I figured I should probably explain what I mean by using a custom moleskine notebook. Get rid of the standard paper, and replace it with a nice cold-pressed 200gsm cotton paper from Canson.
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2008Apr 14
tags: Olivier Ozoux | pencil | watercolor
ben 10:33 pm on April 14, 2008 | #
i was just about to ask…
do you find the Canson paper better to draw/paint on?
Wilbur 7:37 am on April 15, 2008 | #
Thats a great idea, I was just recently thinking about how nice it would be to have watercolour and fountain pen friendly paper in the sketchbook format.
I’d go for hot pressed as I’m not a fan of the texture you get with cold pressed.
Great drawing too!
Rudat 8:23 am on April 15, 2008 | #
How many sheets of cold press can you put in a moleskine?
oO 9:09 am on April 15, 2008 | #
I modified my notebook before Moleskine released their watercolor version, but I still like the regular format over the reporter notebook style.
Compared to the yellow-coated bristol in the sketching version, watercolor paper is a joy to use, no more problems with erasing taking away the yellow finish, or having the slightly waterproof coating prevent the watercolors from absorbing into the paper (I can use very wet brushes)
In my current Moleskine (the larger format one) I have 40 sheets of 200gsm paper, so 80 pages. (I think the original paper had 100 pages)
sjguild 10:44 am on October 20, 2008 | #
The colour of the standard drawing paper is a problem. The standard watercolour paper is not heavy enough.