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LEATHER JOURNAL Writing Notebook - Antique Handmade Leather Bound Daily Notepad For Men & Women Unlined Paper Medium 7 x 5 Inches, Best Gift for Art Sketchbook, Travel Diary & Notebooks to Write in https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9HP1SU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_i1E6Ab936PR4R

Actually here is the one I have, looked it up on my amazon orders

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I got this off Amazon - not sure where you'd be able to find it offline. It's a bit pricy, but it's very beautifully made - the binding is strong, and the pages are thick and just so satisfying to write on. Mine was also delivered with a free earbud holder. :3

10/10 recommend.

So a lot of picking out a "good" sketchbook is really going to boil down to personal preference. A lot of my friends really dislike spiral-bound sketchbooks, but some of my friends prefer them. Some prefer sketchbooks with smooth-finish paper, some prefer paper with a rougher finish. What you're probably going to want to do is buy a few different types of sketchbooks to see what kind of format you prefer, and then use that to inform your purchasing decisions later.

Everything from here downwards is just my own preference. You might not feel the same way.

I like the paper quality on the Strathmore 400 series sketchbooks, but my absolute favorite so far has been this one.

The paper quality is actually kinda shitty and it falls apart and sticks to your eraser if you try to erase anything, which was the worst when I first started using it. Eventually it grew on me-- being forced to not use my eraser helped me adapt to work more loosely and confidently at the same time. It sits in this odd sort of space between nice and shitty, so I don't feel like I'm "wasting" it with sub-par drawings, but it looks nice enough that I feel good about the nicer-looking pages. Plus it's actually pretty durable, and carrying it around makes me feel like a wizard.

As far as size goes, 13x21 cm is a pretty good size, I think. There's plenty of space to draw, but it's small enough that you can very easily carry it with you anywhere without being cumbersome.

I recently purchased this journal by Moonster and I absolutely love everything about it! The smell has to be my favorite part, haha! The pages are thick, blank cotton which is a joy to write on and makes for a very pretty off-white background. The quality is also impressive. I'm pretty sure I could run this thing over repeatedly for an hour and it'd be fine lol.

https://www.amazon.com/LEATHER-JOURNAL-Writing-Notebook-Sketchbook/dp/B01E9HP1SU

It says it isn't refillable, but with patience you can. You just need to purchase refillable paper and stitch it to the spine.

This is the one I got. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01E9HP1SU/

They've got some cool ones on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9HP1SU/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_e9GbAbR8QHWAW

I've found a few more on Etsy from time to time that are smaller, but they've been hit or miss on the quality.

I've been using a moonster leather journal for the past few months and I haven't had any issues with bleeding on the cotton pages. it is a tad bit expencive being in the £20 range.

Links:

moonster website: https://www.moonsterproducts.com/uk/product/classic-journal/

amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Journal-Writing-Notebook-Sketchbook/dp/B01E9HP1SU?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1&psc=1

Reminds me of this one but a traveler's journal style:

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Pretty sure this is the one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9HP1SU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GKNhCbNXP1R5R

Bought this same journal on Amazon, it's really nice for those interested. I'm filling it with my own wildlife drawings though. LEATHER JOURNAL Writing Notebook... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9HP1SU?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

I got that from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9HP1SU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Bp6qAbGT7F7SY