How to choose your travel sketchbook
When choosing a travel sketchbook, consider the techniques you use, format, paper weight and binding. Lightweight paper suits pencil, pen and quick sketches, while thicker paper is better for watercolour, gouache, markers or mixed media.
A small format is easy to carry and ideal for drawing on the spot. A larger format gives more space for landscapes and detailed compositions. Spiral binding opens fully flat, while a sewn binding makes a strong, durable sketchbook.
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Clairefontaine sketchbooks designed for travel: watercolour, sketching and portable formats to capture every step of the journey.
Aquapad watercolour capsule
This watercolour Nomad Trio brings together three playful, original formats to accompany creativity anywhere, anytime. A bookmark-format pad, an instant-photo-format pad and a round box make up this collection designed for watercolour on the move. Compact and inspiring, these travel supports combine quality and creative freedom. To give or to treat yourself, to try, collect or simply take watercolour on the road. An excellent quality-price ratio for an inventive and accessible range.
Aquapad rigid notebooks
This collection of 4 Aquapad rigid notebooks combines elegance and practicality for travelling artists. With a hard cover, elastic closure and satin bookmark, these carefully finished notebooks are a pleasure to use. Their 100% cellulose fine-grain paper offers good hold for wet techniques. An ideal format for capturing moments or exploring watercolour every day. Aquapad watercolour paper 300g medium-fine grain.
Accordion notebook
With its 300g medium-fine grain watercolour paper, the Accordion notebook is perfect for creating a fresco or landscape sequences. The careful finishes and accordion-folded sheet invite creation. Aquapad watercolour paper 300g medium-fine grain.
Aquapad travel notebooks and postcards
Dedicated to wet techniques, these spiral travel notebooks and postcard pads feature a natural white medium-fine grain surface that is easy to use. The pads have pre-printed pages in postcard format. Aquapad watercolour paper 300g medium-fine grain.
Canvas cover travel albums
These travel books are timeless: the canvas cover, bookmark and sewn binding bring strength and elegance. They suit pencil, ink, pastel, sanguine, charcoal or watercolour.
Goldline travel albums
This traditional Goldline travel album with its canvas cover is very practical with its elastic closure and pencil loop (placed at the top). Multi-technique with its 180g grain paper, it is the perfect companion for every journey. Its canvas cover is fully customisable.
Watercolour travel albums
These travel books, modern and elegant thanks to their leather-effect cover, are dedicated to wet techniques. With their 100% cotton torchon grain paper, they are ideal for watercolour practice.
Watercolour books
These all-in-one travel notebooks open perfectly flat and feature high-quality 300g watercolour paper. Careful finishes suit every globe-trotting artist: a customisable rigid canvas cover, elastic closure, integrated storage pocket and a unique product plus. Available in 100% cotton satin grain or 100% cellulose fine grain.
Flying Spirit - Sketch
Flying Spirit is a collection of notebooks & pads dedicated to inspiration and creativity, perfect for drawing or note-taking. Its retro look is enhanced by a series of poetic illustrations elegantly printed on brown kraft, black or red glossy card covers. The finishes add a trendy vintage touch with singer stitch binding. Notebooks with 90g ivory sketch paper to keep with you so you never miss an inspiration, and also to give or collect.
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