I’m cheap. Probably one of the reasons why I love drawing so much is that it’s a really cheap medium. Anyway, I’ve never wanted to hand over the money for a Moleskine Journal even though everyone goes on and on about how wonderful they are. To give myself a reward for living through an anxiety filled summer with as much grace as possible, I decided to buy myself a new sketchbook. There are many different brands to choose from, but I’m very picky about my paper so that narrows down the selection quite a bit. I’d heard a few good things about the paper in Moleskines, so I decided to part with the money and try one.<\/p>\n
I bought a “Plain Notebook” Moleskine, and I honestly really do love it. It came with an attached ribbon for marking my place, an elastic band to keep it shut, and a little paper pocket inside the back cover to keep tidbits in. The pages have a sensual quality that’s hard to describe, but just running a finger across the surface of one makes me want to grab a pencil and sketch and write. The paper is lovely for pencil drawing and I’ve been able to create great dark values with just an HB pencil.<\/p>\n
My only complaint is that the pages could be thicker. They’re fine for writing, but drawings show through from the other side a little bit. That’s just my own preference, though. In fact, Moleskine does make notebooks with “art” paper but I haven’t tried one of those yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"