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Best art sketchbooks for at home or on trips further afield

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When walking into local bookshops and art supply stores, it’s easy to become instantly entranced by the technicolour sketchbooks, journals and notepads on display. After all, keeping a journal on our person at all times helps us to embrace creativity when inspiration strikes, whenever or wherever this may be.

No matter how many pricey leatherbound options we have stacked at home unused, the prospect of adding another prettily bound pad of luxurious paper to our collection is all too enticing.

Yet making thoughtful purchases when it comes to art supplies not only helps to prevent waste, but also elevates your projects. Whatever your level of artistic ability, being mindful of the kind of sketchbook you add to your bustling

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