Toned sketchbooks by Hahnemuehle

 A couple of years ago I started using an ivory toned watercolor sketchbook from Hahnemuehle and I immediately got hooked on toned paper. They just sent me two new watercolor sketchbooks, one in a lovely shade of cool grey and another in a warm soft brown.

You can order these books now at Wet Paint. In Canada, Above Ground Art Supplies and Gwartzman’sArt Supplies have ordered it but it's not yet on their website. These are the first stores to roll them out. You can follow Hahnemuehle here on Linked In, too!

This is watercolor on the beige paper, with opaque white pen used to add the whites. I used the color of the paper to create this soft sunset effect in the sky, and left some of the paper color show in the water to act as reflections.

This one is on the cool grey paper. Again, I used watercolor and added the whites of the surf with an opaque white pen. The grey lends itself well to the color of the sky, with a little payne's grey used for a sweeping cloud to enhance it.

The sketchbooks come in two colors, cool grey and warm brown. Each color is available in three sizes: 4.13 x 5.83 inches, 5.83 x 8.27 inches (that's the size I used in these photos), and 5.51 x 5.51 square. The 60 pages of 95 pound paper is acid free and age resistant, and has a slight texture that's just a little smoother than standard cold pressed. The books have a color coordinated linen cover and matching elastic band, giving it an elegant sophisticated feel. Although these would make fabulous gifts for any artist, I'm keeping both of these for myself. 

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