Moleskine Large Sketchbook

Moleskine was the book of choice for Hemmingway so I go with it for most things be it a small pocket notebook or in this case a large sketchbook. I have to say, as a sketch book, I was a little disappointed and I would probably look to other brands. The main problem is the paper. It is of a good weight but it is just not versatile enough for all sketch book needs given the almost glossy finish of the paper and how smooth it is. This is just not workable for anything beyond pen or pencil as there is just no texture to the paper. At about 100 pages per book it is also incredibly overpriced for what you get. It does come beautifully bound with an ...  Read the complete review

Moleskine produce a range of bound 'moleskine' style premium notebooks in a variety of formats (storyboarding, squared for graphs/etc, travel journal and so on) and sizes - the most popular being the blank or sketchbook styles. Moleskine make these with travel in mind - each book has an elastic band to keep it shut, a concentina style set of folders at the back and a hardwearing spine which means it'll survive a lot of bumps, wear and tear. The paper (100 pages roughly to a standard Moleskine) inside is good quality - very soft, almost silky - cream coloured paper which is much more pleasing than the dead-white colour that you often have in sketchbooks. It's ...  Read the complete review