I have been using Moleskines for years to write and draw in. They've become some of my favorite sketchbooks! My art is mostly alcohol marker-based, and while the markers do bleed through the fairly thin pages, I'm used to it. I simply put a piece of scrap paper behind my work, and don't have to worry about ruining the next page. I've just filled yet another Moleskine and will be repurchasing very soon, perhaps the larger size this time around! Great notebooks. I do wish the covers were a little more sticker-friendly, though :-)