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

These sketch bound sheets are a fantastic choice for any artist who wants to be environmentally friendly without sacrificing quality. Based on my observations, I noticed that the recycled paper doesn't have excessive bleeding like some other brands do. The texture allows for a nice tooth, perfect for graphite and colored pencil. However, the sheets are on the thinner side, so be careful with using wet media. Overall, a great product to add to every artist's collection.

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…

I've received many different brands of sketch paper as gifts or bought them because they seemed like a good deal at the time, but I've never been with them another sketchbook as content as the Strathmore album. 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