Review on Canson Artist Watercolor Side Wire by Kristen Simpson

This is a great watercolor sketchbook! I'd really like to find something between the standard 5.5 x 8.5 and 9 x 12, which seems normal for watercolors. 7x10 would suit me. However, this book exceeded all expectations! I ordered it at the same time as another of the same size and was initially surprised that this one was larger. I found that Canson measures these pages at the perforation line. If you were to rip them out, the size listed (5.5 x 8.5) would be what they would be once removed. There is probably an extra inch or so to the left where the spiral is. Another sketchbook I have literally measures the paper - which means the spiral will fit the specified size, so you can't even use that full size for the drawing area. Aside from being pleasantly surprised by the size, I'm really impressed with the paper. . It's nice and thick and doesn't warp with light to medium water usage. Both regular brushes and water brushes work well, as do the different colors I've tried. It's quite structured, which I often like, but I wish they would offer a hot-press version of this book so I could choose depending on what I'm working on. But that's not the fault of this book, and it exceeds all my expectations. I also wish it had more pages, but I'm willing to buy new ones more often because it's that good!