CANOPUS Notebook – A5

Good Notebook

Coming from The Onion Skin Journal, I was looking for something equally smooth, that made writing an experience much like gliding across the page. This holds the color well and drawing with a rapidograph is excellent, but writing with my fountain pen feels like pushing through heavy snow. This can be good if you like that control and stability. I was looking for something more slippery. The quality of the notebook is high. It feels solid. I enjoy using it quite a bit and I suspect it will grow on me in ways I don’t yet know. Maybe a comparison to onion skin isn’t fair? I thought a Lamy Bold nib would fly across the page but it feels almost like my cartridge is low and the pen is starting to run dry. Better than Leuchtturm1917, not as buttery as The Onion Skin. Trying the Nanami Standard Tomoe River next to see if I can find something almost like Onion Skin but with a little less translucence. Very good product suffering only slightly from being different than expected. Respect to the company and the store. Clearly it is well made.

My new favourite journal

Lovely and versatile paper, great for fountain pens and using a glass dip pen with sparkling ink. It’s a nice choice for creative journaling.

Simply exquisite!

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