Thank you for reviewing the sketchbooks. I love the color in your sketches with the Perfect Sketchbook. I ordered the sketchbook with the white linen cover in hot press. I love them. I will go be going back to order a set of three in A5 in cold press. I don't normally like Hot Press, however it is really nice to work on. I was shocked when I saw the white cover. I started working in the smallest sketchbook first to test the paper and because I am sick of buying sketchbooks and 'saving them'. The first day I kept it in a plastic bag to protect the cover and then the penny dropped ....it is white so you can decorate it. It now has splashes of acrylic ink all over it. I know they are expensive. I was shocked when I stayed up for the launch of the Perfect Sketchbook and saw the price. I went ahead and purchased and went back and placed a second order. I noted from the Mind of Watercolor review that he does not use his Perfect Sketchbook on a daily basis. Just when the moment calls for it. I will start sketching in mine next week as I have three pages left in the Moleskine sketchbook I am using at the moment.
@rashone2879
5 жыл бұрын
Fabriano is one of my favorite papers. I like the hot press paper and I order it in large sheets, then fold and cut to a variety of sizes for sketching. Not as fancy as having the entire book bound, but more economical and I still get to use the superior paper.
@lindaapple1678
5 жыл бұрын
I do this too~ :)
@EstrafaDC
5 жыл бұрын
Teoh, thank you for your review! I ordered the less expensive white covered sketchbook and a feature people aren't really mentioning is the flimsier cover -- they are very soft and the board inside feels like a big piece of cardboard. I was really kind of shocked by it but I think that's how they really cut costs. Added to that the very spongey white cloth covering it gives it a much less professional feel to it -- which is really too bad because the paper inside is great!
@SugaKookieMon
5 жыл бұрын
You should do a giveaway or sell your unused or gently used sketchbooks. It would be nice for your KZitem fans to get an original artwork from you.
@bastet469
5 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@capbin146
5 жыл бұрын
D.L. L. How could he part with such treasures. Would be a popular auction!
@matsurigaetan
5 жыл бұрын
Actually the sketchbooks are not that pricey for the quality and 100% cotton paper, in my country art supplies are very expensive, a simple watercolor sketchbook medium size with thin and cellulose paper has almost the same price or is more expensive than each one of these from the bundle, for me the price is pretty good. For sure I'll buy one to try it out
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
Yasmin Fonseca now im curious to know what country lol
@matsurigaetan
5 жыл бұрын
@@lizziedae91 Brazil. Here most art supplies are imported, the exchange rates plus taxes make the price higher, also it's very hard to find the supplies if you live far from a capital so you need to buy online and the shipping can be very expensive (or they don't even ship it to your city lol)
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
Yasmin Fonseca ahh I see, thats so unfortunate. Ive learned many places are like that from watching videos like this. I occasionally have the opposite problem where it’s actually cheaper to order supplies from england and patiently wait for them to arrive in the US instead of ordering them here lol Hopefully global shipping gets better in the future
@catherinelevison3310
5 жыл бұрын
I would love to buy them!! Your artwork is worthy of such a great sketchbook. Thank you!!
@colorcrazy2944
5 жыл бұрын
I was able to get some of the cotton covered books with the kickstarter when you told us about them, not one of the earliest but at least I got some. lol They look great so I am still a bit afraid to use one yet. I looked up the Mind of Watercolor video but he didn't paint on any of them yet either. It was very generous of them to send you those, but I wish they had included the cotton covered one too. I would have liked to hear your opinion of all 3 after you got to use them, especially since the paper is not the same in the cotton ones. I am still really excited to see them being used someday!
@cybrough
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps “Perfect” refers to the type of binding.
@lindyashford7744
5 жыл бұрын
Perfect binding is something else altogether, it is the method used to glue paperback books together and is a cheap method of binding. These note books are stitched and glued into the cover afterwardss which means they are very strong and will never lose any individual pages.
