Discover Your Creative Journey · Test first, then draw.

Soucolor sketchbooks, markers and pencils, swatched first

Every new set we make starts the same way yours will: one small card, one stroke per colour, a name written under each. Discover Your Creative Journey from that first test row to the last page of the pad.

Acid-free paperDual-tip markersRefills included with gel pens
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The ones that get used down to the stub

Pads that come back as full sketchbooks and sets whose caps have been clicked a thousand times. These are the supplies people reach for again.

Crayons, colored pencils, markers, gel pens, oil pastels and watercolors by Soucolor
Soucolor sketch book on a sunny desk

Which sketchbook goes under your hand?

The paper decides how a colour behaves long before the drawing does. Four pads, four different answers.

Large 9x12, the everyday pad

One hundred sheets of 68 lb acid-free paper on a top spiral. Our pick for graphite, charcoal, colored pencil and all the practice pages that never need to be precious.

Watercolor, 140 lb cold press

Forty sheets of 300 gsm paper with a light texture that holds a wash and lets pigment settle. Reach for it when water is part of the plan.

Marker paper, bleedproof coating

A coated 73 lb sheet that keeps alcohol ink on the surface, so both sides of all 100 sheets stay usable and blends stay smooth.

Small 5.5x8.5, the carry-along

A two-pack of pocket pads with stiff covers front and back. It goes in a tote or a backpack and holds up on a knee.

Why we label every colour

Four habits we keep at our own desk and build into the things we make.

  1. Paper that keeps its colour

    Our drawing, marker, watercolor and mixed media papers are acid-free and pH-neutral, so the page under your work does not yellow while the drawing waits in a drawer.

  2. A spare for every gel pen

    Sixty pens ship with sixty matching refills. Running out of one colour should not end a coloring page, so we pack the answer in the same case.

  3. Colours you can find again

    Numbered barrels, color-coded caps and a blank color card in the box. We want you to know which blue made that sky when you need it a second time.

  4. Pages that lie flat and tear clean

    Spiral bindings open all the way, for either hand. Micro-perforated edges let a finished piece leave the pad without taking the next sheet with it.

Notes left in the margin

Words from people who have already filled a few pages with our paper, pencils and pens.

Great Sketchbook for the Price

This sketchbook provides plenty of paper and is a great size for drawing at home or taking along. The pages work well for pencils and other dry art supplies, and the spiral binding makes them easy to turn. Overall, it is a good value for 100 sheets. 5 stars.

Better buy a case.

Pencils are nice & colors are vibrant. Blending well. I was disappointed in the packaging! The trays are very flimsy & if you open it upside down, you'll be picking up pencils ✏️ off the floor. You'll definitely need to purchase a pencil case for these. Suitable for beginners.

Quality Value & Assortment

Really Nice assortment of colors And Quality Product. I really appreciate that it comes with refills. Saves throwing away the emtpy pen into the landfill. Would be Super Nice if you could order the refill packs without the pens. I Love to color and I know at some point the refills will be gone!!

Perfect for little learners!

As a teacher, I want to keep the learning going for my own kids during the summer. These dot markers are perfect for that! They make learning fun and hands on. My son loves when I pull these out. I love that they are washable too, so even though it bled through the paper, it washed up even hours later!

Asked before the first stroke

The questions we hear most about paper weight, bleeding, washing out and what is inside the big cases.

Are Soucolor colored pencils good for adult coloring books?

Yes, that is what we designed them for. The 72 pencils have soft cores, so colour goes down under light pressure and layers build without scoring the page. That makes blending and shading workable in small spaces. Swatch them on a spare corner of the same book first, since coloring-book paper varies a lot.

Do alcohol markers bleed through paper?

On ordinary paper, yes. Alcohol ink is thin and soaks into the sheet, which is also why it blends so smoothly. Use our coated marker paper pad or the 200 gsm hardcover marker pad, where the ink stays near the surface. In a coloring book, slip a spare sheet behind the page you are working on.

What paper weight should I use for markers?

Coating matters as much as weight. Our spiral marker pad is 73 lb (120 gsm) with a coating that lets you use both sides. Our hardcover marker pads are 200 gsm for heavier layering. Plain 68 lb sketch paper is made for dry media and will let alcohol ink through.

