Daily Archives: May 23, 2017

Snow White Coloring Book

By: Fabiana Attanasio

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a book based on the story of Snow White. It is part of a series of story book coloring books by Fabiana Attanasio. The first five pages of the book tell the story briefly and also have a couple of coloring elements scattered throughout. The next 71 pages line drawings based on this story. In addition to these great coloring pages, there is a huge removable poster at the end of the book.

All of the characters are present I would hope for are present, Snow White, the Evil Queen (both as herself and as the old witch), the Seven Dwarfs, the Huntsman and Prince Charming. Snow White and Prince Charming are drawn as younger individuals rather than as adults in this coloring book.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.
71 pages of Designs based on the story of Snow White plus a folded and removable poster at the end of the book.
Printed on both sides of the page
Paper is white, heavyweight, lightly rough and non-perforated.
Sewn Binding
Most designs merge into the binding area
24 of the Designs (including title page) are printed across two pages of the book.
The images line up well in my copy of the book.
Front and back covers fold out with an apple motif pattern that can be colored; however, the paper is slick and may not work with all coloring medium
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper
Water-based markers can leave the faintest of shadows on the back of the page if you use dark or bright colors or have to put multiple coats on for coverage. My brush end Tombows were the one exception and those did not show through at all.
Gel pens and India ink pens did not bleed through on my tests. Gel pens required additional drying time.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I was able to layer same colors to get deep pigment, layer different colors, and blend well using a pencil style blending stick. Hard lead pencils did not dent through on this paper.
If you choose to use markers, you will probably have bleed through of some sort and that will mar the design on the back of the page.

The Wizard of Oz Coloring Book

By: Fabiana Attanasio

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a book based on The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. It is part of a series of story book coloring books by Fabiana Attanasio. The first seven pages of the book tell the story briefly and also have a couple of coloring elements scattered throughout. The next 69 pages line drawings based on this story. In addition to these great coloring pages, there is a huge removable poster at the end of the book.

The characters are drawn in a very cute style. Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, The Tin-man, The Cowardly Lion, The Wicked Witch are all present. The scenes begin with the tornado which takes Dorothy and Toto to Oz and end with her arriving back home once again.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.
69 pages of designs based on the story of The Wizard of Oz plus a folded and removable poster at the end of the book.
Printed on both sides of the page
Paper is white, heavyweight, lightly rough and non-perforated.
Sewn Binding
Most designs merge into the binding area
24 of the designs (including title page) are printed across two pages of the book.
The images line up well in my copy of the book.
Front and back covers fold out with a Wizard of Oz inspired motif pattern that can be colored; however, the paper is slick and may not work with all coloring medium
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper
Water-based markers can leave the faintest of shadows on the back of the page if you use dark or bright colors or have to put multiple coats on for coverage. My brush end Tombows were the one exception and those did not show through at all.
Gel pens and India ink pens did not bleed through on my tests. Gel pens required additional drying time.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I was able to layer same colors to get deep pigment, layer different colors, and blend well using a pencil style blending stick. Hard lead pencils did not dent through on this paper.
If you choose to use markers, you will probably have bleed through of some sort and that will mar the design on the back of the page.