This is the first Harry Potter Poster coloring book. There have now been three regular coloring books in this line and the poster book is based on the first two books “Harry Potter Coloring Book” and “Harry Potter Magical Creatures Coloring Book”. I feel that each of the books could have merited their own poster books, such as the ones that have been done for “Secret Garden” and “Enchanted Forest.”
A few of my favorite designs from both books are included; however, I feel that they included a few too many “wallpaper” repeating designs rather than putting in some of the more iconic scenes that were spread across two pages in the original books. There are so many designs I would have preferred but that is only my taste in the artwork. While I was a little disappointed, I won’t detract a star in my rating as the artwork that was included was done extremely well.
I really appreciate this format for coloring books. The paper is much more heavy weight though I call it a medium weight card stock. It could certainly stand up well to being framed if you so choose after you color it. The size is also great for framing at 14 x 11 inches.
I tested the poster book with a wide variety of coloring medium and will provide my test results in the overview below.
Here is the what I discovered about this coloring book during tests and coloring in it:
20 Harry Potter Designs 14 x 11 inch utilizing artwork from existing Harry Potter Coloring Books
Designs printed on one side of the white medium weight slightly smooth card stock
Glue Bound to inner cover with the type of binding that allows you to remove pages in whole by carefully pulling them off (think of a notepad) except the first page of the book which is perforated
Extremely well-printed with crisp lines
Alcohol-based markers bleed through slightly on this paper. The worst were Copics which are fairly free-flowing. Even those only came through in spots and did not stain my blotter sheet below. All others were bleed through to a lesser degree.
Water-based markers, India Ink pens, and gel pens did not bleed through this paper at all.
Coloring pencils worked well with this paper. I found that my oil-based soft lead pencils blended better than the wax-based but both layered very well. Hard lead pencils put down good crisp color and did not dent the back of the page.
I am extremely pleased with this coloring book except I wish more of my favorite scenes were included. Perhaps those will make the cut next time. I wish the publishers would consider a poster book for each of the coloring books and less of the wallpaper style designs. Apart from those wishes, I am impressed with this book and will enjoy coloring in it. I’ve already purchased a second copy for a family member and will consider more of these as great gifts.
