Nero · Black paper notebook

Nero · Black paper notebook

Black on every page, for total focus.

Cover, pages, edges and ribbon: one deep black all the way through. Made so the only thing that stands out is your line.

$499 MXN

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17.6 × 24.5 cm · 160 blank pages of 120 g/m² paper · sewn binding · white gel pen included

The science of contrast

Why black?

Contrast is what makes a line readable. White ink on black paper gives the strongest contrast of the four Bocetta colors, and there’s an optical effect on its side: a light mark on a dark ground seems to glow and looks slightly wider than it is.

Then there’s the feeling. A black page works like dimming the lights in a room: everything around the line disappears. It’s how amateur astronomers sketch what they see through the telescope, white on black, and it’s why black is the color we chose for focus.

Made for

  • Illustration and fine-line sketching
  • Lettering and calligraphy in white, silver or gold
  • Late-night sketches, gigs and dim cafés
Woman in an orange suit sitting in a red desert canyon, writing in white ink in a Bocetta Nero black paper notebook
Man lying on a salt flat at sunset with a Bocetta Nero black paper notebook on his chest
Woman in green sitting among white rock formations with a Bocetta Nero black paper notebook

Four colors, four ways of thinking

Every Bocetta is one color all the way through. Pick the one that fits the work ahead, or simply the one you like most.

Questions

What pens work best on black paper?

Light, opaque inks: white, silver and gold gel pens, white paint markers and light colored pencils. Every Nero comes with a 0.8 mm white gel pen.

Is the paper black all the way through?

Yes. The paper is dyed, not printed, so the pages and page edges are black too.

What are the size and paper?

17.6 × 24.5 cm, 80 blank sheets (160 pages, no lines or grid) of 120 g/m² colored paper, a PU faux-leather cover and a sewn binding.