Review: Bee Paper Super Deluxe Sketch Pad
[dc]I[/dc] love a good sketchbook, and I like trying new sketchbooks when I get the chance.
For my latest sketchbook purchase, I picked up a Bee Paper Super Deluxe (9” x 12”). It sports a sticker on the front claiming it is “The Only Sketch Book You Will Ever Need.” Additionally, the sticker says the paper can handle pencil, ink, crayon, watercolor, and more.
My Bee Paper sketchbook. That’s the Bacon Thief sticker I bought at SPACE. Via my Instagram.
After using mine for a couple of weeks, I can say my Bee Paper Super Deluxe Sketch Pad made good on this claim.
I learned about Bee Paper sketchbooks via Instagram, on Natalie Nourigat’s account (she posted a photo of her own), and I decided to give one a try.
The paper is 93 lb., and holds up to watercolor paint very well. Hooray!
Space Jam! I’ll show myself out. Via my Instagram.
If I use a thick, dark marker, I can see the lines on the back of the page a bit—but this doesn’t bother me, nor is it a surprise.
Watercolor paint doesn’t show through, which is nice (although painting on the back of another painting probably isn’t a good idea).
Writing and sketching with my trusty Uniball Jetstream or Pilot Precise is a breeze, even with the slightly textured surface. Light sketching with 2H lead looks faint, but that’s more the result of the lead than the paper (and these days I sketch more with a pen anyway, so this isn’t a problem).
I only wish I bought a smaller sketchbook, as 60 sheets of 9” x 12” 93 lb. paper isn’t the easiest to lug around (my next one would be a 6” x 9”, I think).
Still, I love this sketchbook (and getting used to drawing larger isn’t a bad thing either) and enjoy filling the pages with funny drawings—and watercolor paint.
