Review: Fabriano Artist Journal with Multi-colored pages

[biffybeans]

Full Review with Pictures

 

 

Fabriano Artist journals SCREAM for you to pick them up and be creative.

 

From the Blick site:

 

"Ideal for sketching or writing, this journal is sure to spark inspiration wherever you wander. A ribbon bookmark permits quick reference.

 

These 192 page journals have 12 colors of Ingres drawing paper, a color for each month of the year. The journal with blue cover offers the alternative of white and cream pages. The paper is a great paper for ink, pencil, or pastels. It's mouldmade, acid-free, and lightfast.

 

Comes in 2 sizes (5" × 7" and 7" × 9") and 4 cover colors (Black, Red, Umber, and Olive). Also available in a blue cover with white and cream pages."

 

Soft paper cover. Pages are made of 12 different colors of Fabriano Ingres. 16 pages of each. Acid free. Ribbon Bookmark.

 

192 pages

5" x 7" Approx $22

7" x 9" Approx $29

 

Multi- colored pages can sometimes trip me up... I don't know which to use first, or use next!

 

These chunky books are a little difficult to get to lie flat. As long as I have been using them, I've only used one side of the paper. The paper cover could definitely be thicker. Toss it in your bag for a few weeks and it will get torn and beat up. Perhaps a leather cover would be a good idea?

 

All tested fountain pen inks behaved nicely with no feathering, bleeding or see-through. Nibs write true to size on this laid paper. Laid lines are more pronounced on one side than the other.

[biffybeans]

It doesn't look like many people saw this post. Just wanted to make sure to emphasize "All tested fountain pen inks behaved nicely with no feathering, bleeding or see-through. Nibs write true to size on this laid paper. Laid lines are more pronounced on one side than the other."

[Zdenek]

I revive the thread several years unanswered.

First, thanks, Stephanie, for the nice review. Strange that nobody has commented such great journals made from very ink friendly paper. Even more strange that to find a good paper for ink work is relatively difficult.

I use Fabriano Classic Artist's Journals from time to time. They are of the same size as the reviewed once. In this case the journal is made from Ingres 90 g/m² paper in two colors - bright-white and ivory. The paper has nice structure, and, as I pointed earlier, is ink friendly. Only drawback of the Journal, as Stephanie said, is "a little difficult to get to lie flat". ... and, of course, a nice leather cover, would suit them well. Maybe I ask my bookbinder to do something with it.

[bitterwonder]

Great paper, thank goodness the cover is paper and not dead animal skin.

If you want to keep cover nice, put it in a freezer size bag. Easy to get to and your book is protected from everything.

[Zdenek]

You are right, bitterwonder, a plastic over the cover will be sufficient . I have been using that on my books several decades and it works well.

[thetech207]

I know that this post is quite old...but I'll chime in. I've used the journal (with the cream and white paper in it) mostly for pencil drawings and have never even though to use a fountain pen in it. It is nice to know that if I wanted to I could. Pencil works beautifully with the laid texture of the paper. This is BEAUTIFUL paper and the paper cover really is not a detraction, if it was leather it might triple the cost of this book...that would be a bad thing in my opinion. Overall the feel of the journal is high quality,if it's something that looks like you might enjoy...you will.