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Art Alternatives Sketches in the Making Very Big Hardcover Sketchbook-Giant Sketchbook-600 pages ( 300-sheet)-Black Cover
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Brand | Art Alternatives |
Color | White |
Material | Paper |
Sheet Size | 12.5 x 10.75 Inches |
Product Dimensions | 12.5"L x 10.75"W |
About this item
- Each sheet measures 12.5-x-10.75-inches. Perfect for small or large scale drawings in multiple media.
- 600 pages ( 300-sheet) book to fill with fun drawings and artistic creations
- 75lb - acid-free bright white paper with perfect texture for drawing
- Makes a great coffee table book and awesome gift-perfect for artists and students.
- Fill with art work from you and your friends and family or watch your art progress over time in one huge book.
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Brand | Art Alternatives |
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Color | White |
Material | Paper |
Sheet Size | 12.5 x 10.75 Inches |
Product Dimensions | 12.5"L x 10.75"W |
Sheet Count | 300 |
Item model number | AA75150 |
ASIN | B0025TZ30G |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #29,125 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #256 in Sketchbooks & Notebooks |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 7.45 pounds |
Manufacturer | Art Alternatives |
Date First Available | October 2, 2008 |
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An over-sized blank sketch book awaiting your artwork! It contains 300 sheets (600 pages!) of 75 lb. (110 gsm) acid-free, bright white paper sourced from sustainably managed forests. Each sheet measures 12.5"h x 10.75"w. Leave it on your coffee table and watch as the blank pages slowly fill up with treasured artwork from you, your family or friends. It makes a great-gift and is a perfect way to remember and record good times shared with family and friends, or how your own art evolves over time.
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Customers like the value, quality and size of the art media paper. They mention that it's a good budget sketchbook for pencil work, the paper inside is a nice heavy stock and that ink will not bleed through. They also like the book style, and texture. However, some customers are mixed on binding, portability, and bleeding.
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Customers like the quality of the art media paper. They mention that it's well made, heavy, and steadfast. The paper is a pleasure to write, draw, and paint on, and the pages are crisp.
"...The quality is amazing, I am absolutely delighted with it. I started drawing in it about 60 seconds after I got it out of the mailbox and unwrapped...." Read more
"...It is such great quality, there are six hundred pages (if you use both sides of course. 300 if you use both pages in one go.),..." Read more
"...so that I have a nice collection to display on my shelves that are good quality and look awesome...." Read more
"...binding is tip-top, pretty damn good, and so far reliable and steadfast. No problems keeping anything together, so a bit of a trade off...." Read more
Customers like the size of the art media paper. They mention that it's huge, offers a lot of space to work with, and is big enough to practice large scale drawings. They also say that the paper can handle a great deal of dry media superbly.
"...It is such great quality, there are six hundred pages (if you use both sides of course. 300 if you use both pages in one go.),..." Read more
"...The book is massive (think of your largest textbook)...." Read more
"...Do you enjoy sketching? What a fabulous size sketchbook (probably not for sketchers on the go…too heavy)...." Read more
"Wow!!! This is HUGE!!! I bought this because I am an avid journaler...." Read more
Customers find the book style to be fairly nice, with nice paper and high quality. They also appreciate the great construction of the book, which has 600 pages of beautiful, clean, and crisp white pages. Overall, customers describe the book as impressive, great for pencils, pens, and light media such as water based.
"...The quality of the book itself and the paper is very, very good, I would expect to pay around $70-$100 for a sketchbook of similar size/quality..." Read more
"...Overall, this sketchbook is fabulous. The pages are nice, and it is perfect for those of us who need a lot of paper!" Read more
"...Because of its size and width, it would make for a great coffee table book or shelf filler. Into art journaling? Great!..." Read more
"...I MUST stress however that the internal binding is tip-top, pretty damn good, and so far reliable and steadfast...." Read more
Customers like the value of the art media paper. They say it's worth the investment, has good quality, and is a good budget sketchbook for pencil work. Customers also mention that the paper is amazing quality for the price.
"...With some imagination this is really a wonderful value and a great product...." Read more
"...It's a lot of paper at a great price. (I got it for about $23, but have noticed that the price fluctuates a lot.)" Read more
"...It's also very heavy but that is to be expected. The paper is an amazing quality for the price...." Read more
"...This very big sketch book is well worth the price. I was concerned after reading the reviews on this product but decided to try my luck...." Read more
Customers like the texture of the paper. They mention that it's smooth, soft, and sturdy enough to use with multiple media's. Some say that the paper feels copy paper and is not grainy.
"...The paper is not thick but it is not exactly thin either. It's not super smooth, nor is it at all textured or rough...." Read more
"...My uni jet stream 0.38mm ball point drew smooth without snag. Doesn’t seem to leave marks on next page with skinny ballpoints...." Read more
"...The pages are smooth, not grainy like some other sketchbooks. I know some people prefer other things but this is what I prefer...." Read more
"...Its slightly thicker and smooth paper that can take inks very well with limited bleeding to the back of a page...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the portability of the art media paper. Some mention that it is very large, a bit heavy, has strong paper, and is bound. However, other customers say that it has lovely medium weight paper, is giant, and arrives with. They also love the size and weight of the sketchbook. However some say that the book is incredibly difficult to travel with and a hassle to pull out of a backpack.
"...This book is not travel friendly at all due to the size and weight of it, but I have a pocket book I use for ideas on the go right now...." Read more
"...I don't know if pastels would work too good, the paper seems too lightweight and smooth but then again it has been a very long time since I've used..." Read more
"...It is huge (and heavy, beware!) and has lots of room to do whatever you want with it!..." Read more
"...and the pages are really great quality. This sketchbook is also pretty heavy and sturdy...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the binding. Some mention that the binding is strong, sturdy, and well made. However, others say that it tears easily and the binding separates from the book.
