Daler-Rowney Ebony Hardback Portrait Sketchbook A5 (813880500) – 160 gsm

Price: €8⁴⁰ 16⁴³лв.

Daler Rowney - Ebony Artist's Hardback Sketch Book - 160gsm

Capture your creative thoughts wherever you go with the premium Daler-Rowney Ebony A5 Sketchbook. Featuring a sophisticated black hardback cover, portrait orientation, and heavy-weight 160 gsm acid-free paper, it is the ultimate companion for sketching and drawing with pencil, charcoal, ink, and fine liners.

813880500
0.500 Kgs

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The Daler-Rowney Ebony Hardback Sketchbook (Model 813880500) is thoughtfully tailored for artists, students, and designers who demand professional quality on the move. Its compact A5 portrait framework slips effortlessly into any bag, making it perfect for plein-air sketching and daily journaling.

Key Features & Benefits:

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Heavy-Weight  Paper: Offers a beautiful, smooth cartridge surface that provides excellent tooth for dry media, allowing smooth shading and multi-layer blending.
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Acid-Free Longevity: Prevents yellowing, fading, or degradation over time, preserving your artwork in its original, pristine state for generations.
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Durable Hardback Protection: The tough, textured black hard cover shields inner pages from bending while doubling as a firm, steady drawing surface anywhere—no desk required.
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Multi-Media Versatility: Outstanding for all dry drawing techniques (graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, pastels) as well as technical pens, calligraphy ink, and light washes.
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Ample Page Count: Packed with 62 sheets (124 pages), giving you extensive canvas space to build an expansive art journal or visual portfolio.
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Who it’s for

Fine Artists, Illustrators, and Urban Sketchers who frequently work outdoors or while traveling and need a rock-solid backing that keeps pages safe from creases.

Art and Design Students looking for a durable, premium-grade sketchbook to track project ideas, present portfolios, and handle demanding daily drawing assignments.

Art Journaling and Bullet Journaling Enthusiasts who require heavy cartridge paper that stops fine liner ink from bleeding through to the other side.

Key features

On-the-Go Visual Studio: Provides a flat, unyielding hard cover platform for sketching in any environment—parks, cafes, trains, or streets.

Archival Grade Preservation: Safeguards graphite and ink masterpieces from chemical decay and yellowing over time due to its entirely acid-free pulp structure.

Multi-Dry Media Vehicle: Fully supports heavy layering of graphite, blending soft pastels, charcoal manipulation, and intricate liner work.

Unique differentiators

Superior Weight Advantages 160 gsm: While standard budget sketchbooks stop at around 100-110 gsm, the Ebony range offers visibly thicker sheets that endure continuous heavy erasing and high pencil pressure without tearing.Prestigious Hardback Aesthetic: The textured black bound cover mirrors a premium luxury novel, making it a highly respectable gift for artists and creatives.British Art Engineering Heritage: Daler-Rowney stands as a trusted legacy brand, ensuring strict UK-standard paper consistency that far outlasts cheap generic school pads.

Why this product

Choosing the Daler-Rowney Ebony 813880500 provides total confidence that your artistic creations are safely secured. Low-end softcover pads fray easily, wrinkle in backpacks, and feature thin papers that shred under basic erasers. Investing in this premium hardback book gives your sketches a stable backbone, preserving your creative journey inside a professional casing that makes your art look and feel valuable.

FAQ

Q: Is the Daler-Rowney Ebony A5 sketchbook suitable for watercolor painting? A: This 160 gsm paper is optimized specifically for dry media and ink. While it can tolerate light washes, gouache, or water-based brush pens without severe bleeding, it is not built for heavy wet-on-wet watercolor techniques. For rich watercolor work, explore Daler-Rowney’s dedicated watercolor line.

Q: Does ink bleed through to the back of the page in this sketchbook?

A: Thanks to the substantial 160 gsm thickness, everyday technical drawing pens, fine liners, calligraphy inks, and fountain pens do not bleed through, allowing artists to utilize both sides of every sheet comfortably.

Q: Exactly how many individual drawing pages are included?

A: The model features 62 individual sheets, providing exactly 124 usable drawing pages.

Q: How can I prevent charcoal or soft pastel drawings from smudging inside?

A: The heavy hard cover naturally clamps down to reduce loose inner friction, but for optimal protection of dry charcoal, graphite, or chalk pastels, lightly coating your finished work with an artist fixative spray is highly recommended.