@j.p.retnugh3924
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr. Teoh Yi Chie, As always another excellent and thorough review. Certainly there are artist who are seeking just such a product regardless of price. With your reviews of products from the very affordable to the very pricey we get to see what's available and then make informed decisions. Your reviews saving many of us a whole lot of money, Thank you!
@creationslandscapedesigns
5 жыл бұрын
As a minimalist, I don't like to buy a lot of stuff. So when I do, I would rather buy a really good quality item then any alternative. I have also been making my own sketchbooks using Arches cold press paper. Anyhoo I really like your videos. It helps me make informed decisions about art products that might want to buy etc.
@litylu
2 жыл бұрын
I make my own arches sketchbooks too but gotta say I don’t love their paper. I know everyone else does but colors just aren’t vibrant on it in my opinion. I just ordered a Perfect Sketchbook.
@ink_well1647
5 жыл бұрын
Great paper, great Art in that sketchbook. Pretty pricey on the perfect sketch books. Great video, great work.
@elsevillaart
5 жыл бұрын
I was going to ask you about this, this proves you are a mind reader.
@ludwinvart5409
5 жыл бұрын
try the Strathmore 500 series mixed media journal, I got it for $10 on Blick (5x8"); it's $13 now. It is 100% cotton. The only bad side is that on the hard cover one I have the signatures are so tightly bounded that it won't stay open unless you use one of those clamps
@jdub3853
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Teoh. I have the regular ETCHR sketchbooks and they are really nice. They were my first 100% cotton books and that makes all the difference when it comes to watercolor. I think they are a good value. So far the paper is fantastic.
@Bigotedechivo
5 жыл бұрын
gosh I wish I could afford one . Erwin is the first urban sketcher I ever followed and he inspíred me to study other ways to use watercolors.... I love his sketchbook
@z4k4z
5 жыл бұрын
I have 2 each of A5 and A6 from the Etchr Kickstarter campaign. They have the white cotton fabric covers as see on the website, so that allows some customisation to identify them as your own :-) Excellent quality. 100% cotton paper, 230gsm, 54 pages.
@jonmahashintina
5 жыл бұрын
if it was 'perfect' then itd be always in supply and not a huge drain on the pocket.
@annettefournier9655
5 жыл бұрын
Those are to die for. But I'm not willing to sell a kidney yet for a sketchbook. 🤤👍
@arcuda2001
5 жыл бұрын
annette fournier lolol
@ArgoFowl
5 жыл бұрын
true
@Lisapizza789
5 жыл бұрын
This is too expensive for me too. I buy a sheet 22” x 30” of Fabriano 100% cotton paper and cut it into 30, 4” x 5” post cards that I sketch on. I love it!
@Proprioacaso
2 жыл бұрын
The sketches at 6:56 and 7:01 are amazing, great colors
@AwesomeTimeTraveler
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've been waiting for this video! :)
@watercolourartincapetown2919
5 жыл бұрын
Oooooooo gorgeous sketchbooks!!!!!
@capbin146
5 жыл бұрын
I bought and it has now arrived the IndiGraph Fountain Pen you demonstrated. Just in time for inktober. Hope it inspires me, beautiful workmanship. Good review and great product.
@THEMAYQUEEN1
5 жыл бұрын
I make my own using Saunders Waterford 220gsm paper which I buy for 8$ per sheet. I get a nice sized book with 4 sheets. It's great fun decorating my covers with beautiful papers. These etcher books look beautiful but yikes they are expensive!!! I would be too terrified to use them
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
THEMAYQUEEN1 what binding method do you use?
@THEMAYQUEEN1
5 жыл бұрын
@@lizziedae91 i sew them. I make signatures (groups of paper folded in half) then sew them together. There is an excellent channel called sea lemon. She has awesome tutorials. That's where i learned how to do it
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
THEMAYQUEEN1 thanks I already subscribe to her channel! I have made little scrap paper books but never thought to make a watercolor sketch book. Thanks for the great idea!
