Spent $45 on a "premium" sketchbook and it bleeds through every time I use a marker

I picked up this fancy Strathmore sketchbook at the art store downtown because I wanted to treat myself. It was like $45 for a 60 page book and I thought it would handle my Copic markers no problem. Nope - the ink bleeds straight through to the next page on every single color I try. Has anyone else had this issue with their so-called premium paper?

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2 Comments

bennett.nora3h ago

Strathmore makes like a dozen different sketchbooks. You probably grabbed the one meant for pencils, not the marker version. The marker specific one has a different cover.

mitchell.lee42m ago

Wait, did you check the cover really close? @bennett.nora is probably right, Strathmore has like four different lines and only the one with the black and white marker icon handles alcohol ink. I grabbed their Bristol smooth once thinking it was all the same and my ohuhu markers went right through it like tissue paper. The marker specific one has a little circle on the front that says "marker" on it, and the paper is way thicker with a bit of texture to grab the ink. Those other ones are honestly just for pencils or light washes, so you gotta look for the right product name before you drop that much cash again.