It makes me think that layering alcohol-based and watercolour markers may lead to the same effect but I haven't tried it yet. I sometimes find myself hunched over the sketchbook with a tiny brush or pencil, my nose inches away from the paper focused on a tiny area.

The concertina design makes it easy to show off your work when it's done by simply opening out the pages along a table or shelf. Some of the most beautiful sketchbooks I’ve seen appear slightly chaotic but they are bursting with energy and personality. I discovered concertina sketchbooks a couple of years ago and now have a gorgeous stack full of colour. I have a handful without dates and as time passes it frustrates me that I don’t know when they were created.While I don’t share all my sketchbooks I post glimpses, pages and flip throughs on my Instagram account. However, I have found that the individual pages separate easily, meaning that paint goes in between paintings and it is hard to keep neat. Possessing a mid-textured surface and a slightly off-white sturdy 250gsm composition they are highly suitable for both wet and dry media applications, including watercolour. The sketchbook features 1 extended folding arm and offers 70 panels to work on; each page is two sheets joined together for extra stability . I love these concertina sketchbooks in their protective covers and always take one on days out or holidays.

Using scissors or a ruler, tear along the crease to separate the page into two pieces along the fold you have made. I sometimes take my sketchbooks to the beach to make notes or drawings so the pocket size has become my favourite.We recommend that this Concertina Sketchbook is perfect for wet art techniques and works especially well with watercolour. However, if I have an idea, I might choose colours that fit my theme or decide on dark and light areas throughout the book.

You can use it for drawing and sketching in pencils, charcoals or in ink, but where it really comes into its own is for display purposes, when you can open the book out along a table or shelf to show off its contents. Seawhite of Brighton Concertina Pocket Sketchbooks are made using high-quality materials within the UK. Different I saw this some time ago and thought it would make an interesting project by painting a panoramic. The Seawhite Concertina Sketchbook opens out to give you 70 possible working surfaces – perfect for letting your creativity flow onto every page.

You will then alternate the pieces so the folds face either towards you, or away from you, as seen in the second image. I bought this for my sister who is a paper artist and often makes concertina books so that she can sketch to her heart's delight. The sketchbook features 1 extended folding arm and offers 38 panels to work on; each page is two sheets joined together for extra stability .

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Only problem is that heavy erasing on inked surfaces sometimes could make the ink lift off the paper. A minimum of two pieces of paper (the same size), you can use as many as you like, the more you use the bigger it is! All books feature handmade indigo blue naturally dyed paper covers and an elastic retaining strap to keep your artworks secure.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.