How much is an average Sketchbook and where can I get one?

Question

I wanna buy a sketch book but was wondering how much they usually are.

I would probably go to Michaels, the arts and crafts store, but their online website has no prices, so i didnt know how much it would cost me.

Answer 1

Michaels is one of the most expensive places you can go.  I highly recommend the Robert Bateman recycled sketchbook. . . it has a heavier weight of paper that can take watercolor, and it comes in a spiral bound book with a heavy backing so it won't bend while you are sketching.  http://www.danielsmith.com/products~sku~...

there is also the Canson spiral field sketch book http://www.reuels.com/reuels/Canson_Fiel...

And the Strathmore 400 series is a good choice and may be more available to you  http://www.reuels.com/reuels/Strathmore_...  and   http://www.reuels.com/reuels/Strathmore_...

I would stay away from pretty, hard-bound books with slick paper in them. . . you can't open them up to sketch easily, and the paper is not going to allow the kind of sketching that you will want to do.   Here are several more types of sketchbooks available:  http://www.reuels.com/reuels/general_dra...

Answer 2

$4-10 and up depending on size.  You can probably find perfectly good ones in the school supplies section of a grocery store or Wal-Mart.