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In today’s post I will be reviewing;
Daler Rowney Hard Backed Sketch Book
Product Details
- Manufacturer/Brand; Daler Rowney
- Item number 813500500
- RRP at time of writing: £8
Reason For Buying
I’ve been using this range of sketch book style for years. I usually go for the Blue Wave but I can’t find it in the A5 format so I went for the Natural instead. Its cover looks like handmade paper with leaves embedded in it, but it is a wipe clean cover so fine to take out and about.
Pros/Cons
Pros
- Sewn bound so no pages falling out
- 150 gsm Acid free cartridge paper,
- A5 Sketch book great for location sketching as its robust but not too heavy to carry
- Great for pencil sketches, some ink sketches
- Will take a light wash without cockling too much, but don’t overwork this
- Great with Kuretake pens, no bleed through
- Great for Art journalling
Cons
- Havent got any
Build Quality
Excellent! Ive been using these for years and they are always a joy to use and reliable quality. The sewn in pages mean theres no fear of pages dropping out as could be a worry with a glued in page.
Value for Money
Excellent. Not the cheapest sketch book but its quality cardstock, acid free, well bound so worth it.
Would I buy it Again?
Yes!
Summing up
A perfect companion for sketching away from home. No ring binding to snag on your bags lining. Keeps its shape well. I Have these in A4,5 and A6.
Links
- Daler Rowney main website
- The hard backed sketch book page
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 
This book really does look pretty. Would wanna write in it all day long
Hi Nikkie
It would be great for writing in. Its a good size to cozy up with and create. Very comfortable to hold too.
Hi Billie,
Good review. I like the Daler Rowney sketchbooks too. The paper’s thick enough to take a light watercolour wash without cockling too much whilst being good for general sketching too. I use the spiral bound books though as I like to fold one side of the book back on itself.
A word of sketchbook caution: don’t buy a sketchbook with perforated pages. Yes it’s easy to take the pages out when you want to, but in my experience after a while all the pages you wanted to keep fall out as well
Hi Jackie
Thanks for your comment, an interesting point about the perforated pages, I have just one book like but its something to keep an eye on
Best wishes
Billie