Go large. The Art Spectrum Black Hard Cover Journal A3 is a big, bold sketchbook with 60 sheets of 110gsm white toothed cartridge paper, acid free and FSC certified, inside a black hard cover.

Each page is a generous 297 x 420mm, and open spreads go even bigger. This is the book for senior folios, big studies and anyone who draws with their whole arm.

What Is in the A3 Black Journal

Big paper changes how you draw. On an A3 page you stop fussing and start making confident marks, which is exactly what most of us need. Lay it on a table or prop it against your knees and you have a proper drawing surface anywhere.

Try charcoal pencils, graphite sticks and fineliners. For soft, dusty media like soft pastels, fix each page before you turn it so nothing transfers.

Why We Love the Big Black Book

• Extra large format. 297 x 420mm pages and huge open spreads.
• Folio ready. Perfect for senior art and design submissions.
• Hard cover protection. Keeps large work flat and safe between classes.
• Plain, toothy pages. Built for dry media of every kind.

How We Use It

Work in themes: a few spreads of studies, then a spread of development, then a final resolved piece. Leave the first page blank for a title page at the end, once you know what the book is really about.

Carry it in a large folio bag to protect the corners on the way to class.

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