As a budding artist I was looking for a sketchbook with enough pages and a good quality paper to hold my designs and illustrations .This sketchbook works perfectly for my needs as it has plain paper that suits all my arts and crafts projects. As a result of my tests, I determined that the paper is thick enough to withstand different mediums like pencil, ink, and watercolour without bleeding through the pages. The only downside is that it's a bit pricier than other sketchbooks, but it`s worth it See full review