Stillman & Birn Sketchbook Review | Side by Side Comparison with Pentallic and Handbook
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2017
- I finally got to see what all the fuss was about! Today we are looking at the Beta and Delta Series from Stillman & Birn and comparing their paper samples to two other popular watercolor sketchbooks from Pentallic and Aqua Journal.
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Hi Denise, how did I not know about your awesome channel? Thanks to M.D Campbell, I found it and subscribed. I recognize your name from some of your comments on my channel. I guess I should check out commenters channels more often. Great review by the way! To quote Arnold Swartzneger, I'll be back. 😄
Thank you so much for being so thorough and showing things like dispersion, even though that's not your prefered method of working. It is mine--so this is helpful. I have a stillman and bern zeta notebook that I haven't tried using yet. Now I'm excited to do so!
I love the Stillman and Birn sketchbooks! I use the Zeta Series for my graphite portraits & other drawings. I'd say I'm more of a draftsman than a painter. I do have experience with acrylic & oil. Learning watercolor has been the most fun I've had since I was a little kid! I look forward to trying the Beta series Stillman and Birn. Thank you so much for the video. 😊❤️
Thanks for the review. I just purchased the Stillman & Birn beta series sketchbook and So far I'm really enjoying it.
I simple love your style and you are so meticulous and your method is scientific (I may be incorrect with this term it is NOT supposed to be critical!) just so complete! I feel so informed when watching your videos and another reason your such a wonderful teacher! I am looking around a bit to view your video library, after all your in the midst of a move! we must do what we must to fill the void left by your absence!
I'm obsessed with these sketchbooks! My favorite is the maroon one - their lighter weight paper takes water medium well. I mention them a lot in my videos. Great video!
Great video, thanks! It was very helpful and I'm definitely going to watch more of your videos!
Thanks, Denise! This was so helpful!
I loved your comparison! I enjoyed my Delta a lot and I'm looking forward to getting a new one once I've made a dent in the stash of sketchbooks waiting for me ;) The ivory paper is just so much fun!!
Thank you for your very thorough reviews of paper. (This and your previous paper review video.) If I could make a suggestion - try doing a section where you blend out the edge. That's where you'll really notice a difference between cotton and wood pulp papers. I also have found layering to behave very differently on different papers. Some end up much patchier looking, almost like you're rubbing off the previous layering adding a new one. So some papers are just really frustrating to use with some techniques, but aren't so bad with others.
This popped up in 'recommended'. Thank you for this excellent video comparison. I liked that you included other sketchbooks. I was particularly interested in your comparison of Beta with the Pentalic Aqua and I took notes! The latter is my favorite watercolor sketchbook. I find that even though the paper isn't 100% cotton, it behaves similarly. So many people I know just LOVE Beta for watercolor sketching and I do not. I can't articulate why but Valarie Connell's comments below are a good start on it. I will say Stillman and Birn are an excellent company with extremely responsive customer service. They make a really good product and I really want to like the Beta for watercolor sketching!
I know this video is old now, but I'm going to be getting the Beta sketchbook for my bday this year in November after watching this. I've been using the Strathmoore 400 series mixed media journals for a while now and they're great, nothing against them. But I feel it's time for something a bit different. Thanks for posting this, it's really helped me.
Thank you for the side by side comparison, I have been seeing these sketchbooks for quite some time and I've always been curious about the differences between Beta and Delta series aside from colour. It appears they are quite similar after all. :D
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Hi Denise, thanks for the comparison/review. The Stillman & Birn Sketchbooks seems to be great. Here in France are not available but I'd like to try them. And those DS colours .... beautiful :D
I have a small 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 Stillman and Birn Beta which I LOVE! I'm wanting to try a Pentelic as well. But I really like this little Beta which I keep in my purse w/ my Portable Painter.
I have the 7 by 7 inch Wire bound Beta series & I love it. At first I thought I was going to have an issue with the size of the sketchbook because it seemed to small for my big hands but no, it took some time to get used to it. Now I love it and enjoy drawing in it. Want to try the soft cover as well. I will definitely buy another one.
Great demo. Objective! Good job!
Napthamide maroon is one of my favorite colors to use 😍
Love the ivory S&B sketchbook. I have always liked ivory paper since I often begin with brown/sepia ink and ink washes.