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Daily Archives: January 21, 2017
Fun to color designs from the Princess Bride designs printed on both sides of the page
The Princess Bride: A Storybook to Color
By: Rachel Curtis
Rating: 5 of 5
The Princess Bride is one of my and my family’s favorite films. It is one of the few movies that we upgrade to new formats (VHS to DVD to Blu-ray) as soon as it is available.) We watch it at least once a year and quotes from the movie pepper our everyday life. Generally, my husband responds to any of my requests with As you wish and as our guests leave, we call out Have fun storming the castle.
I was really happy to find this coloring book with so many of the memorable scenes in it. Of course, there are favorites that I wish had been included but there can only be so many.
The coloring book starts with the first scene of the movie and continues until the last. In between, we get to visit with so many of the characters. The faces sometimes generally are quite good with, perhaps, the exception of Buttercup whose likeness is not as great as the others. Still, they are all very recognizable in the context of the scenes which are shown.
The coloring book has a detachable dustcover. The outside of the smooth cover is black on white line drawings with gold metallic accents. The inside of it is a repeating crown pattern. While it is very smooth, I still found that I could color on both sides of it. The inside attached cover is the same design with a golden brown in place of the metallic. The inside of the attached cover is a gold tone on black background in a repeating pattern of roses and swords.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
74 pages of designs from the Princess Bride (including title and intro pages) and a couple of pages for you to draw your own designs.
Some of the designs are wall-paper style (repeating patterns) but I like the majority of those and there are not too many of them.
Designs are printed on both sides of the page.
Paper is white, heavyweight, slightly smooth (but still with decent tooth), and non-perforated
The binding is hybrid with glue and many small stitches. This is not the type of book which is easy to take apart. I plan on leaving the pages intact.
There are two page spread designs and designs which have elements which disappear into the binding.
It takes some effort to break the spine to get the book to lay flat. I find that is generally the case with hybrid bindings.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use these markers, you will bleed through and mar the design on the back of the page.
Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens do not bleed through the paper. Gel pens take a considerably longer time than usual to dry.
Colored pencils work well with the paper. While it is slightly smooth, it was still able to grip pigment well. I was able to get deep color with repeated layers of the same color. I was also able to layer multiple colors and blend well with a blender stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils with good results.
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25 x 2 each Jungle inspired designs printed one side of the page
Secret Jungle: An Adult Coloring Book with Stress Relieving Animal Designs, Inspirational Nature Scenes, and Relaxing Tropical Landscapes
By: Jade Summer
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a coloring book of 25 different designs; however, there are two sets of the designs for a total of 50 pages to color. The designs are inspired by the jungle and there are lots of plants and animals. Be sure to have a good number of green pens/pencils handy. There is a tree house in one designs and, in another, a hidden temple nestling into the deep recesses of the forest. With its wide range of animals, I’m not sure where this jungle would be located but perhaps that is the point it is a secret jungle.
The designs are detailed but not what I consider intricate with small areas to color. I am able to use a wide variety of coloring medium on these designs.
While you can have access to .PDFs when you purchase this book, my review is based on the book as it is received from Amazon. That way you will know what the pages look like and how they accept color. I like that the publisher provides the digital version as well so you can choose the paper you wish to use and/or to color the pictures as many times as you choose.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
25 x 2 each Jungle inspired Designs covering a wide range of subjects
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated. The back of the page is printed black which is something I am find typical of Jade Summer coloring books.
The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a heavy framing line at the outer edges of the design to give the project a more finished look, especially for framing. There is a slight shadowing effect to the framing line which gives the image an almost 3D effect.
Glue Binding (there is room to cut the pages out if you choose to do so.)
Though you cannot see the bleed-through easily due to the back of the page being printed in black, I recommend the use of a blotter page when working in this book. I use a page of card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper under my working page. It keeps seeping ink and marring dents from ruining the pages below.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page quickly.
Water-based markers bleed through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply heavily or multiple coats.
Coloring Pencils work well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
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