Are Soucolor dot markers washable?

They are. The ink is water-based and made to wash from hands, clothing and most surfaces with soap and water. As with any colour, wash sooner rather than later, and test delicate fabrics or unsealed wood before trusting them to a two-year-old.

What is in the Soucolor 192-piece art set?

Sixty crayons, 24 colored pencils, 24 oil pastels, 24 watercolor cakes, 24 acrylic paints, three A4 canvas boards, eight brushes and three pads: a 300 gsm acrylic pad, a 300 gsm watercolor pad and a 100 gsm sketch book. Small accessories fill the rest, and everything fits in a wooden case with a handle.

Should I choose a spiral sketchbook or a hardcover pad?

Choose by where you draw. Our soft-cover spiral pads are light, hold 100 sheets and are the thrifty choice for daily practice. Hardcover pads have a rigid board front and back, heavier paper and fewer sheets, which suits finished pieces, wet media and drawing without a table.

Soucolor art supplies, sorted by the page in front of you

Nobody sits down wanting art supplies in general. You sit down with a coloring book half finished, a drawing class on Thursday, or a four-year-old who has just discovered the wall. So we have laid our range out by what is on your desk tonight, and each answer leads to the row that holds it.

A coloring book and a quiet evening

Start with Soucolor colored pencils: 72 soft-core colors, pre-sharpened, made to layer and blend inside the small shapes of an adult coloring book. For sparkle, our gel pens come 60 to a case with 60 matching refills in glitter, metallic, pastel and neon ink. If the book is printed on both sides, reach for the water-based brush pens among our markers, since their ink is gentler on thin paper.

A drawing class, or a promise to sketch daily

The pad most people begin with is our 9x12 inch Soucolor sketchbook: 100 sheets of 68 lb (100 gsm) acid-free drawing paper on a top spiral, micro-perforated so a good page can leave cleanly. It takes graphite, charcoal, pastel and colored pencil, and it comes in multi-packs so nobody has to ration sheets. Need the pencils too? The 73 and 76 piece drawing kits among our art sets carry graphite from 2H to 8B, charcoal and blending stumps in a zip case.

Marker illustration, manga and handmade cards

Soucolor alcohol markers are dual-tip, fine on one end and chisel on the other, in sets from 48 to 320 colors. The ink dries in seconds and blends into soft gradients for skin, fabric and sky. Several sets are refillable, and the 120-color pack adds a colorless blender. Alcohol ink needs the right sheet under it, so pair the set with our coated 73 lb marker paper pad or a 200 gsm hardcover marker pad.

Watercolor, gouache and acrylic

Wet media asks for weight. Our 140 lb (300 gsm) cold press watercolor paper holds a wash, as a 40-sheet spiral pad or a 32-sheet hardcover art pad. For acrylic and heavy layers there is 400 gsm mixed media paper, twenty sheets that feel closer to board than to a page. Add a run of pointed round paint brushes in graduated sizes, from an eyelash line to a whole sky.

Small hands at the kitchen table

Our washable dot markers have a 0.7 inch sponge tip and a barrel sized for a toddler's fist, and the water-based ink is made to wash from hands, clothes and tables with soap and water. Packs run from 16 to 96 markers, several with a 48-page tear-out activity book. For bigger kids, the 283-piece art set unfolds into a double-sided easel, and the 183-piece wooden case holds crayons, oil pastels, colored pencils and watercolor cakes.

A gift for someone who draws, or wants to

One case answers it. The 192-piece Soucolor art set packs crayons, colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolor cakes, 24 acrylic paints, three canvas boards and three pads into a wooden box with a handle. For a quieter present, choose the bundle of 72 colored pencils with a 9x12 sketch pad. Still undecided? Lay all our art supplies side by side and narrow them by price.

Whatever lands on your desk, the first row is the same: one stroke per color, a name under each. Discover Your Creative Journey from there.

Soucolor — Discover Your Creative Journey

The first stroke is only a test

Nothing on a swatch card has to be good. It only has to tell you what the colour does. Pick a pad, pick something to mark it with, and give yourself one row of honest tests before the real drawing begins.