Daily Archives: March 1, 2017

To boldly go where no cat has gone before

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Iiiireader

Star Trek Cats

By: Jenny Parks

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the perfect small size book for anyone who is a cat lover and a fan of Star Trek. The author/artist has presented a series of vignettes from the original series with cats representing the crew.

I especially appreciate the breeds of cats she has chosen for this book. From the ginger-colored American short hair (Kirk) to the Scottish fold (Scottie) to the lovely Russian blue (Chekov), each cat wonderfully matches the looks and personalities of the crew members.

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45 Beautiful Designs based on Dragon Age printed one side of the page

Posted on March 1, 2017 by iiiireaderadmin

Dragon Age Adult Coloring Book

By: Bioware

Rating: 5 of 5

Attached to this review, I will post a silent, full book flip-through video. I will also attach a few sample photos as well.

This is a gorgeous illustrated coloring book with iconic scenes from Dragon Age. The designs are quite detailed and some contain intricate and small areas to color. You don’t have to be a fan of the series to absolutely enjoy coloring these beautiful designs but fans will almost certainly want to add this book to their collection (we bought two, one for me and one for my husband.)
The designs include the characters I hoped to see from the game. The illustrations are by a group of artists (Pablo Churin, Juan Frigeri, Gabrield Guzman, Fernando Melek and Facundo Percio.) Their styles mesh well and provide a well-thought out and beautifully put together story. The designs are on the front of the page with quotes on the back of the page. The quote applicable to a design is on the opposite facing page to the design (left hand with design on the right hand side.)
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
45 beautifully illustrated Dragon Age inspired Designs
Designs printed on one side of the page with a quote on the back of the page
Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough and non-perforated
Glue Binding
Designs merge into the binding area
I could get the book to lay fairly flat for coloring by breaking/creasing the spine.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use this medium, I suggest using a blotter page to keep ink from seeping through. I use card stock but a couple of pages of paper should work as well.
Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens do not bleed through the page. Some do leave light, colorful shadows on the back of the page.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. It has good tooth and allowed for applying layers of the same color to get rich pigment. I could also layer multiple colors well and I could blend both oil and wax based pencils easily with a pencil style blending stick.