Daily Archives: October 13, 2015

This coloring book is a set of 32 designs that are wonderful and put me in the festive and holiday spirit. It is one of the books in the Coloring is Fun series by Thaneeya McArdle. I love that the designs are so varied there are Santas, snowflakes, reindeer, Christmas trees, elves, cats, dogs, owls, and so much more!

In addition to the designs, the artist has included lessons in drawing, patterning, color techniques, color combinations and media (including shading) as well as basic color theory at the front of the book, along with some great color examples (some of which I will show in my attached photos and video.) The lessons are generic to the line but the samples are specific to this book. It seems like a great book for trying these techniques. There are so many curves that all of the techniques could be learned and utilized on every design.

The pages are white and are perforated for easy removal. The designs are printed on one side only with holiday and inspiration quotes on the back side. The quotes range from Helen Keller to Dr. Seuss. There are many excerpts from holidays songs and movies which are really fun to read. Below the quotes are lines which the colorist can use to journal their own thoughts and feelings.

All of my markers and gel pens wick through these pages. If I use either of them, I will put a piece of thicker paper or freezer paper under the page I am working on to keep the following page from getting ink on it.