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Okay, here's a more casual rewrite of that text about drawing books:
1. What's a Drawing Book?
A drawing book is just a book made for art! You can sketch, draw, or do anything artsy in it. It's got blank or slightly textured paper that works with pencils, charcoal, markers, pastels, and even ink.
What To Look For:
Paper Stuff: The paper is usually thicker so ink doesn't bleed through or tear. It's measured in GSM (grams per square meter). You'll see stuff between 70–200 GSM.
Texture: The paper feels different depending on what you want to do. Bumpy paper is good for charcoal or pastel, and smooth paper is better for pens, ink, or markers.
How It's Held Together: It can be spiral-bound, stitched, or glued. Spirals let the book lay flat, and stitched or glued looks cleaner.
How Many Pages: They come in small sketchbooks (20–50 pages) or bigger drawing books (100+ pages).
Sizes: You can get small ones like A5 (fits in your pocket) or big ones like A3 (for big drawings).
2. Different Kinds of Drawing Books
Drawing books are usually sorted by the kind of paper they have and what they're for:
A. Paper Feeling
Smooth: Super smooth, great for pens, ink, and graphite.
Medium: A little bumpy, good for graphite, colored pencils, and light pastels.
Bumpy: Really bumpy, best for charcoal, pastel, and heavy stuff.
B. Paper Thickness
Thin (70–100 GSM): Use for quick sketches or pencil stuff.
Medium (100–150 GSM): Good for markers and colored pencils.
Thick (150–200+ GSM): Okay for water-based stuff, ink, and light washes.
C. Special Stuff
Watercolor Books: Thick paper that soaks up water.
Mixed-Media Books: Good for dry and light wet stuff.
Recycled Paper: Good for the earth, usually a little rough.
Tear-Out Pages: Easy to rip out your art to show off.
3. Picking the Right One
Things to think about when you're getting a drawing book:
What You're Drawing
Quick drawings? → Thin sketchbook.
Good art? → Thick, smooth paper.
All sorts of stuff? → Medium to thick, mixed-media paper.
Paper Feel
Bumpy? → Charcoal, pastel, soft pencil.
Smooth? → Pens, ink, markers.
How It's Bound
Spiral? → Easy for drawing flat.
Hardcover/Stitched? → Lasts long, good for keeping your art safe.
Size
Small? → Easy to take with you.
Big? → More room to draw.
Pages
Draw a lot? → A thinner book might be okay.
Big projects? → Get a thicker book.
4. What You Can Do With Them
Drawing books are good for:
Sketching: Quick drawings.
Illustrations: Detailed art for fun or for work.
Concept Art: Coming up with ideas.
Art Journaling: Drawings with writing.
Learning: Practicing stuff like anatomy.
Mixed Media: Using different art stuff together.
5. Extra Stuff
To make drawing better, try:
Pencil Set: Graphite, charcoal, or colored pencils.
Erasers: Soft erasers for mistakes, hard erasers for lines.
Sharpener: To keep your pencils pointy.
Rulers: For straight lines.
Blending Things: For smooth shading.
6. Taking Care of It
Stand it up so it doesn't bend.
Keep it away from water and sun.
Put something behind the page when using ink so it doesn't bleed through.
Easy on the spirals.
7. Cool Tips
Try different art stuff on a practice page first.
Make sections for different things.
Write the date to see how you're getting better.
Combine drawings with notes for a diary.
8. Sizes
Size -- What Size | What It's For
A5 -- Small | Sketches, diaries
A4 -- Normal | Drawing, studying
A3 -- Big | Art, showing off
Square -- 8x8, 12x12 | Cool art
9. Important words
GSM: How thick the paper is.
Tooth: How the paper feels.
Mixed Media Paper: Paper for all kinds of art.
Tear-Out Pages: Pages you can rip out.
1. What's a Drawing Book?
A drawing book is just a book made for art! You can sketch, draw, or do anything artsy in it. It's got blank or slightly textured paper that works with pencils, charcoal, markers, pastels, and even ink.
What To Look For:
Paper Stuff: The paper is usually thicker so ink doesn't bleed through or tear. It's measured in GSM (grams per square meter). You'll see stuff between 70–200 GSM.
Texture: The paper feels different depending on what you want to do. Bumpy paper is good for charcoal or pastel, and smooth paper is better for pens, ink, or markers.
How It's Held Together: It can be spiral-bound, stitched, or glued. Spirals let the book lay flat, and stitched or glued looks cleaner.
How Many Pages: They come in small sketchbooks (20–50 pages) or bigger drawing books (100+ pages).
Sizes: You can get small ones like A5 (fits in your pocket) or big ones like A3 (for big drawings).
2. Different Kinds of Drawing Books
Drawing books are usually sorted by the kind of paper they have and what they're for:
A. Paper Feeling
Smooth: Super smooth, great for pens, ink, and graphite.
Medium: A little bumpy, good for graphite, colored pencils, and light pastels.
Bumpy: Really bumpy, best for charcoal, pastel, and heavy stuff.
B. Paper Thickness
Thin (70–100 GSM): Use for quick sketches or pencil stuff.
Medium (100–150 GSM): Good for markers and colored pencils.
Thick (150–200+ GSM): Okay for water-based stuff, ink, and light washes.
C. Special Stuff
Watercolor Books: Thick paper that soaks up water.
Mixed-Media Books: Good for dry and light wet stuff.
Recycled Paper: Good for the earth, usually a little rough.
Tear-Out Pages: Easy to rip out your art to show off.
3. Picking the Right One
Things to think about when you're getting a drawing book:
What You're Drawing
Quick drawings? → Thin sketchbook.
Good art? → Thick, smooth paper.
All sorts of stuff? → Medium to thick, mixed-media paper.
Paper Feel
Bumpy? → Charcoal, pastel, soft pencil.
Smooth? → Pens, ink, markers.
How It's Bound
Spiral? → Easy for drawing flat.
Hardcover/Stitched? → Lasts long, good for keeping your art safe.
Size
Small? → Easy to take with you.
Big? → More room to draw.
Pages
Draw a lot? → A thinner book might be okay.
Big projects? → Get a thicker book.
4. What You Can Do With Them
Drawing books are good for:
Sketching: Quick drawings.
Illustrations: Detailed art for fun or for work.
Concept Art: Coming up with ideas.
Art Journaling: Drawings with writing.
Learning: Practicing stuff like anatomy.
Mixed Media: Using different art stuff together.
5. Extra Stuff
To make drawing better, try:
Pencil Set: Graphite, charcoal, or colored pencils.
Erasers: Soft erasers for mistakes, hard erasers for lines.
Sharpener: To keep your pencils pointy.
Rulers: For straight lines.
Blending Things: For smooth shading.
6. Taking Care of It
Stand it up so it doesn't bend.
Keep it away from water and sun.
Put something behind the page when using ink so it doesn't bleed through.
Easy on the spirals.
7. Cool Tips
Try different art stuff on a practice page first.
Make sections for different things.
Write the date to see how you're getting better.
Combine drawings with notes for a diary.
8. Sizes
Size -- What Size | What It's For
A5 -- Small | Sketches, diaries
A4 -- Normal | Drawing, studying
A3 -- Big | Art, showing off
Square -- 8x8, 12x12 | Cool art
9. Important words
GSM: How thick the paper is.
Tooth: How the paper feels.
Mixed Media Paper: Paper for all kinds of art.
Tear-Out Pages: Pages you can rip out.