Bee Paper - 5.5"x 8" Bee Creative Color Pencil Drawing Journal

Not thrilled with this paper. A bit like painting on blotting paper, paint absorbed very quickly. Masking fluid could not be removed, ripped the surface. Had high expectations after all the 5* reviews, but was disappointed.

I'm learning to watercolor and find this notebook a great addition to my learning. The paper is really great. I paint on both sides with no problem. And the size is less intimidating than a regular sheet of watercolor paper. It is easier as a beginner to paint small areas. I haven't figured out the cost but I think this is a much less expensive way to paint when getting started. I am presently taking a class at a local college and several people in class have bought this item when I showed them my work.

Honestly the best quality sketchbook for alcohol markers. Yeah it still bleeds a little bit what I like the most about it is that it has the least amount of feathering that I’ve experienced when it comes to inking a drawing.

This is a good quality 100% cotton paper. My paintings stay wet for a long time which allows easy blending. It can also take a lot of water and I am able to do multiple layering on this paper without the paper peeling off. There are some YouTube reviews on Bee Paper sketchbook on how the watercolour paints don't move once it hits the paper but I think the paper of those Bee Paper sketchbooks reviewed may not be 100% cotton. I love the ones sold through Amazon!

Beautiful paper! Holds water well.

This is my first time trying Bee paper, and it won’t be my last.I am a watercolorist, and I do most of my daily painting exercises and practice in journals. I prepare all of my journal pages as I would any high-end watercolor paper. I prefer journals that have really great quality cotton rag paper, because occasionally my daily practice yields some very high quality work, and if it’s done on great paper, I can remove it from the journal and frame it, sell it, use it in other art pieces, or gift it. If not, it’s still a joy for me to open and look at the work I’ve done in the past.I typically love the Etchr Perfect sketchbook journals for their high quality cotton rag paper and book-like covers, and still buy them, but they are quite expensive.So far this Bee watercolor journal seems to be very good quality paper at a very affordable price, and may well become an alternative to the Etchr journals for my daily work.The covers are pretty cheap as compared with the Etchr or Stillman & Birn sketchbooks, but for a lower price and still great paper it’s a compromise I’ll make. The covers could be a great substrate for a mixed-media application.