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In AP 2D you will need to document EVERYTHING!!  This will be done on your own padlet, your digital files, and in your SKETCHBOOK.

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Work in your sketchbook regularly, especially during the summer when more ideas are likely to come to you. Practice observation, drawing from real life, capturing things that inspire YOU. If great ideas come to you - add them to your sketchbook to refer to later! 

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Work in your sketchbook regularly, especially during the summer when more ideas are likely to come to you. Practice observation, drawing from real life, capturing things that inspire YOU. If great ideas come to you - add them to your sketchbook to refer to later! 

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When you review the portfolios of others, notice how you can plan & document your ideas in whatever way works best for YOU!  Don't be stressed if you're not a "drawer" you can express your ideas in whatever medium works best for YOU.
With that being said, working in a sketchbook over the summer, drawing from observation (looking at actual things) is one of the best ways to improve.   https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drawing+from+life

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Info about classes, courses, workshops, etc.  There are some *fantastic* experiences in our area!  Stay actively creative!
Looking at art is inspiring!!  Creating art is fantastic!!
If you see anything you'd like to share for others, please comment below!

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this blog post is here for whenever you need some ideas on how to fill your sketchbook.

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6 ideas to fill your sketchbook — magalifranov

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how to fill your sketchbook - six ideas/ways to create, sketch and explore.

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10 Easy Sketchbook Tips So You Can Make Art Now

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Ever wanted to keep a sketchbook but you weren’t sure where to start? Or maybe you’ve been sketching for a long time but need a little pick me up. Take a look at these 10 sketchbook tips to help you develop your own sketchbook practice!

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Ever wanted to keep a sketchbook but you weren't sure where to start? Or maybe you've been sketching for a long time but need a little pick me up. Take a look at these 10 sketchbook tips to help you develop your own sketchbook practice!

1. Make It Yours

A sketchbook doesn't need to be expensive, and it doesn't have to be purchased in an art store. There are no rules about whether it needs to be hardbound, wirebound or softcover, or about what kind of paper is inside. The important thing is to use the sketchbook you like, and to make sure the paper will support your favorite art materials, whether they're pencils, pens, paints or something else.

Find your favorite sketchbook brand online, browse through what's available at your local stores, make your own book, use whatever you have lying around, or discover one when you're out and about. For that matter, if you prefer to use a digital tablet, you can go that route, too! As long as you love it and want to use it, it's the sketchbook for you.

2. Keep It Portable

Decide what size sketchbook is easiest to carry around with you. Many people prefer pocket-sized sketchbooks, while others like them a little larger. Whatever your preference, make sure it's easy for you to transport so you'll have the opportunity to sketch anywhere you go. You can always find a spare minute standing in line, in a waiting room, or on a break to sketch something, provided you take your sketchbook with you when you leave the house. If you like, you can keep larger sketchbooks in your home and simply leave your on-the-go sketchbook in your bag or car to make sure you never forget it.

3. Relax and Accept Imperfection

Not every page in your sketchbook will come out exactly the way you plan, and that's okay. Don't be afraid to play around, capture ideas, or quickly draw what you see. Allow yourself to simply enjoy the act of sketching and the process of creating rather than worrying about the result. After all, if you decide you don't like where the page is going, you can always turn to the next one. But don't get into the habit of tearing out pages. Even the things you don't like today might later become fodder for a new idea.

4. Draw Every Day

Use your sketchbook every day, even if it's only for a few minutes. Consistent practice will improve your artistic abilities dramatically. Your accuracy, speed and visual vocabulary will improve, and with it your confidence.

5. Experiment

Your sketchbook is a place to experiment and play around. Try new and unexpected materials and various styles. Make marks and messes. Add color, paper or other ephemera to your pages. Use your sketchbook to discover what you like and what you don't. There are no rules except the ones you impose on yourself.

6. Divide the Page

If having an entire blank page to work on feels too expansive, try breaking down the page into smaller shapes you can draw within. Post-it Notes are handy to use as templates. Just draw around them to get a smaller frame you can use to focus your sketch. Try filling an entire sketchbook spread with frames and capture quick moments or details of objects instead of trying to reproduce the entire thing.

