Moleskine Watercolor Notebook Review and tests

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Moleskine Watercolor Notebook Review and tests

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Hi to all.
I've posted three tests and reviews of these little sketchbook on my blog.
Find them here.
http://www.idleminutes.com/index.php/20 ... book-test/
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very cool ... it was about time! I remember emailing Moleskine, a year ago or so ... lamenting their water unfriendly papers ... :)

Anyway ... I bought a new Moleskine watercolor sketchbook too ...
did a sketch on it yesterday but haven't watercolored it yet ...
Not sure I like the perforated edges: it's nice that you can make the page
into a postcard, but it does get in the way if you're trying to do a sketch spanning the 2 pages ...
Also, wish the paper was less textured.

I'll let you know how it goes with the watercoloring ...

anyone out there liking the watercolor moleskine ?


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... seems like Danny (Gregory) does like the aqua-mole ... you might want to take a look at his Amsterdam sketches here

http://www.dannygregory.com/2006/09/amsterdam_1.php
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holy smokes ... that's a lot of stuff ... beautiful journaling from Danny ...

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This is my sketch on Water color Moleskine
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It's very nice for watercolor!
I love this nu Moleskine very much!!!

moreover....I think .... I don't need cutting line!!
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... in the end it looks, as the dotted line kept you some place for the title ;-)

...anyway, Paintmonster, great to see some new ones as this again here!!!
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sugoinee PaintmonsterSan !!! I like the sketch ... good to hear you like the new moleskine ...

Nice to see you in SD ... tanoshikatta ...

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Peter Pen
Thank you very much!

enrico
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Yes, Nice to see you in SD too!!
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peter pan,
i love your drawings!
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thank you, chrissycream, whereabout did you see them?
(I just don't want to get other ones rewards - as I did not post any in this thread)
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your blog 8)
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Re: Moleskine Watercolor Notebook Review and tests

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I couldn't get your original link to work to the review and test. So I've done a little one of my own in case anyone is interested: http://makenart.blogspot.com/2010/07/sk ... -test.html
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papier_et_encre... :thumbup: :clap:

Thanks so much for posting your test results. I use the Moleskine Watercolour books and was about to use Copic markers. I may now just stay with what I have been using... regular watercolour paint applied by brush, Derwent Watercolour pencils, Derwent Inktense. I also have Derwent Pastel pencils but have not used them in my sketch book. Your tests are a useful reference for me. Thanks again.

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Re: Moleskine Watercolor Notebook Review and tests

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I think Moleskines are awesome for some things. I think for other purposes they do not perform well. I know everybody loves Moleskines and we all buy them all the time, including myself. I think the sketchbooks and the watercolor books are probably the weakest products of the Moleskine books. The sketchbooks used to be excellent because the paper was much thicker, about a year and a half ago they changed them to much thinner sheets of paper, in my opinion taking away some of the nice qualities the sketchbooks had. I think the watercolor books are too expensive for 25% cotton and thin 90 lb paper. I do love the Moleskine design and the ruggedness of their products. I use Moleskine lined journals, and weekly/monthly planners, but for my drawing and painting I use other sketchbooks, which I believe are excellent in their quality and prices. Obviously that's just my opinion, I have been buying and using Moleskine for about 5 plus years now I have we'll over 20 but they haven't been my favorite for a while now. I hope this helps someone, somehow.
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I have seen but not yet bought / used a Moleskin because the German company Hahnemühle makes a simliar style book (which they call a Travel Journal) with (I think) better quality paper which can withstand watercolour. It has the flap pocket at the back and the elastic band, similar to a Moleskin has but is cheaper and sturdier. I use an A5 portrait size but it probably comes in some others, too. I don't know how available this is outside Germany but they have an English website. here is the link:

http://www.hahnemuehle.com/prod/en/1243 ... klets.html

happy sketching.

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