@newbietubie
5 жыл бұрын
Does this book use signatures? Or is it individual pages folded and then bound together because individual pages would make scanning and hanging so much easier.
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
It uses signatures and stitching.
@newbietubie
5 жыл бұрын
@@teohyc I honestly didn't anticipate your reply and I feel slightly star struck. Thank you so much! Also, thank you for saving me a bunch of money.
@gautambarua8260
4 жыл бұрын
@@newbietubie Teoh is a great guy who always replies to viewers comments. ☺
@marisangiovanni
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this review, you have a great channel!
@annburlin2903
5 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the quality of the paper, but for me, it's too expensive.
@rashone2879
5 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of the 100% cotton sketchbooks that were quite pricey...I haven't used them yet...afraid to mess them up!
@ludwinvart5409
5 жыл бұрын
try Strathmore 500 series mixed media journal, I got it for $10 on Blick (5x8"). It is 100% cotton. The only bad side is that is so tightly bounded that it won't stay open unless you use one of those clamps. I have the hard cover, the soft cover might be better in that case.
@pesto12601
5 жыл бұрын
Pricey for me too... I recently purchased 2 sheets of Fabriano 300 gsm and will cut it down and make a cheapo faux leather cover for it along with some elastic to pull the pages in and out...
@manicangel7796
5 жыл бұрын
My comment is solely related to Etchr and by no means reflects anything towards you Teoh!
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
manic angel i agree with you and just always planned on doing what Teoh has done & getting my own sketchbooks bound so i can choose the size and paper
@geslinam9703
3 жыл бұрын
What bothers me is that you have to buy in bundles.
@bastet469
5 жыл бұрын
Seems like a nice sketchbook. I remember your vid of tglhe smaller one and availability was limited back then. I had hoped by now that they had the financing to be able to provide enough inventory for everyone. It's so frustrating.
@VanmeterFL
Жыл бұрын
I was sad to see Etchr wasn't making the Signature series sketchbooks. Thankful I have a few, but I discovered Erwin Lian had taken a position at the Hong Kong location of the Singapore International School (I'm not sure I have that correct). Have you heard any updates on how he's doing? I miss his input in the art world.
@higherground711
5 жыл бұрын
Not for me. If I had that kind of money 💰 to throw around I'd buy a high quality sketchbook at such a price. But they only release these in batches. I'd like to be able to buy the sketchbook I want whenever I want it.
@LeaGalTan
5 жыл бұрын
Terrific review. The sketchbooks look "perfect" but are a bit beyond my budget. There is a seller on eBay that makes Fabriano Artistico and Arches sketchbooks for under $30. -- the cover is not as nice but the paper is and I can buy one at a time.
@scribadibdib
5 жыл бұрын
Wanted one so bad but cant afford it
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
Check out the Strathmore ones
@scribadibdib
5 жыл бұрын
@@teohyc oh? Like on amazon? Local art stores in my area dont sell Strathmore anymore sadly...
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
@@scribadibdib Strathmore cotton watercolour journals are very new. May take time for it to appear at online stores.
@scribadibdib
5 жыл бұрын
@@teohyc oh! Ok great thank you!
@nou257
5 жыл бұрын
the landscape one isnt sold out am i right? they just started selling it today!!
@nou257
5 жыл бұрын
it’s not artistico though according to their website
@Kaylasdaintydesk
4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could try the brown one buts it’s ALWAYS sold out, also, I only want one but the site only seems to have bundles available
@geslinam9703
3 жыл бұрын
What kind of paper do they use for the cold press Perfect Sketchbook? I am trying to decide between this one and the Koval sketchbook. I know what kind of paper the Koval one is, but the Etchr site does not indicate what kind of paper they used.
@myffanwy2
5 жыл бұрын
I'm confused...I ordered Etchr sketchbooks that came in a white cover, and I've ordered the "Perfect Sketchbook" from Etchr and it has a brown cover!!