7. Jumpstart Your Pages

Sometimes we just don't know what we want to draw or how we should go about tackling that dreaded white page. If this causes you to avoid your sketchbook, try marking up the pages in advance to take the pressure off. Paint a few pages for a pop of color, make random lines to surprise yourself with later, or let someone else doodle or draw things for you to work around. If you have a young child, let them at a page or two with a few crayons. Once the pages are no longer pristine, you'll worry less about making mistakes or playing around yourself.

8. Use It for Everything

Turn your sketchbook into a constant companion and use it for everything. You can doodle or sketch from observation. You can create patterns or practice hand lettering. Sketch out concepts for larger art pieces you want to create, or test art materials. Collect and attach things you like or don't want to lose, like tickets, business cards, leaves or flowers. Paste in pictures or decorate your pages with washi tape. You can do anything-everything-you want to make your sketchbook personal and useful to you. And don't leave your life out of your sketchbook. Make grocery lists into art. Draw out your favorite saying. Make an artful flowchart to plan your next vacation. There is art in your everyday, so put it in your sketchbook.

9. Write in Your Sketchbook

Not everything in your sketchbook has to be an image. You can make notes about drawings, or just keep notes in general, including grocery lists, to-do lists or calendars (wouldn't they be fun to illustrate later?).

Use it as a diary, make lists or collect quotes. Write down things that inspire you, observations you make and snippets of dialogue you overhear. Create a list of artists you love, techniques you want to try or things you want to practice. Keep websites you like to visit or that have resources you find useful. Make lists of artists you draw inspiration from, social media feeds and Pinterest board ideas. There are dozens of ways to utilize writing in your sketchbook, so don't be afraid to include it.

Be sure you date each page in your sketchbook. This will help you see your progression over time, and it will create a visual record of each year. Going back to look at the places you went, the materials you tried, and the drawings or paintings you liked (or didn't) will be a rewarding experience and may even spark new creative ideas. And while you're at it, don't forget to sign your pages, too!

Ultimately, how you use your sketchbook is up to you, but the most important thing to remember is that your sketchbook should be personal and useful. It should be exciting to take out and play in your sketchbook, so loosen up, do what you enjoy and let yourself be inspired by the things you create.
Do you have any sketchbook tips to add to this list? Share them in the comments!

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Ever wanted to keep a sketchbook but you weren't sure where to start? Or maybe you've been sketching for a long time but need a little pick me up. Take a look at these 10 sketchbook tips to help you develop your own sketchbook practice!

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GREAT overview of how another student uses her sketchbook. Very inspiring! Even if you aren't the biggest drawer, What can you take away?

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Sketchbook Tour: RISD Illustration Student

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Ashcan Art -Pre-College Art Portfolio Prep

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How to make a Sketchbook for your Art Portfolio

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Mrs. Reid loves Sketchbook Skool YouTube channel

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inspiration and tips about drawing, watercoloring, urban sketching and illustrated journaling from sketchbookskool.com

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Check this out!  Tips for producing an amazing HS art SB!  Sooo helpful!

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Check this out!  Tips for producing an amazing HS art SB!  Sooo helpful!

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https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/a-level-art-sketchbook

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Tips for producing an amazing high school art sketchbook

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This article contains tips, examples, and advice from an experienced teacher, outlining best practice for sketchbook content, page layout, and presentation. For students studying qualifications such as GCSE Art, A Level Art, IB Visual Art, and NCEA Scholarship.

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Inquiry and Sustained Investigation: What specific question(s) can you ask to guide your creation process?

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Inquiry and Sustained Investigation: What specific question(s) can you ask to guide your creation process?

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Choosing an inquiry question can be challenging at best. Students need to choose a topic that interests them and sustains them for months of artmaking.  Sometimes students choose an inquiry question and get bored after three pieces. Sometimes students are not personally connected to the inquiry question they chose.  Inquiry questions should be are both large and specific at the same time.  Remember that this is an ongoing process; sometimes, we start with an idea that isn’t quite clear. The inquiry question will become more defined as it evolves through each students’ creative process. It’s important to keep reflecting on the process, outcomes, and growth to clarify and define our ultimate line of inquiry.

