Daily Archives: February 29, 2016

My comparison of the US version of this book compared to the UK version will be towards the bottom of this review.

I really like the designs in this coloring book. Each of the Dr. Who’s are represented in the book and are shown in an interesting silhouette style design with their heads literally filled with pertinent elements from their time as Dr. Who. There is a similar one for Missy as well. I took the time today to finish my personal favorite, the Tenth Doctor Who and the Tardis in Time and Space. The designs are well drawn with good black lines. Some designs are fairly open and easy to color while others are more intricate and will be a little more challenging but still a lot of fun.

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When I first saw this coloring book, it reminded me of a poster in the church I attended when, as a young adult, I first became a Christian many years ago. The poster was a real testament to me because it listed all of the names of God. I remember sitting in Bible Study and contemplating those names and trying to understand His infinite presence. Fast forward more years than I care to remember and I get the same feeling when I am coloring in this book. There aren’t that many coloring books I have that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I will color each and every page. This is one of those books. It goes beyond coloring for me and speaks to my spirit.

The artwork is a combined effort of three artist (Nicole Wallace, Chris Dugan and Terry Dugan.) Their publishing name is Marie Michaels. Each of the designs has a name of God as the central focus. Along with that is translation of what the particular name means (examples: El Olam The everlasting God, Adonai Lord and Master, and Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End), a Bible verse and cite, and finally an illustration that ties all of it together. The illustrations range from flowers to geometric and are fun and fairly easy to color.

The translations used in this coloring book are: New American Standard Bible, New King James Version, Holy Bible New International Version (NIV), and the Holy Bible New Living Translation.

The designs are printed on one side of medium weight perforated paper. The binding is glued. All of the designs either have a framing line around the outside or have finished elements. I really appreciate the care the artist takes by doing this. It saves me time, trouble, and ink. It also gives me a natural stopping point which gives my projects a better overall appearance. I was easily able to break the spine of the book to get it to lay flat for coloring.

I test many types and brands of coloring medium on each coloring book I review. This is what I found with this book:

All brands of markers, whether alcohol or water based, bled through this paper. All other mediums, including coloring pencils, left a shadow on the back of the page and a bit of a dent, too. The gel pens did not require extra drying time. The soft lead coloring pencils went on thick and creamy and were extremely easy to blend. I use a heavier piece of paper (card stock, chipboard, etc.) under the page I am working on to keep from damaging the next designs.

These are the coloring medium that I use for testing. If there is something else you feel I should be testing, please let me know and I will see if I can add it to my growing pile:

Markers: 1) alcohol-based Copic Sketch, Prismacolor double ended markers (brush and fine point), Sharpies (fine and ultra-fine) Bic Mark-its (fine and ultra-fine) and 2) water-based Tombows dual end markers (brush and fine point), Stabilo 88, and Staedler triplus fineliners

India Ink: Faber-Castell PITT artist pens (brush tip)

Gel Pens: Sakura, Fiskars, Uni-ball Signo in the following sizes – 0.28/0.38/0.5/1.0 and Tekwriter

Coloring Pencils: Prismacolor Premier Soft Core, Derwent Colorsoft, Prismacolor Verithins, and Faber-Castell Polychromos