"...I MUST stress however that the internal binding is tip-top, pretty damn good, and so far reliable and steadfast...." Read more
"...The cover paper tears very easily and my binding is separating from the book after less than a week of ownership...." Read more
"...however it holds up well, doesn't tear easily and the pages are bound nice and tight in the book...." Read more
"...First two sheets I would recommend skipping since binding is different and doesn’t open up all the way...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the bleeding of the art media paper. Some mention that the ink doesn't bleed through the paper, while others say that it does bleed a bit with some markers.
"...markers to draw/color in this sketchbook and I have had no issues with bleed-through to the next page though some of the gel pens and the fine-..." Read more
"...good for writing with pencil and ballpoint pens, but does bleed a bit with some markers...." Read more
"...When using Staedler pigment liners the ink doesn't seep through...." Read more
"...Copic makers and other alcohol markers do bleed through, so, protect the next page by putting a piece of paper or something between the sheets...." Read more
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So far I have used pencils, regular old No 2's and nicer Prismacolor sketching pencils, Prismacolor colored pencils, Derwent colored pencils, a few different brands & types of gel pens and some Staedler fine tipped markers to draw/color in this sketchbook and I have had no issues with bleed-through to the next page though some of the gel pens and the fine-tipped markers did show through on the back of the page I was using them on. Had I been using the markers for anything other than lightly outlining/subtle depth, they would probably have bled through to the next page. The paper is not thick but it is not exactly thin either. It's not super smooth, nor is it at all textured or rough. It's GOOD paper, not extremely high quality, but very nice. It seems to take pencil, both graphite and wax-based colored pencils best, and gel pens work well too though I much prefer the way the Prismacolor and Derwent colored pencils blend and look on this paper. If you're gonna use markers, put a couple of sheets of paper between the page you're using them on and the page behind it so it toesn't bleed through. I don't know if pastels would work too good, the paper seems too lightweight and smooth but then again it has been a very long time since I've used pastels so I could be wrong.
If you're looking for a high quality oversized sketchbook that'll take awhile for you to fill up, this sketch book is an excellent choice. I can't imagine anyone being anything other than thrilled with this sketchbook.
Art Alternatives was also a pleasure to deal with, I actually received my sketch book a couple of days early. My book was appropriately packaged and and brand new, still wrapped in plastic, and in absolutely perfect condition. It was NOT exactly as the seller described. I got the Very Big Sketch Book and I don't care. Yes, the Very Big Sketch Book has, I believe, 48 fewer pages than the Sketches in the Making book. I still don't care. For approximately $30 (which includes shipping and handling) this book is still a great deal. The quality of the book itself and the paper is very, very good, I would expect to pay around $70-$100 for a sketchbook of similar size/quality someplace like Artists Loft or even Michaels, if Michael's carried a product like this (which they do not!) I am very, very happy with my purchase and quibbling over 48 pages when I have 300 oversized ones to work with just seems petty to me. Yeah, it's a bit scammer-like of Art Alternatives to send people a different product that the one pictured/described without telling their customers about the substitution or offering a discount or anything. That really is the classic definition of "bait-and-switch," though a very small-potatoes example of it. Inevitably, they're gonna p*ss some of their customers off and probably lose at least a few with this kind of behavior. And while I would happily buy from them again, I will also be asking them some very specific questions about anything I buy from them before I purchase it and saving those emails and their responses just in case I should find myself going toe-to-toe with them over something that IS a big deal to me. If I don't get a clear response or any response at all to my pre-purchase inquiries, I will probably order from another seller if at all possible. Although I am happy with this purchase, Art Alternatives has let me know that they find nothing wrong with substituting one product for another, very similar, one without telling me of their intention to do so or offering me any sort of discount or incentive for my 48 missing pages. Everything worked out ok for me this time, but it might not next time. They have planted the seed of doubt and that's a shame. If someone at Art Alternatives had taken 90 seconds out of their life to email me and make sure I was gonna be ok with the substitution before just sending it on (and hoping I wouldn't notice, I assume) there would have been no seed of doubt planted and I would not feel the need to use caution if and when I should deal with them in the future.
Still, I do love the sketch book, I feel like I got an excellent deal, the fact that there are 48 fewer pages than I thought I was getting is not a big deal at all to me and overall I am thrilled with this purchase. I would also recommend this sketch book to anyone in the market for a sketch book and I would recommend Art Alternatives as a good source to purchase the sketch book from though I might also suggest that the buyer email Art Alternatives for specific information about what product they will actually be receiving, especially if I know the buyer to be a person who is very choosy and/or very detail oriented.
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Le carnet en lui-même est sans doute très bien, mais pour le prix, j'aurais espéré le recevoir en bon état!
Reviewed in Italy on May 8, 2019
Es wurde sogar früher geliefert als erwartet, was mir sehr gut gefallen hat.
Allerdings wies das Buch bzw. die Verpackung schon beim Auspacken Schäden auf, die Folie mit der das Buch eingepackt war, war zerrissen und am Buch selber waren die Ecken eingedrückt, auch sind die letzten 5 oder 10 Seiten oben an den Ecken beschädigt.
Das macht mir aber nichts aus, ich finde das Buch trotzdem sehr schön und würde es mir immer wieder kaufen, über kleinere Mängel kann man hinweg sehen, allerdings hätte ich mir für 50,00 € auch ein ganzes Buch gewünscht, daher ein Stern Abzug, ansonsten bin ich sehr zufrieden.