We will spend quite a bit of time when we return to school brainstorming & developing our topics. Please don't stress about this right now! :)

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Read this! Read it regularly. It's important to understand.

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The Sustained Investigation section of your portfolio should show a body of related works that demonstrate an inquiry-based sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas through practice, experimentation, and revision.

You'll submit 15 images, some of which may show details and process documentation. Images can include fully resolved works and forms as well as sketches, models, plans, and diagrams.

Choose Your Images

To build your Sustained Investigation section:

Carefully select 15 images that demonstrate your inquiry-based sustained investigation of materials, processes, and ideas done over time through practice, experimentation, and revision.

Ensure that your images also demonstrate skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.

Note that there is no preferred or unacceptable material, process, idea, style, or content.

When you upload your images for submission, you must identify the following for each image:

Complete Written Evidence

You must also describe your investigation by submitting responses to these prompts:

Identify the inquiry that guided your sustained investigation. (600 characters maximum, including spaces).

Describe ways your sustained investigation developed through practice, experimentation, and revision. (600 characters maximum, including spaces).

Your responses to the prompts are evaluated along with the images you submit:

The most successful responses in relation to the assessment criteria used here are clearly related to the images of work submitted, directly and completely address the prompts, and provide further evidence of inquiry-based sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision.

You must identify all pre-existing work(s) in the Written Evidence portion of your portfolio. Review the Artistic Integrity Agreement for more information.

Although responses are not evaluated for spelling, grammar, or punctuation, you should make sure your responses are written clearly (e.g., don't use extreme text speak or eliminate spaces between words).

Keep in Mind

As you create artwork over the course of the year, be sure to:

Start formulating questions to guide your sustained investigation at the beginning of portfolio development. This inquiry should be based on your own experiences and ideas. Document these guiding questions and continue to develop them throughout your sustained investigation.

Visually, and in writing, document your ongoing practice, experimentation, and revision in your use of materials and processes as your work develops. Consider how these choices can best demonstrate a skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.

From this ongoing documentation of your work, select images and writing to include in your portfolio that most effectively demonstrate your inquiry-based sustained investigation according to AP Art and Design Portfolio Exam assessment criteria.

Keep in mind that process documentation images included in your portfolio should provide insight on your inquiry, thinking, and making. Detail images should be submitted only when it's important to see a close-up view of a work as evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision or of skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas.

Carefully consider the sequence of images you submit to demonstrate your sustained investigation. There is no required order; images should be presented to best demonstrate an inquiry-based sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision. Also carefully consider the relationship of your images and the written information you submit. The written information you provide should be clear, specific, and concise, providing insight about your work.

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Follow these guidelines when building and submitting the Sustained Investigation section of your portfolio.

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Follow these guidelines when building and submitting the Selected Works section of your AP Art and Design portfolio.

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2022 AP Art & Design Digital Exhibit of Student Work

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2022 AP Art & Design Digital Exhibit of Student Work

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Review it all! Especially the 2D section. Really read the writing, how they explain their work & ideas, AND look for their process documentation = how they show where their ideas came from... how did they get from idea to finished artwork?

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Welcome to the 2022 AP Art and Design Digital Exhibit from the DIRECTOR OF AP ART AND DESIGN, Rebecca A. Stone-Danahy; Chief Reader, Dale Clifford; and Curators Michael X. Ryan and Eleanor Neal

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College Board is pleased to showcase the 2022 AP Art and Design Exhibit.

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2021 AP Art & Design Digital Exhibit of Student Work

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Review it ALL! * READ * READ * READ * the writing

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The AP Art and Design program consists of three different courses and AP Portfolio Exams-AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing-corresponding to college and university foundations courses. Students may choose to submit any or all of the AP Portfolio Exams. Students create a portfolio of work to demonstrate inquiry through art and design and development of materials, processes, and ideas over the course of a year. Portfolios include works of art and design, process documentation, and written information about the work presented. In May, students submit portfolios for evaluation based on specific criteria, which include skillful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas and sustained investigation through practice, experimentation, and revision, guided by questions. Students may choose to submit any or all of the AP Portfolio Exams.

