A proper watercolour sketchbook that actually fits in your bag. The Art Spectrum Blue Linen Hard Cover Watercolour Journal A5 Landscape holds 16 sheets of 300gsm, 100% cotton cold pressed paper behind a hard cover wrapped in blue linen, with an elastic closure to keep everything shut on the road.

The landscape format is the secret weapon. Open the journal flat and the two facing pages become one long panoramic strip, perfect for a beach, a skyline or a winding road.

What You Are Painting On

Most travel sketchbooks use thin paper that buckles the moment it gets wet. This one is cotton at 300gsm, the same class of paper you would use for a finished painting at home. That means you can lay a real wash on a park bench and get a result worth keeping.

The pages are ivory toned and acid free, and the paper is FSC sustainably sourced. Pair the journal with a compact palette from our watercolour paint sets and a water brush and you have a complete studio that fits in a handbag.

Why Travelling Painters Love It

• Real watercolour paper. 100% cotton at 300gsm, not a cartridge paper pretending.
• Small and sturdy. A5 landscape with a hard cover that works as a support.
• Panoramic spreads. The landscape format opens into a long strip for views.
• Keeps your work safe. Elastic closure and a linen cover protect every page.

Painting on the Go

Keep a few clips in your kit to hold pages flat in the wind. Work small and quick: a ten minute sketch with a few washes says more about a place than an unfinished masterpiece. Let each spread dry before closing the journal.

Date and label each page with where you were. In a year you will have a painted travel diary that beats any photo album.

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