Comments on: Moleskine Watercolor Notebook, Test III

By: Don

Don — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:59:48 +0000

Please do let me know June.
That is interesting that ink would work but not watercolor in the sketchbooks. I like the Moleskines but their paper in “non-typical” shall we say
I’m sure you’ll get the hang of the paper. Seems like I had a bit of a problem with it at first…give a read to test I for details.

Thanks for commenting and visiting!

By: June Parrish Cookson

June Parrish Cookson — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:51:03 +0000

Hi Don,

Me knows I purchased a “watercolor notebook” ha, ha. Most likely it’s just my lack of knowledge with watercolor application procedures and not the paper. Interestingly, using light ink washes in my moleskine sketchbooks are working just fine. Love the vanilla-colored paper with these.

But no matter, as mentioned previously, when I have time, I will make another attempt with the watercolor.

If interested, I’ll let you know the outcome.

Cheers!

By: Don

Don — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:53:16 +0000

Hi June,
Me thinks you have a regular moleskine and not the watercolor moleskine.

The regular ones are horrid with watercolor.

The reviews I did were on the watercolor moleskines which are made with watercolor paper.

The packaging label on the correct moleskine will say “watercolor notebook”.

Sorry if I confused you!

By: June Parrish Cookson

June Parrish Cookson — Mon, 07 May 2007 16:19:03 +0000

Glad to see you’re finding the watercolor pages in the moleskine a success for you. I just made an attempt with my newly purchased one and it turned out a complete disaster. Oops! Found the paper unresponsive and slippery. But will not give up and will try what you describe regarding lighter washes. I must have mixed my watercolors too much and the paper didn’t take well to the staining.