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College Board is pleased to showcase 50 high school artists from six countries who submitted work to the 2021 AP Art and Design Exam.

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AP 2-D Art and Design Sample Portfolios and Scoring Information Archive

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AP 2-D Art and Design Sample Portfolios and Scoring Information Archive

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Check these out! READ the students' writing!

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Download sample portfolios from prior assessments along with scoring guidelines and scoring distributions.

If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at [email protected] .

Note: These resources were developed prior to the 2019-20 course and portfolio updates.

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AP 2-D Art and Design Sample Portfolios and Scoring Information Archive

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Download sample portfolios from prior assessments along with scoring guidelines and scoring distributions. If you are using assistive technology and need help accessing these PDFs in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at ssd@info.collegeboard.org. Note: These resources were developed prior to the 2019-20 course and portfolio updates.

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Medium / Media = supplies used to create your art.  Did you know you can use ANY materials in this class to create your art, as long as it is FLAT??!

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Medium / Media = supplies used to create your art.  Did you know you can use ANY materials in this class to create your art, as long as it is FLAT??!

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ART SUPPLIES | Tips + Demos | All Mediums!

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Chrysler Museum:
Fantastic!  You can visit for FREE!!  I definitely would encourage you to visit over the summer.  They offer summer camps too, and there is a 2D camp listed too.
This would be great foundationally for AP 2D.
https://chrysler.org/learn/kids/summer-camps/More details on the AP class here:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-2-d-art-and-design/portfolio

Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts:
They quite regularly do photo classes.  I don't see anything current on their page, but would be worth a call!  The darkroom photography class looks fantastic!!

https://suffolkcenter.org/?s=photo

CNU's new fine arts center:
LOTS of fantastic classes, in a variety of mediums. This could be EXCELLENT if you'd like to dive deeper into a specific medium.

https://thetorggler.org/educational/

Village Studio Arts in Hilton:
Lots of classes for all ages!  Ms. Chandler our student teacher we had last year worked for a few summer camps here.
https://www.villagestudioarts.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VillageStudioArts/

VA Museum of Contemporary Art:
Lots of class options & summer camps
https://virginiamoca.org/events/type/classes
Their cyanotype class in August looks fantastic!  I would personally love to take the Encaustic class too (you can include photos in this process).  These other mediums would be great for you to explore to flex your creativity, but also because in AP 2D you can work in any medium as long as it's flat!  Mixed media especially would be great to explore.

A local Newport News photography club you may be interested in exploring:
https://www.meetup.com/JamesRiverCameraClub/?_cookie-check=j4cRukWau6D1sK8H

Virtual options:
https://www.skillshare.com/

https://phlearn.com/

Both have lots of resources, tutorials, and classes you can refine based on your interests!

And of course YouTube!  It's a wealth of free knowledge.

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Be inspired by the work of other artists - explore virtually if you cannot visit these places in person. There is SO much to explore & fantastic virtual exhibits.  Great for a rainy day.  Jot down inspiring things in your sketchbook!! It changes daily.

General Link: https://artsandculture.google.com/
Link to Museums: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner

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You're going to need one for the class.  I'd recommend getting one now to log ideas as they come to you!  

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You're going to need one for the class.  I'd recommend getting one now to log ideas as they come to you!  

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There will be specific pages I'll have you include in your AP sketchbook, but you can have other ideas/notes/sketches in there too.  i.e. It doesn't have to start off blank - in fact, it's better if you start brainstorming now!  You will have great ideas come to you over the summer - write them down!  :)

I highly recommend you get this specific sketchbook.  9 x 12 inch size, with this paper.  You can get it from Amazon here, OR from Michael's - use the app and there's always a coupon!!
If you have a lot of room in this same sketchbook from Photo 2 that is fine! You can continue there. Some people like to start fresh in a new book - that works too!

https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Heavyweight-Texture-Sizing-Sheets/dp/B002NQ2K16/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3VGKMRTMKXJAX&keywords=mixed+media+sketchbook&qid=1653479180&sprefix=mixed+media+ske%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-6

