As a heraldic artist, I'm familiar with gouache and other mediums. However, over the last decade I've began to sketch out my art using graphite pencils, colored pencils and alcohol markers. This is the first set of sketch books I've bought that were of different sizes and to be honest I enjoy them even more than I thought I would. I like the smooth surface of the pages, the layout and number of them, how easy they are to keep in place, or to remove. And I love the little ribbon to help enclose t...