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Elegant 25 x 2 each Goddess and Mythology Designs printed one side of page
Goddess and Mythology Coloring Book (Fantasy Coloring by Selina) (Volume 9)
By: Selina Fenech
Rating: 5 of 5
I have most of Selina Fenech’s coloring books and grayscale coloring books and I always enjoy her design style. Goddess and Mythology is another fantastic book in her series. In this coloring book, there are 25 designs which is great as-is; however, as usual for Ms. Fenech, she gives us two copies of each design. That provides 50 coloring opportunities in this book. It gives me the option of coloring designs two different ways or to share a copy with someone. Either way, it’s a good thing.
The designs have many details but are not intricate or with tiny elements to color for the most part. There are a couple of nudes with very strategically placed elements so that nothing is showing. I’ve been playing with shading and have tried adding an element of clothing transparency to some of my more recent projects but that is my design choice rather than anything in the coloring book.
While the designs are printed on one side of the page, on the page opposite each design (backside of previous design page) and in light gray print, Ms. Fenech has provided the name of each individual. Along with the name, she has given us a short blurb on the history of the mythology/goddess. I found that extremely helpful as some of these stories were new to me. As I am coloring, I can always look up the name and get a more in-depth explanation but, for the most part, the amount of information provided in the book is sufficient for me.
The designs are based on stories from around the world from Greek and Roman mythology to that of the Vikings to the Far East, from Africa to England. These are the designs that are included in the book: Valkyrie, Blodeuwedd, Diana, The Lady of the Lake, Arianrhod, Aphrodite, Antheia, Athena, Cerridwen, Coventina, Fidelma, Gaia, 2 Wiccan representations, Ishtar, Isis, Nuwa, Selene, Parvati and Shiva, Tempestas, Echo, Guanyin, The Triple Goddess, Oshun, and Rhiannon,
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium. I will list, in the comments section below, the coloring mediums I test with and generally use for coloring my projects. For this book, I especially like using alcohol-based markers with colored pencil for shading and depth.
25 x 2 each Goddess and Mythology Designs (50 coloring pages)
Printed on one side of page
Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated
Designs do not merge into the binding and there is plenty of room to cut out pages if you choose to do so. Most designs have a framing line around the outer edge
Glue Binding
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through the paper to some degrees. Alcohol markers bleed through quickly while water-based bleeds through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply multiple coats.
Coloring Pencils work well with this paper. It has enough tooth to get good pigment (especially with repeated layers), layer and blend easily as well. Both wax and oil based pencils worked well with the paper. Hard lead pencils can leave dents through the page.
I use and I recommend that you use a blotter page below your work regardless of which medium you use so that ink or dents don’t mar the rest of the book. I like card stock of several sheets of heavyweight paper for this purpose.
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37 Cute Cartoon style Angel Designs printed on one side of page
Color Heaven’s Angels: An Adult Coloring Book for Your Soul (Color the Bible)
By: Donna Moses
Rating: 5 of 5
I have a number of the Color the Bible coloring books. This is the first one I have by artist Donna Moses, though I am familiar with some of her older cross stitch designs. Her style is very cute with cartoon-style angels and people. While the designs are cute, the message behind them is beautiful. The book follows a narrative of the Bible and each design is a presentation of a verse that mentions angels. The verse and the cite are part of the design as well. The translation(s) used are not cited in the book, so I can’t be sure of which one(s) were used.
The first design gives glory for Creation and the last design is of Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos. There are pictures of Michael and Gabriel as well as Daniel in the Lions Den. I choose the empty tomb as my first project. Coloring this picture gave me a joyous feeling as I thought about the words of the Angel at the tomb.
This is what I found when coloring in this book and testing the paper with my various coloring medium. In the comments section below, I will provide a list of the coloring medium that I use for testing and for most of my coloring projects.
37 Angel Designs in Cartoon-type style by Donna Moses
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is medium weight, white, smooth and perforated
Glue Binding
Designs all have a framing line around the outside for a more finished look.
Book opens fairly flat for coloring if you crease or break the spine.
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through the paper to some degree (water-based is mostly in spots while alcohol flows through rapidly.)
Gel pens and India ink do not bleed through but can leave shadows on the back of the page.
Colored pencils work well with the paper. Both oil and wax based pencils provide good color, layer, and blend well using a pencil style blending stick. Hard lead pencils can leave dents on the back of the page.
I use a piece of card stock or several sheets of heavy weight paper as a blotter sheet below my working page to keep ink or dents from ruining the pages below.
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