Pentalic Art Recycled Sketch Book, 5 by 8-Inch, Black

I got this book because I love my larger Pentalic book for my Copic and ink work and I wanted the same paper in a more portable size. Well, this is not the same paper. For a pencil it has the same feel, and I really like it as just a sketchbook. But if you work with ink beware. The recycled paper in this book will make your markers come out looking grainy and weird. I've had this problem with other (low quality) papers in the past, but never to this extent. If you look closely at the pestilence drawing I included, you can see how the different flecks of paper are absorbing the ink differently due to the recycled paper being made up of several different kinds of paper. The other drawing included was done in my large Pentalic book, and you can see that this is not an issue on their non-recycled paper. I wish I could love this book for marker work, but as it stands it's now going to be used for warm-up sketches and doodles instead of finished work.

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