Daily Archives: March 25, 2016

This is the fourth Posh book I have purchased in the last few months which features the artwork of Deborah Muller. I first found her work in some spiral bound books and a Christian-based coloring calendar. I own the calendar and because of that wonderful artwork, I pre-ordered all four of these books. The first was general in nature but the last three, including this one, are Christian-based.

For me, it is the perfect coloring book to pull out when my spirits are down and I need to be reminded of who is in control. Many of the designs include Bible quotes that tell of God’s promises. These are perfect to focus on when I think that life is spiraling out of control. It gives a perfect anchor to my spirit to color and contemplate the message.

For my first project, I chose to do Joshua 1:9. It was just the message I needed that particular day. I used Bic Mark-it alcohol-based markers even though they bled through. I will certainly be buying a second copy of this book as I want to color many of the designs and I like to use a variety of mediums.

I am always looking for good quality Christian coloring books that have great coloring opportunities. Ms. Muller’s hand-drawn artwork is a lot of fun to color and have detailed and sometimes intricate parts to them.

I will provide a detailed explanation of what I found in the book below, but here is a quick overview:

126 Christian-based Designs
Designs are printed on both side of non-perforated white paper
Designs do not merge into binding
Binding is glued
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page
Water-based markers are mixed with Tombows working the best
Gel pens work well and do not bleed through
Coloring pencils work well with this paper

The designs are printed on both sides of a medium weight non-perforated paper. All of the designs are limited to one page and they do not merge into the binding. As the binding is glued rather than sewn and as there is space between the design and the binding, you can cut the pages out without losing any of the design. I suggest that you do so carefully as you need to be sure not to damage the design on the back of the page. I was able to break the spine enough to get the book to lay fairly flat.

Most of the designs have finished elements on the sides and/or have a framing line that defines where the colorist can stop. I really appreciate this as it gives my project a good finished look when I am done. There are a few that are open-ended but the majority are well finished.

I test my coloring books for how they work with a variety of coloring medium (I will list those in the comments section below). Here is what I found in testing this coloring book:

All of my alcohol-based markers bled through the paper immediately. The water-based were rather mixed. My Tombow’s did not leak through when I used the brush end but did with the fine point side. My other water-based markers did not bleed through completely but did leave color shadows on the back of the page. None of my gel pens leaked through and they did not require additional drying time. My coloring pencils worked great and behaved according to their lead type (hard/soft lead).

If you want to color with any medium other than coloring pencils or gel pens, there is a good chance you will destroy the design on the back of the page you are working on (and be sure to put a heavy weight piece of paper or card stock under your work so it won’t leak through further.)