Calming Therapy: An Anti-Stress Coloring Book
By: Hannah Davies
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a really lovely book of eclectic designs the intent is for the designs to have a calming effect on the colorist. I must admit I was more excited than calm when I first looked through the book. The book is divided into two sections. The first (and larger portion of the book) is for coloring. These designs have a great deal of detail and will be fun to sit and color. The second part of the book is for doodling. The designs are purposefully left open so that you can finish them as you wish. This should also be a lot of fun when I am in the mood to doodle and draw rather than color. Both sections of the book cover a wide range of designs lots of animals, plants, flowers, buildings, etc. There is such a wide range of designs, there will always be one sure to fit my mood of the day.
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This is my first coloring book in this anti-stress line and I was amazed to see that most of the backgrounds were filled in with lovely colors. As I generally leave my background blank (unless I really really feel that I need to color it), this book will give a much more finished look to my work. The backgrounds have different looks some are solid while others have designs, watercolor effects and other techniques to give them an unusual look.
The book is hardbound with heavy cardboard covers. The paper is a good quality and the designs are printed on both sides of the paper. The binding is glued rather than sewn. Many of the designs spread across two pages and reach into the bound edge.
I tested and my gel pens do not leak through the page; however, all of my markers bleed through easily. I will definitely stick with mostly pencils and some gel pens while coloring in this book.
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