Brand New!! Moleskine Sketchbooks Accept Changed - Or Accept They?

The novel Moleskine Sketchbook wrapper

In a panic nearly whether Moleskine has changed its newspaper every bit good every bit the wrapper for its really pop sketchbooks - every bit reported - I ordered some.

The sketchbooks arrived today - together with it's interesting

My gild included:

• a large A4 size sketchbook amongst the novel wrapper (I've previously ordered the Folio Sketchbooks amongst the nighttime mauve wrapper) and
• a normal 'large' sketchbook  with the one-time lilac wrapper (with a double page spread of 8" x 10")

Comparison of the NEW together with one-time wrappers for Moleskine sketchbooks

I together with so dug out an one-time Moleskine that had an empty page, my latest Moleskine together with I photographed them all together - together with this is what they looked like

Moleskine sketchbooks - the newspaper is dissimilar but non how I expected!

Moleskine Folio Sketchbook

It looks similar the Folio Sketchbook has dropped the one-time nighttime mauve wrapper for a novel lilac edged wrapper. They're soundless called Folio Sketchbooks on the Moleskine website

The Sketchbook A4 has 96 broad pages inward high character heavy paper, ideal for tempera colours. 160 g/m2 transcend character acid gratuitous paper

The newspaper inward this NEW version of the Folio Sketchbook is described thus

Back of novel Moleskine sketchbook wrapper

• Size (inches): 8 1/4" x xi 3/4"
• Size (cm): 21x 29,7
• 96 pages
• 165 g/m2 (111 lb acid gratuitous paper)
• ISBN 13: 978-88-6293-193-9

Interestingly the dorsum of the wrapper describes the newspaper every bit right away having amend absorbing paper.

Now since this is NOT the watercolour sketchbook this seems an strange description. I don't specially desire the newspaper to live on absorbent. I role coloured pencils together with much prefer difficult sized newspaper because the colours stay far to a greater extent than vibrant if they don't sink into the paper. The one-time description was this

• A4 evidently pages inward high character heavy paper.
• 160 g/m2.
• Dimensions: 21 x 29.7 cm - 12 x 8.5".

Back of one-time Moleskine Folio Sketchbook wrapper

On the human face upwardly of it the NEW PAPER is lighter inward color together with it feels every bit if it perchance live on a lilliputian lighter inward weight despite the assertion that it is inward fact heavier 165g/m2 every bit opposed to the one-time 160 g/m2.

So far every bit I am concerned the weight together with smoothness of the newspaper is everything. I wouldn't purchase Moleskine sketchbooks at all if they lost either of these characteristics.  I also don't desire a soft sized newspaper - I desire a newspaper where the ink together with coloured pencils I role sit down on transcend of the newspaper together with don't instruct absorbed past times the newspaper together with lose their 'edge'.

This is the link to the Folio A4 Sketchbook on the website

This is the link to the Folio A3 Sketchbook on the website (Not to live on confused amongst the Moleskine Folio Plain book - amongst the one-time mauve wrapper - which exclusively has 100 g/m2 acid gratuitous newspaper together with is right away listed every bit 'out of stock' past times the Moleskine Store)

I flora these kickoff past times putting sketchbook inward the search window. I eventually flora them through using the link to Creativity Notebooks together with Albums

Using the transcend work bill of fare I tin instruct what's called the Art Plus collection (under Creativity). Just to confuse matters this seems to include a novel size amongst an strange mention called Art Plus Sketch Album - BUT authorities annotation this exclusively has 120 g/m2 newspaper non the 165 g/m2 newspaper of the Sketchbook.

So the moral of the flush if you lot desire the heavy weight newspaper is STAY AWAY from anything which is called

• Notebook - the newspaper is non suitable for sketching if you lot don't desire marks to demonstrate through the paper
• Plain Book - 100 g/m2 acid gratuitous paper
• Sketch Album - 120 g/m2 paper
• Red Notebooks - this is flimsy newspaper that I role for my notes of exhibitions (however authorities annotation that at that spot is a Red Sketchbook which has a comprehend which claims 165 g/m2 paper)

I haven't tested the newspaper yet - sentinel this space!

[UPDATE: For those confused betwixt the Folio sketchbook together with the Folio mass amongst evidently newspaper this is how they were described when introduced inward 2009.  

The Folio Collection volition launch v novel products, providing consumers amongst formats for both creating fine art together with for professional person use:

• Ruled mass : 176 pages, available inward the A4 format

• Plain book: 176 pages, available inward the A4 together with A3 formats

• Portfolio: an accordion-style tool featuring large pockets inward cardboard together with cloth, available inward A4 together with A3 formats

• Sketchbook: 96 large pages inward high character heavy paper, available inward A4 together with A3 formats

• Watercolour Album: threescore pages, heavy paper, 200 gsm, mutual frigidity pressed, available inward the A4 together with A3 format

Note the Plain mass does NOT say it uses the heavy weight paper.]

Moleskine Classic Large Sketchbook

As per the icon on the correct inward the transcend photo, this has traditionally been described thus

• ISBN 13: 978-88-8370-115-3
• Size (inches): 5” x 8 ¼”
• Size (cm): 13X21
• Pages: 104
• Collection: Notebooks together with Journals
• Model: Hard dark comprehend notebooks
• Cover: Hard Cover
• Colour: Black
• Layout: Sketchbook
• Format: Large

The novel Large Sketchbook states

• 104 pages of transcend character heavy weight acid-free paper
• Size (inches): 5" x 8 ¼"
• Size (cm): thirteen x 21
• ISBN 13: 978-88-8370-115-3

What surprised me when I seat the Large Sketchbooks together was the divergence inward the color of the paper. I've non been using my electrical current Moleskine much - together with right away I come across why!  The color is means dissimilar to normal together with the build novel Sketchbook I that has only arrived is much to a greater extent than similar the 2007 one. Seems every bit if mortal lost the plot on character control.

I've yet to endeavor the novel Moleskine sketchbooks - but volition study dorsum when I have.  (Initial trials of hatchling inward pen together with ink on the dorsum page suggests the newspaper seems pretty similar.)

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