Seawhite A5 Concertina Sketchbook with Case

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Made by hand in Northern India by local artisans these unique sketchbooks contain individually produced 100% recycled cotton rag paper sheets with a natural deckled edge. The sketchbook features 1 extended folding arm and offers 70 panels to work on; each page is two sheets joined together for extra stability .

I love these concertina sketchbooks in their protective covers and always take one on days out or holidays. I like the idea that it's almost secretive it would make an interesting personal art journal or an altered book piece. Now the pieces of paper are facing opposing directions, use PVA or stick glue to stick them together, ensuring you maintain the 'W' or 'M' pattern.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. A minimum of two pieces of paper (the same size), you can use as many as you like, the more you use the bigger it is! Different I saw this some time ago and thought it would make an interesting project by painting a panoramic. I was enchanted by the way in which it can be used to extend artistic stories and can be viewed and used from any which direction.

The Concertina A5 and A6 books consist of a continuous surface folded and compiled like an accordion.Then I choose two or three colours of acrylic paint or ink and loosely mix and scribble paint over the pages. They can be a private place to test supplies, make messy, happy accidents and discover techniques I love. We recommend that this Concertina Sketchbook is perfect for wet art techniques and works especially well with watercolour. It makes me think that layering alcohol-based and watercolour markers may lead to the same effect but I haven't tried it yet.

Stand the pieces of paper up, ensuring the folds all face the same direction, as seen in the first image. Seawhite of Brighton Concertina Pocket Sketchbooks are made using high-quality materials within the UK. Remember sketchbooks can be a place to learn what you like to do when you make art so trials, tests and mistakes are welcome here. Using scissors or a ruler, tear along the crease to separate the page into two pieces along the fold you have made.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. You can use it for drawing and sketching in pencils, charcoals or in ink, but where it really comes into its own is for display purposes, when you can open the book out along a table or shelf to show off its contents. Small enough to slip into a handbag, I can make quick sketches with fineliners, so I end up with a book of my own ‘postcards’ as unique mementoes of places visited.