Description
The POTENTATE 16×16 cm Watercolor Sketchbook (PC02) is crafted from 100% pure cotton, acid-free paper – the same archival quality used by professional watercolorists worldwide. With 24 sheets of 300gsm cold press surface, this compact square sketchbook is engineered to handle the demanding techniques of serious watercolor artists.
The square format makes it a favorite for compositions that do not conform to standard landscape or portrait ratios – ideal for close-up studies, botanical illustrations, and abstract work. The spiral-bound, hardcover construction keeps the book flat while painting, protecting your work and making it easy to photograph or display individual pages.
Cotton paper accepts multiple wet-on-wet layers without buckling, allows clean lifting and reworking, and captures the granulation characteristics of artist-grade pigments correctly. Whether you are painting on location in Sri Lanka or working through exercises at home, this sketchbook performs at every skill level.
- Size: 16 x 16 cm (6.3″ x 6.3″)
- Paper: 100% Cotton, Acid-Free, Archival
- Weight: 300gsm
- Surface: Cold Press
- Sheets: 24 sheets (48 pages)
- Binding: Spiral-bound, Hardcover










Nadeeka Silva –
Square format එක Instagram paintings වලට perfect. මම landscape studies වලට use කරනවා. Paper quality එක ගොඩක් හොඳයි — 100% cotton කියලා ඇත්තටම difference එකක් තියෙනවා cellulose pads වලට compare කරද්දී.
Sachini Liyanage –
Nice book. Only thing is the pages are a bit hard to tear out if you want to frame something.
Sumudu Wijesinghe –
The square format is perfect for landscapes and Instagram posts. 100% cotton paper handles wet techniques beautifully. I tried lifting on this and it works like a dream. The hardcover is solid too. Great value for what you get.
Chaminda Rathnayake –
Third Potentate sketchbook I’m buying in a different size. Quality is consistently excellent. 300gsm cotton means no buckling. The 16×16 square format gives you creative freedom. Hardcover protects the paintings perfectly.
Kasun Perera –
Third Potentate book I’m buying. Consistently good quality every time.
Kavindi Perera –
Really nice sketchbook. Square format took some getting used to but now I love it for compositions. Cotton paper is smooth and takes washes well.