sketch pad suggestions / advice

[sexycazzy]

Hello, hope you all are well during these strange times.

I've been doing some drawings/colouring lately (I've done two new ones which I will share later this week!)

However, the cards I've been using has run out. However, I have been using a different sketch pad but no tear out but found myself disappointed with the quality. There are some bleeding around the lines when I use the sketch markers (pictured below) while the ones I used for the Prompt Bingo Challenge (29) didn't have any bleeding around the lines. Also, the colours on the sketch pad are not as bright as the cards.

I use:




I would like your suggestions for a tear-out sketch pad with this size (pictured below)



Thank you in advance for your suggestions/advice.

Comments

[mific]

Maybe the latest sketchpad has a lighter weight of paper, rather than card? I don't have a lot of marker experience but I think people often do use a lightweight card rather than thinner paper. Did you want a sketchpad with pages that tear out? And roughly what size do you want - can you measure the old cards to estimate that?

[sexycazzy]

the old cards are 21cmx15cm appx. Yeah would like a sketchpad which has pages which can be torn out.

These are some good questions! :)

[yhlee]

Yes, I was about to ask the measurements of your sketch cards? There's no way to tell scale on your photo, alas!

I'm not familiar with that brand of sketch markers but I've used Shinhan and currently use Copics when I use markers. If you're okay with bleedthrough to the back, Deleter and Copic papers are good but very thin and available in A4. If you need something thicker, Strathmore is pretty good, very smooth, and available in a range of sizes.

[sexycazzy]

I don't mind bleedthrough on the back of paper. These are some good suggestions. I already have a good quality A4 paper, but as yet haven't used them for drawing/colouring although I have used scraps from that paper for testing colours and so far it looks good.

I will have a look at Strathmore - thank you for the suggestion! :D

[yhlee]

Good luck and happy arting! I forgot to mention--Strathmore specifically has a marker paper that I like a lot, although I usually use it with dip pen and ink. Their Bristol is probably also reasonably good with marker but I can test that this weekend and get back to you.

[mific]

Here are some vids about the different paper choices. And if you search for sketchbooks on art supply sites it often says what type of paper they've used.
https://youtu.be/_wy-A4ij06E
https://youtu.be/fZ86yIiiuhM
https://youtu.be/jeoUVzp7Ut8

[sexycazzy]

Thanks for these links - will have a look.

:D

[syntheid]

I'm not much into markers but from what I know you need a pretty heavy weight paper, smooth tooth, and not too absorbent (don't get watercolor paper! mixed media might be okay but from what I know might still pull a lot more ink from the marker than you want, causing them to run out faster). Typically marker artists seem to use things like cardstock, bristol, and some specialty marker papers that have coatings on the back to prevent bleedthrough (crescent rendr, copic makes a marker paper, etc). But cardstock's probably the cheapest-- when I did some marker art I used that. It's not really going to come in a pad though, I think, they largely come in like loose papers.

[sexycazzy]

Thanks for the advice and suggestions. :D I appreciate you taking the time to do that. (smile)