Review on 📒 Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Sketch Pad, 14x17 Wire-Bound Notebook with 100 Sheets by Kristen Simpson

I have given or borrowed many different brands of sketching and drawing paper because they seemed cheap to me at the time, but I have never been more satisfied with any other sketchbook than the Strathmore Sketchbook. Better quality paper than most other sketchbooks I've come across and leaves me in no doubt as to why every art teacher I've ever had requested a Strathmore as the class standard. I personally prefer recycled sketch paper, but have not used recycled sketch paper and noticed no difference in quality. It just comes down to personal preference. This paper requires a lot more abuse than regular sketch paper. It smudges less when used with markers (depending on the type of marker of course), holds up more erasing, and (my biggest pain) the pencil doesn't smear nearly as much (almost not at all in my experience) as it does with other sketch pads. I would 100% recommend this product to anyone regardless of artistic ability. Can't love it enough