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Daily Archives: December 2, 2015
32 Traditional Christmas Designs and Motifs printed on one side of perforated paper
Christmas Traditions Coloring Book
By: Robin Pickens
Rating: 5 of 5
Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year and I purchased this specific book because it showed a Nativity image on the front cover. I was hoping for religious designs and I was not disappointed. Not all of the designs are Christian in nature as there are a number that are more holiday and even seasonally directed (such as birds.) There are a number of angels and nativities as well as a lovely drawing of Jerusalem. My husband and I will have a lot of fun coloring this book this year. I like it for a Secret Santa gift along with some inexpensive coloring pencils especially if the recipient is known to be Christian.
In addition to the designs, the artist has included some basic color theory as well as holiday color combinations, color moods, and color stories 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 somewhat generic to the line but have been keyed to the holiday designs and the colored samples are specific to this book. I’ve also included a photo of my first finished project in the book.
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 quotes from the Bible (Old and New Testament) to Thomas Kinkade to Greg Laurie to holiday songs and hymns. Below the quotes are lines which the colorist can use to journal their own thoughts and feelings. The binding is glued but because of the great perforations to make removal easier, it almost doesn’t matter what type of binding the book has.
All of my markers (both water and alcohol-based) as well as my various gel pens bleed through these pages. My soft core coloring pencils (both Prismacolor and Derwent) work fantastic and go on thick and creamy. If I use anything other than pencils, I will put a piece of thicker paper or card stock under the page I am working on to keep the following page from getting ink on it.
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