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A4 sketchbooks are 210 × 297mm, the same as a sheet of printer paper. That's big enough to work into properly and small enough to carry in a rucksack, so A4 suits schoolwork, everyday sketching and finished studies alike.
For pencil, charcoal or pen, choose 170gsm cartridge in our STUDIO books or the recycled ENVIRO range. For washes over a drawing, go for 240gsm mixed media, and for watercolour, the 300gsm STUDIO '35' with 35% cotton paper. For metallic and white pens, there's 270gsm black paper.
A sketchbook is bound between covers, so your drawings stay together in order. A sketch pad has sheets glued along one edge that tear off cleanly, which suits work you'll pin up or hand in loose. See our sketch pads.
Portrait suits single studies, figures and page-by-page notes. Landscape gives you a wider page for scenes, and opens out into a long double-page spread.
Check what your school or exam board asks for first. A4 is easy to carry between lessons and home, and an A3 book gives you more room for larger final pieces.