Daily Archives: October 22, 2018

This is my third coloring book by Janelle Dimmett. The other two were published by Pomegranate and were of a higher quality of paper. This book is published by Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon’s in-house publishing group.)

While the paper is night and day different from each other, the designs are still the same quality from this artist. There are lots of flowers and butterflies, some birds, landscapes, etc.

The only complaint that I have is that some of the pictures seemed to have been scaled wrong for the page. In one, both edges of a bouquet of flowers are cut off just before their edge. The image would have had to been smaller to fit on the page but I would have preferred it that way.

This book has Janelle Dimmett listed as illustrated and has Francis Keene co-listed. I’m not sure what Ms. Keene’s part in the book is, perhaps as a small publisher who handled the transfer? Other of Ms. Dimmett’s independent coloring books do not list Ms. Keene.

The designs are detailed and some have intricate and small areas to color. A good number of the designs continue to and are cut off at the page ends. For me, at least, that makes it a little more difficult to color as I can’t get the same pressure on the edges that I get elsewhere on the page.

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This is a black and white version of comic book pages. It is printed on both sides of the page. There is a heavy use of black, so if I color with a lighter pencil, I have to be sure to either not color over it or color over it all.

It’s fun to be able to choose between coloring the characters as envisioned by DC Comics or to go my own way. I generally go for the latter as I like to have fun with my projects. I can choose to put Batman in purple, or Wonderwoman in pastels. It becomes my own vision at that point.

The designs include detailed areas and some are a bit intricate. I will be using color pencils as it is the only way to ensure that color from the front of the page doesn’t mar the back of the page.

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This is a cute forest inspired coloring book. It is the first Color & Frame book I have purchased, to I didn’t realize that many of their books (including this one) are part of three in one sets. The price of those books are double what I paid, so effectively, you can buy two and get three but it is their choice not yours. I am happy with what I bought but you may want to check for yourself.

The book is filled with animals and flowers and other plant life. The designs range from easy to mildly detailed. While there is a touch of zentangle in some of the designs, for the most part, the animals are presented more realistically than with lots of little designs on their hides, feathers, etc.

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This is a new Nutcracker coloring book by Marty Noble. Most of her coloring books recently have been filled with designs which are intricate and difficult to color. This book has small areas but not nearly as small as other books. It is still intricate in spots but otherwise it is simply detailed.

The designs are lovely and are geared toward the ballet. It is definitely a rendition for adults and is quite elegant. The characters I would hope to find in a book based on The Nutcracker are present. This should be a great book to color in throughout the year and not only at Christmas time.

Depending on when and where it was printed, Creative Haven paper is either slightly rough or slightly smooth. My copy of this book has slightly rough paper.

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