Strathmore 400 Toned 118gsm Paper Spiral Bound Sketchpad, Fine Grain, 9 x 12 in, 50 Sheets, Ideal for Professionals & Students

This sketchbook is amazing, the paper is the perfect shade so white shows up, but colours aren't distorted. The paper is very smooth and easy to put pencil on! It's a4 so it's nice and big. The paper is quite thick so if you are looking to trace onto it I would definitely buy some tracing paper!

I really like this paper the tone is excellent and takes the colour well.

I like the fact that this paper can put up with numerous erasures and is perfect for graphite, charcoal and coloured pencils, the last holding quite a few layers (I've done up to six). The colour also looks pretty, it is a slightly greyish biege that allows colours appear more luminous.

These sketchbooks are perfect for coured pencil artwork. I have attached some imgaes of some drawings i've done. This book holds pencil very well and makes your drawing stand out. The paper is smooth and a great thickness too, even if you press hard the paper wont tear. If you do lots of coloured pencil drawings then these sketchbooks are a must. I love them and will continue to purchase them.

Expensive but good

My 9 year old daughter discovered these through tiktok and was desperate to try one out! I ordered her one for Christmas along with a good quality set of colouring pencils and I can't believe how much her art has come along! Drawing on a good quality tan coloured paper has made such a difference! She is already on her 3rd book since Christmas and I wouldn't buy anything else for now! Would 100% recommend!

Amazing for the price!I have used clairefontaine paper and canson mi tientes which are both really good papers, however, I think this one may be my new favourite!I drew my first drawing (quick 30 mins of smudging) last night and I’m impressed with how well black and white seems to go on this paper.I have tried with polychromos which it also seems to go well with - yet to try pastels!

I was slightly uncomfortable about purchasing this product due to how expensive it is for paper. But, it's not just paper it's magic. I use Faber-Castel polychromos and this paper makes them lay so much more smoother, creamier and blend easier! The colours appear more vibrant on the paper due to it's browny colour. My only problem is if you lightbox images the paper makes it extremely hard to see through. But overall, it's worth the money.