Fuxi 9" x 12" Sketch Book, Top Spiral Bound Sketch Pad, 100 Sheets 68lb/100gsm Acid-Free Drawing Paper, Art Sketchbook for Drawing Pad for Kids Artists & Beginners Professional Art Supplies for Adults

Great sketchbook. Good value, looks great, and the size is true to advertising. The binding can get a little messed up and it’s tedious to deal with but it’s not the end of the world. The solid covers make it super functional since it allows you to draw on more surfaces. I’d say there is some bleed through? Not onto the next paper type, but definitely through paper. This is not really multimedia. I’d stick to pencil, charcoal, pens. Things like sharpies bleed.

Absolutely incredible! I’ve tried four different art pads for my Posca markers and this one knocked it out of the park! No bleeding. After multiple layers of paint, no pilling and zero shredding of the paper. It’s so thick and sturdy! The colors don’t bleed at all and there is zero leaking thru the page. I’m VERY impressed!!! There’s even an easy tear perforation at the top of the page. Highly recommend for paint, markers. charcoal, alcohol based inks, etc.

Love this sketch book! The pages are high quality, great for pencil sketch to marker drawings. Comes with a good plastic divider for use under the page you're using to prevent bleed through and pressure marks.

I purchased this FUXI product and a competitors (US ART) product so I could do a side by side comparison. The specifications advertised would suggest both products are the same. They are not! What is the same is that the Us Art product is made in (PRC) China, the Fuxi is noted as being Made in China. The Us Art advertised dimensions include the holes that the spiral binder occupies, so the usable size is less than stated. The Fuxi sheets longer to account for the spiral binder and are perforated to give a true to advertised dimensions. Only one side of The US Art has a cold press texture, and the paper tends to curl even before applying paint. Both sides of the Fuxi have a cold press texture, and the sheets tend to start flat, and return to flat once the paint dries. The US Art paper was less expensive, but also a lower quality than the FUXI. For my money the FUXI although more expensive is a better value, and a premium product.

I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the paper of this sketch book and its sturdy cover with a beautiful design. It also comes with a really nice thick flexible plastic protector the same size of the paper to put in between the pages. It was well packaged.

Good paper quality, bleed resistant, color accuracy, book is heavy but worth the weight as it reflects the quality.

Our 9-year-old grandson was extremely pleased with all three art supplies that we gifted him: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Faber-Castell Drawing Kit, and a top-spiral Sketch Book. I only buy Prismacolor Colored Pencils, due to their quality, and my grandson knows this and knows how to care for them. The Faber-Castell Drawing Kit includes drawing pencils and charcoal pencils and a booklet. Good quality. And I was thrilled to find a TOP-spiraled Sketch Book, as he is a LEFT-hander like I am! Most sketch books have spirals on the left side of the pad, which interferes with left-handers ability to write or draw. He started drawing and coloring minutes after opening these gifts.

Awesome value! Lays flat, good quality 140lb paper.