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Do you prefer sketchbooks with a solid spine or sketchbooks with a spiral spine?May 8, 2022
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Spiral is better
Definitely spiral~
Both works fine i guess but the spiral ones are better for me since i could have more comfort
Solid
It's the solid spine for me, I tend to always damage my sketchbook with dirt that's in my bag and such so I would prefer the solid spine haha
No spine
Well those without an extra spine piece attached that you can lie completely flat.
With a spiral! It's so much more convenient (and cheaper, too!)
spiral spines are so much more practical. if you want a solid spine you have to get pricier ones so the pages don’t fall out but that’s not an issue with spiral spines 😎
Spiral! It makes it easier and is more comfortable to draw for me
Spiral all the way
Spiral, I feel less bad about it getting a few nicks than a solid sketchbook
Aesthetic - solid .. in reality I'm horribly at not ripping out pages so spiral 😭
I use spiral rn but I'm thinking I might get a solid next time because I think thy look nicer and you can do spreads better and now I use A5 size sketch books it's less annoying to have to have it lay open
Solid tbh
Solid spine ^-^
i used to use the hard spine ones, but now i can only use spiral ones
I like spiral spines because they’re more whimsical, but they always fall apart
Spiral. Whenever I get a solid one, they tend to break and pages fall out because of overuse. Spiral ones just last longer in my experience
Solid ones look sm nicer and fancier but gotta choose spirals. Makes it was easier to paint, can take pages in and out easil and lies flat
Gosh, the spirals always rip out and the spines don’t flip pages well
Spiral
Solid looks nicer but spiral makes it easier for the sketchbook to lie flat
Spiral! It feels really nice :)
Solid spine or soft cover
If feels more personal for me to use those styles.
I’m just really into the~
home library aesthetic~
lol
Solid. I draw over the spine sometimes.
Solid spine because you can make nice spreads if you want. I also find that with spiral books the spiral might come out and that’s annoying.
Depends on size, big sketchbook? Solid spine
Small sketchbook? Spiral spine
Medium size? Either or :)