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5.0 out of 5 stars Handles just about everything... lightly!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

It's a great quality paper and fun to work with because it can handle just about everything albeit light to moderate wetness. I did a quick test of a bunch of things from watercolor to embossing to show. Full blown watercolor or water-crayon work is not a good idea as it starts to shred but for light drawings/paintings... it's a lot of fun. When I first did the test of wet stuff, the paper showed signs of buckling in spots but I just tucked in a larger heavier sketchbook and when I came back to it the paper was completely flat. Also, no bleeding for inks.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020

Got this in the mail today and took it to my friend's house who has the same exact book and hers was thicker, could hold watercolor, ink, gouache, etc. with no bleed through. Mine was 2x thinner and looked like thin sketching paper. We immediately went to the art store and got me the REAL canson mixed media sketchbook. Would not recommend buying this at all. I feel like they take advantage of you and hope that you won't notice them selling you a fake and inauthentic product

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

It's a great quality paper and fun to work with because it can handle just about everything albeit light to moderate wetness. I did a quick test of a bunch of things from watercolor to embossing to show. Full blown watercolor or water-crayon work is not a good idea as it starts to shred but for light drawings/paintings... it's a lot of fun. When I first did the test of wet stuff, the paper showed signs of buckling in spots but I just tucked in a larger heavier sketchbook and when I came back to it the paper was completely flat. Also, no bleeding for inks.

5.0 out of 5 stars Handles just about everything... lightly!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

It's a great quality paper and fun to work with because it can handle just about everything albeit light to moderate wetness. I did a quick test of a bunch of things from watercolor to embossing to show. Full blown watercolor or water-crayon work is not a good idea as it starts to shred but for light drawings/paintings... it's a lot of fun. When I first did the test of wet stuff, the paper showed signs of buckling in spots but I just tucked in a larger heavier sketchbook and when I came back to it the paper was completely flat. Also, no bleeding for inks.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018

Crazy about this lovely, inexpensive sketchbook. For the broke and/or budgeting artist, this is perfect.
I use mine for pencil, ink, and colored pencil, and it works beautifully with all of them. The paper is a good weight and has a medium tooth. By using different pencils, you can either get rough textures (B pencils) or very clear fine line detail (H pencils) because of how they interact with the paper.

The spiral binding is better than most. The covers are both rather firm, and the whole thing is pretty resistant to wear and tear.

Functional, inexpensive, and classic. I plan to use this one for a long time yet. I'm on my 2nd "volume" of these and will keep buying the same one for as long as I can.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

The 9x12 sketch pad came in a box with all my other stuff and was in pretty excellent condition save a minor dent which did not harm the paper. Good thickness for using different media. It's above okay for watercolor. I have the 5.5x8.5 in the picture showing warpage so you can imagine how bad the 9x12 would warp. I didn't use much water, in fact I took great effort to use as little as I could. If you are going to watercolor on a 9x12 I suggest switching to the 140lb 300g for less wrinkles. Although, you'll get twice as many sheets with mix media vs watercolor. I think there are ways to "straighten out the wrinkles." Either way I reccomend the product itself, if it comes damaged return it and get it from an actual store.

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall great product
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

The 9x12 sketch pad came in a box with all my other stuff and was in pretty excellent condition save a minor dent which did not harm the paper. Good thickness for using different media. It's above okay for watercolor. I have the 5.5x8.5 in the picture showing warpage so you can imagine how bad the 9x12 would warp. I didn't use much water, in fact I took great effort to use as little as I could. If you are going to watercolor on a 9x12 I suggest switching to the 140lb 300g for less wrinkles. Although, you'll get twice as many sheets with mix media vs watercolor. I think there are ways to "straighten out the wrinkles." Either way I reccomend the product itself, if it comes damaged return it and get it from an actual store.

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2021

I’ve been using these since high-school. A size for every purpose. Unless they mess it up years down the line, I am a lifelong customer.
Paper quality- thick, but pliable - prevents too much impression from the previous page, but also gives that satisfying plush feel when drawing on the paper. Like it quite literally -feels- different. Kinda therapeutic to me.