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
Etchr Sketchbooks are white. Perfect Sketchbook is brown
@myffanwy2
5 жыл бұрын
@@teohyc I hate to sound stupid...duh...but wasn't there a grey covered sketchbook from Etchr too? So white, brown and gray. Which is the grey? Thx...xo
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
@@myffanwy2 Etchr Sketchbooks are white covers. Perfect Sketchbooks are gray (non-Fabriano) and brown (Fabriano Artistico paper).
@anitafleice5726
5 жыл бұрын
@@teohyc Thanks, Teoh! Confusing...
@g43654
3 жыл бұрын
Are Etchr sketchbooks made in China? If so, that's way too expensive for me/high margin for them.
@peggyboyd4215
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Teoh, I really enjoy using The Perfect Sketchbook series. Any idea when the A4 and A5 will drop? I wonder who makes the unnamed brand of 100% cotton paper used in the A4 and A5? The first TPS used Saunders Waterford.
@sdovas
5 жыл бұрын
Too rich for my blood. High cholesterol watercolor journals! Your usual fine job with the review/ demo, however.
@ThingOfSome
5 жыл бұрын
Those are not hand-torn edges, they are raw edges, from the paper manufacture.
@jalsiddharth
Жыл бұрын
Are these still good now?
@teohyc
Жыл бұрын
They are still good. The paper is good so the sketchbook is good.
@allykatsart92
5 жыл бұрын
Ya perfect till you see the price tag
@Yukie135
5 жыл бұрын
If anyone is interested to see how the regular etchr sketchbooks perform, I ran some tests with watercolor, I posted a video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/tZ2Fp6VqqIliiJg
@teohyc
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@Yukie135
5 жыл бұрын
Love your informative videos! :)
@SunshineFL
5 жыл бұрын
Very nice
@rickcroucher
5 жыл бұрын
They look good but a little out of my price range.
@prodigypotato
5 жыл бұрын
overpriced.
@larryglatt2548
5 жыл бұрын
At a starting price of $119 I am out, it's not even their paper, it's Fabriano's (sp) paper. I am surprised at you Teoh, you are better than this. Think of your audience & what our needs are. I for one, at my age, am not spending that kind of money. However, i always appreciate your showing us new products & giving us your opinion. As an aside, some of your audience could buy the paper & DIY their own book.
@snoozleblob
5 жыл бұрын
"Teoh, you are better than this. Think of your audience & what our needs are"??? I feel like that was a bit harsh and you've missed the point of his video maybe?? He's literally giving an intro overview of available products that people may or may not be interested in. He didn't say the products were *must* buys and even said the products were too pricey for him to buy and gave alternative choices if people were interested in similarish artbooks. Are you suggesting that though he thinks these products are a bit pricey for him he should not feature them at all? Teoh's channel has historically been for show casing possible art supplies people may be interested in as fairly as possible while also providing at the end his thoughts in a non-pushy way even if he does not like the product, as different people will have different needs or financial/criteria requirements (for instance with technology products). This is still the case here in this video. He is very clear that he has yet to try this iteration of the product, though he has had a good experience with past iterations of the products and they are 100% cotton paper, and have linked to another channel's review so that people can be better informed if they deem the price worth it for such a product.
@x-changex-outx-oner8224
5 жыл бұрын
@@snoozleblob I believe Larry was attempting to use a shaming tactic.....it failed.
@larryglatt2548
5 жыл бұрын
@@snoozleblob My point IS that if you are going to review a product (and I love most of his product review videos) give your viewers a heads up: I like this product & will tell you why, but it is on the pricey side. That should do it. I wasn't judging him, I think he knows that big boy that he is, a heads up is all I needed
@larryglatt2548
5 жыл бұрын
@@x-changex-outx-oner8224 Maybe I did & maybe it came off harshly, but I just jacked up about the price & though Teoh might of considered his audience before reviewing or at least mentioning it being pricey.
@lizziedae91
5 жыл бұрын
Larry Glatt the problem is that some products are cheap in one country and expensive in another and what is cheap for one person may be expensive for another
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