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AAH - Art Sketch Books That I Have Used
11/20/21 




Currently I am using a sketch book called the Artist Line sketch book. This can be purchased from Dollar Tree though sometimes it is out of stock. Apparently this is a popular item because recently I have not been able to buy one near me. I found some in stock at a Dollar Tree about an hour away though so I purchased more stock. I still have 3 books that have not been touched and my dog destroyed two lol. 

So far I have completed about 7 journals considering my dogs destroyed two. I really like these books mainly because they are small and easy to carry around. There are only 50 pages they are hot pressed and are best used with pencil or ball point pen. Considering almost all of my sketches are done in pencil or pen these are the best bang for my buck. There is another line of sketch pads that Dollar Tree offers and I have tried most of them. So far these are my favorite but I will show off the other drawing pads later because I use those for making custom art journals. 

If you are interested in a flip through of my art journals click here for my YouTube channel with a flip through. I have several journal flip through videos because journaling is one of my favorite hobbies. I try to write, sketch or journal atleast once a day. In fact I keep multiple journals and some only have notes without drawings or sketches. 



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