Daily Archives: June 2, 2017

The Peace, Love and Understanding Coloring Book

By: Singleton

Rating: 5 of 5

I was fairly young child during the Hippie era (though my oldest sister embraced it for a while living off the land in Maui which was quite different in the 70’s from how it is now.) I do remember the songs and the beautiful colors and imaginative designs that earmarked the era. It was the background to my childhood and had a profound effect on me. Whether you are like me and lived through this period or are younger and want to see a bit of our history and have it influence you as well, I think this book is a fun coloring opportunity for all.

This coloring book is filled with 60 designs which evoke that period. With the music from the time running through my head as I color in the book, I can really put myself into the Hippie frame of mind. The designs stay true to the concept of the title with lots of peace symbols and sayings which reinforce the concept of peace, love and understanding.
The designs are generally detailed with lots of small and some intricate spots to color. There are also many areas with open space for fun blending and layering of colors perhaps even adding your own touches as well.
This is what I found in coloring and testing in this book:
60 Hippie Peace Love and Understanding inspired designs by artist Singleton
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is white, heavy weight, slightly smooth and is non-perforated.
Sewn binding with more than usual glue adhering it to the cover. You can snip a few threads to remove some pages but may have a tug a bit to get the pages out.
Book can be opened fairly flat for coloring
The designs do not merge into the binding area
Alcohol based markers bleed through this paper. If you use this medium for coloring, I suggest using a blotter page of card stock or several sheets of paper to keep ink from seeping through the ruining the pages below.
Water based markers, India ink pens and gel pens did not bleed through the paper. Gel pens did not bleed through and did not require extra drying time.
Coloring pencils worked well. Both oil and wax based pencils worked well for providing good pigment. Though the paper is slightly smooth, I was able to layer the same color for deeper tones, layer multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blending stick.