{"product_id":"rosa-gallery-watercolour-sketchbook-a5-50-cotton-italian-paper-hardcover","title":"ROSA Gallery Watercolour Sketchbook A5 — 50% Cotton Italian Paper, Hardcover","description":"\u003ch2\u003e50% Cotton Paper. The Difference Serious Watercolourists Actually Feel.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost budget sketchbooks use 100% wood-pulp paper — it works, but it buckles under heavy washes, dulls pigment, and doesn't hold up to lifting or scrubbing. This ROSA Gallery sketchbook uses Italian Unica paper with a 50% cotton base — the same quality marker professional watercolourists look for before buying any paper, sketchbook or sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Cotton Content Matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCotton fibres are longer and more absorbent than wood pulp. In practice, that means:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetter water handling\u003c\/strong\u003e — the paper absorbs and releases water more evenly, so washes stay controllable instead of pooling or drying unpredictably\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue colour\u003c\/strong\u003e — pigment sits on cotton fibre without dulling, so your colours read the way they did on the palette\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDurability under working\u003c\/strong\u003e — cotton paper tolerates lifting, scrubbing, and reworking an area far better than wood-pulp paper, which can pill or tear\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLongevity\u003c\/strong\u003e — higher cotton content is more resistant to yellowing and degradation over time, which matters for work you intend to keep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 50% cotton, this sketchbook sits well above standard sketchbook paper (typically 0–25% cotton) without the premium price of 100% cotton sheet paper — a genuine middle ground for artists who want real performance without paying gallery-paper prices for a travel sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Sketchbook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade from premium Italian double-sided Unica paper, this hardcover watercolour sketchbook is built for real use — sketching on the move, painting plein air studies, and keeping finished work safely bound for years. Sewn pages, a sturdy linen-embossed cover, and an elastic closure that actually holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages are sewn — not glued — and bound into a hard cover with linen-textured embossing. This construction is what makes the sketchbook genuinely durable for regular use: it survives travel, handles being thrown in a bag, and holds up to the kind of daily wear a glued sketchbook won't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sewn binding also means the book opens fully flat, so you can work across the full spread — effectively doubling your working surface beyond the standard small A5 page. A vertical elastic band keeps the sketchbook closed in your bag and holds the pages together once you've started filling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eItalian Unica paper, 250gsm, fine grain texture, \u003cstrong\u003e50% cotton base\u003c\/strong\u003e. Double-sided — both sides of every sheet are suitable for painting, not just one. The weight and cotton content together mean the paper handles watercolour washes, water-based markers, and liners without buckling or bleeding through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e A5\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turquoise or Violet\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250 g\/m²\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper grain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine grain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper base:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of sheets:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 (64 sides — double-sided paper)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sewn, hardcover with linen embossing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertical elastic band\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watercolour, water-based markers, liners\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e ROSA Gallery — professional fine art line, founded 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout ROSA Gallery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eROSA Gallery is the professional fine art line from ROSA — a Ukrainian manufacturer founded in 1996, exporting to over 15 countries and stocked by major UK retailers including Jackson's Art. 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