Canson XL Series Mixed Media Pad, Side Wire, 5.5x8.5 inches, 60 Sheets – Heavyweight Art Paper for Watercolor, Gouache, Marker, Painting, Drawing, Sketching

As a pediatric occupational therapist and a mom of two toddlers, I go through journals like crazy—whether for activity books or creative play. This one is an absolute favorite!The durability is unmatched—the sturdy cover holds up to constant use. The thick pages are a game-changer—marker bleed-through, which means double the space since both sides are able to be used. It’s a practical, high-quality option that’s well worth the price.

My three kids love creating art in this book, Canson XL mixed media. All of them got one for Christmas. They use every page to create art. The book always holds up to the medium that they're using whether it is pencil, pen or paints. We will buy again once they use all the pages.

Great value. Love the paper. Drawing feels great on the paper and erasing is easy and doesn't mess up up paper structure. Definitely recommend. Full disclosure: I'm not an artist or professional illustrator, I draw for fun, I'm not super knowledgeable on types of sketch paper, but I really like this one.

This is great！the quality of the paper was outstanding and it’s perfect for any type of art

A little two year old can use more paint on their brush than an older person would. This paper stands up to a little artist's needs.Good buy.

Buying this on Amazon instead of in the local craft stores saved me a couple of dollars - even with the coupons or sales.Medias I have tried:Acrylic paint - I have made a few color mixing charts which is juts small squares of blended colors of acrylic paint. The paint sticks to the paper well, but if you look at the back of the page you can see the distortions and warping from the moisture of the paint. I haven't decided if I am gutsy enough to do an entire painting on this paper. If I do, I will tape it down to help prevent warping.Water colors and water color pencils - I am lumping this together since it involved adding a lot of water on top. This performs pretty well for these. But, again we have slight warping of the paper. It seem to work much better than standard card stock out of the package when using with water colors - significantly less warping. If you are applying a small amount of water colors you will probably be happy. If you are doing a lot and trying to layer up we, just buy watercolor paper. Taping it down should help as well.Pencils and colored pencils - This works great for these dry medias! I also tried it with standard ball point pens and was happy.Water based markers - I used some random target brand marks, Crayola, and Stablio markers on this paper. I liked how it worked. Again, like the other wet medias if you soak the paper with wet it can warp. But, its thick enough you shouldn't have any bleed through. My Stablio markers are super fine point and I use them for drawing and loved them on this paper. But, I am happy with them on most paper. The thicker school supply type markers performed pretty well as well.Overall, if you need a multimedia pad or sketch book, this will keep you happy! If you are looking for use with a specific media, you may want to look into pads formulated for those specific medias. And, with the awesome prices on Amazon, I will be back when I need another one of these.

Awesome paper and nice spiral binding!

This was for my 7yr old art class and it is perfect size to complete a piece each lesson. And paper quality is very good. Definitely worth buying