strathmore Vision Mixed Media Pads:

I use this for urban sketching. I have expensive Pentalic watercolor 8 x 5" landscape hardback sketchbooks (300 gsm) cold press, which I love, but it is a waste to use them for sketching if not using watercolor. For sketching in mixed media, including watercolor (it will wrinkle a bit), this 160 gsm paper is an ideal mix: heavy enough to hold up to watercolor, but light and cheap enough to use with abandon when sketching. It much cheaper than the Stillman & Birn Alpha 150 gsm sketch books. SB is a nice multimedia sketchbook, with a hard or soft cover but twice the price. The S&B has a little more texture than the Strathmore for watercolor cold press fans. But you can't beat the Strathmore Vision mixed media for price/value. The back board on this spiral bound book is slightly thicker than 1/8 inch, so you have a really solid surface to work on. Pages are perforated for easy removal.