Stillman & Birn Zeta Sketchbook

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Zeta paper is extra heavyweight (270 gsm), bright white and smooth, close to Bristol board, so it takes ink, pencil and watercolor washes without buckling much. It's an urban sketcher favorite for a reason.

Good for

• Urban sketching in ink and wash
• Pencil and pen value studies
• Light watercolor and gouache

Details

• 270 gsm, white, smooth surface
• Holds light watercolor, gouache, ink, pencil, marker and fountain pen
• Wirebound books lie flat and fold back on themselves, easy to hold standing up
• Hardbound 5.5×8.5 is a classic journal you can paint across the spread
• Made by Stillman & Birn

Not 100% cotton, so heavy wet-into-wet work is better on a watercolor block.

Questions painters ask

Can I use watercolor in a Zeta sketchbook? Yes, light to moderate washes. The heavy paper resists buckling, but its smooth surface lets color sit and move more than cotton paper does.

Zeta or Beta? Zeta is smooth, great for ink. Beta has a cold-press texture, better for watercolor.

Wirebound or hardbound? Wirebound folds back flat for sketching standing up. Hardbound lets you paint across a two-page spread.