Wire binding and good perforation - The perforation in this book is strong, but tears consistently. Such as you can take pages out when needed, but ensure that they will not tear accidentally. I always prefer wire bindings, as leaving leftovers from torn out pages always grinds my gears, and this ensures that it is an option. The wire biding is strong too, much tougher to bend out of shape than your average joe. I tested bending the wire for this review, and still remained impressed by the quality of this product.

Do yourself a favor and buy one of these.

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021

So I'm a huge fan of the Canson 50lb sketchpads I use them all the time and buy them in bulk; an online friend of mine uses the 98lb mixed media so I finally decided to give it a try.
Both feel the same aside from the Mixed media being thicker
The Mixed media erases alot better due to its thickness and doesn't really smudge

The Mixed Media however is a bit more expensive on average and The Mixed media offers 60 sheets vs the 100 sheets from the Canson Sketch

I actually think if money isn't an object the Mixed Media 98lb paper is a little better than the Canson Sketch but you nearly get half---- thats up to you to decide
for me it took a good paper and made it a bit better~

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020

i love this paint paper pad!! i’m a novice painter (basically just pick something super easy on youtube or pinterest and copy lol). i saw reviewers mention that it ripples extremely, but that may only be the case if painting in the notebook. i take a sheet out of the book, tape it down to a surface and begin painting. i do not remove u til the paint is dried to minimize rippling. it seemed to work. see my photos for rippling after removed from my painting surface. i would recommend for anyone looking to paint recreationally (unsure about professional use, because well, i’m no pro!)

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Lil Painter!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020

i love this paint paper pad!! i’m a novice painter (basically just pick something super easy on youtube or pinterest and copy lol). i saw reviewers mention that it ripples extremely, but that may only be the case if painting in the notebook. i take a sheet out of the book, tape it down to a surface and begin painting. i do not remove u til the paint is dried to minimize rippling. it seemed to work. see my photos for rippling after removed from my painting surface. i would recommend for anyone looking to paint recreationally (unsure about professional use, because well, i’m no pro!)

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2020

I bought a set of sketch books here on Amazon a couple months before I purchased this. They were nice looking sketch books and they came in a pack of two for a good price. The paper, unfortunately, was very poor quality and every drawing ripped while I was working on it.
This sketch book is more expensive for one than the two I received previously but the paper quality makes it so worth it. I opened up the booklet once I got it and spent a few moments basking in how good the quality was. The paper is sturdy, thick, and easily holds up to the abuse artists put it through. I've never had a piece of paper rip while drawing, erasing, or when I rip it out to put in my art folder.
It doesn't matter if you're an art student, amateur doodler, or a serious professional. This sketch book will do what you need. I recommend it and honestly I can't wait to buy another one.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't use to whipe ur ass its like 180 grit

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2019

Love the sketchbook, great quality paper and a great product

5.0 out of 5 stars vv good paper quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2020

Using it with acrylic paints, mainly for colour tests and charts. Really nice paper and really nice size.

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2020

Using it with acrylic paints, mainly for colour tests and charts. Really nice paper and really nice size.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Que si me gustó pregunta Amazon? PUES A MI ME ENCANTO♥️!!!

Reviewed in Mexico on October 30, 2018

Este fue mi primer SketchBook y la verdad quedé facinado con el! Es un excelente producto. las hojas son texturizadas y apesar de eso sientes la suavidad al deslizar el lápiz sobre el. No solo eso, para otros medios queda súper✨ soporta diversas técnicas como grafito, bolígrafos, tinta, pasteles, colores (uff con estos de maravilla y aunque no sean de marca reconocida 👌) marcadores también, con las acuarelas no hay que tener demaciadas espectativas ya que las soporta, pero si añades demaciadas veladuras se levantará el papel, por lo que sería más para trabajos rápidos (pero que puedes esperar de un papel de 160gr no por nada existe el Canson watercolor que es de 300gr 😉) y la textura de la hoja le da una acabado estupendo 👌✨ (no hay por qué querer cubrir todo de color para algo existen las texturas)
En conclusión un excelente producto que debería estar en las manos de todos los artistas, dibujantes o ilustradores. Bueno en mi caso solo dibujo anime (deje imágenes de lo que hice) pero enserio no te decepcionará 👍✨ solo espero conseguirlo de nuevo y a buen precio 😁

