I do really love the legal pads too, I don’t know something about them make creating and writing so easy and confident, inviting. Also the yellow color is just so good. I think since so much of what we see is white like walls, screens other paper etc. the yellow color is just very comforting and different. And it is HAS to be yellow. lol. Like I wouldn’t be able to use a “legal pad” that was white paper. Yellow is less draining and jarring I think than bright white. Only writers and artists think about these things lol.

Ahh the legal pad. I use them for sketching because somehow the paper doesn't make me feel like I'm ruining a nice notebook. Once I'm happy with the sketch, I take a picture with my phone and I'm good to go with the digital process or by tracing over my drawing to work on a fancy sketchbook.

Here in the UK we generally use European standard paper sizes, measured in millimetres. A4 paper (210 x 297 mm) is the nearest size to that of a legal pad in the USA. I use an A4 pad for note-taking at home, but carry an A5 or A6 notepad (lighter and easier to stuff in a bag) for use around town. A Pilot V5 or V7 pen works well for me, or a V7 gel pen. I don't get on well with biros.

Pilot G2 🤬🤬 I seriously hate those pens, mostly because of how overhyped they are. They're way too inky for me. They smear and glob. Also, my advice (that no one asked for) would be to get a few better pens rather than the cheap BICs, if you can afford it. I hate those things. I know people just say you can scribble a bit to get them running again, but I've had too many frustrating experiences where I scribble for minutes on end and nothing comes out when there's plenty of ink. That's even happened with new pens. To me, the frustration is not worth the cheapness. That being said, no one should feel bad if that's all they can afford! One more piece of advice, if you're going cheap, stick with ballpoint. Cheap, unbranded gel pens are so terrible

Comp notebook and a fountain pen worked great until the compbook paper got too cheap.

Legal Pads 8 1/2 X 14 but . . . and this is vital . . . heavyweight backing and heavyweight paper. No recycled pads. They are horrible. Also, the Uniball Vision Bold (1.0) is the best everyday pen on the market.

Watching at work. I’m crazy about rhodia but it’s to expensive

decomp + pentel energel

I like rhodia pads. I am from india. They are crazy expensive here. Double of what you pay in us or europe. But amazon an. Other paper are shit. 😢😢

I've tried fancy notebooks, but I agree mostly with having a lot of cheap pads and notebooks, one for each project. For pens, though, I get more particular. These days, and for years now, mostly Lamy pens.