5.0 out of 5 stars Que si me gustó pregunta Amazon? PUES A MI ME ENCANTO♥️!!!
Reviewed in Mexico on October 30, 2018

Este fue mi primer SketchBook y la verdad quedé facinado con el! Es un excelente producto. las hojas son texturizadas y apesar de eso sientes la suavidad al deslizar el lápiz sobre el. No solo eso, para otros medios queda súper✨ soporta diversas técnicas como grafito, bolígrafos, tinta, pasteles, colores (uff con estos de maravilla y aunque no sean de marca reconocida 👌) marcadores también, con las acuarelas no hay que tener demaciadas espectativas ya que las soporta, pero si añades demaciadas veladuras se levantará el papel, por lo que sería más para trabajos rápidos (pero que puedes esperar de un papel de 160gr no por nada existe el Canson watercolor que es de 300gr 😉) y la textura de la hoja le da una acabado estupendo 👌✨ (no hay por qué querer cubrir todo de color para algo existen las texturas)
En conclusión un excelente producto que debería estar en las manos de todos los artistas, dibujantes o ilustradores. Bueno en mi caso solo dibujo anime (deje imágenes de lo que hice) pero enserio no te decepcionará 👍✨ solo espero conseguirlo de nuevo y a buen precio 😁

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"Our role as artists is always to search for the light," says French artist JR ( previously) about the second act of his Retour à la Caverne project. "We know this much: You don't chase away the darkness with more darkness. You chase it away with light, however tiny."

The work he's referring to, though, is far from tiny. Cloaking Paris's Palais Garnier while the building is under construction, Retour à la Caverne is an enormous trompe l'oeil facade, the first part of which depicts a cave carved into the grand structure that houses the opera. Illuminated at the center, the temporary piece highlights the physical and metaphorical interactions between light and dark. Broken into two acts like an opera libretto, the work references Plato's allegory that emerging from the depths of the cave, and from darkness, brings knowledge.

"Act I" debuted earlier this fall with four nights of projected works, while the second part was held on November 12. "Back in September, we invited you to step out of the cave to go and explore. This time, we're inviting you back inside the cave," JR said while introducing the work. Whereas "Act I" portrays the cavern gouged into the center of the building, "Act II" switches perspectives, placing the viewers entirely inside the space.

Titled " Chiroptera," the performance featured choreography by Damien Jalet and music by Thomas Bangalter. More than 150 dancers appeared through an elevated seven-story scaffolding after an eerie introduction by ballerina Amandine Albisson, who appeared to open the cave, causing a plummet into darkness. As with many of JR's works, the artist asked the crowd to participate by using headlamps and their phones to illuminate the remainder of the performance, revealing the ways light can emerge from collective action.

Watch the full performance below, and find more from JR on Instagram.

Artist and architect Ulf Mejergren ( previously) continues his interest in cozy, outdoor constructions with a new series titled Farm Art. Collaborating with farmer Robert Pettersson, Mejergren built several site-specific structures from materials found around Pettersson's property in Grödinge, Sweden.

For "Pine Bark Hut," the pair layered thick, gnarly wood into a slender cabin camouflaged between two trees, a space first used for hunting and then storing tools. Similarly, "Root Hut" entwines gathered branches with the existing roots to create a small, sand pit enclosure nestled beneath the forest, while the circular "Moss Hut" stands 4.5 meters tall among the trees. The latter work "stems from the farmers' hunting interest," Mejergren writes. "For many years, he has put food at certain points in the forests so wild boars come to feed there. The problem is they are like bulldozers in the forests, looking for insects and roots in the soil, so they have dug up moss from the forest floor and left them scattered in big droves." Cloaked in the remaining lichen, the structure is a disguised refuge among the wild landscape.

Other works in Farm Art are more aesthetically driven, like the vivid "Sunset." Made of dandelion heads at full bloom, the spherical form appears to glow in a field of weeds and wildflowers. Find the full series on Mejergren's site and Instagram.

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