30 Cute Cat Designs on Beautifully Patterned Backgrounds printed on one side of non-perforated paper

Cats Meow Adult Coloring Book: 30 Stress Relieving Fabulous Feline Designs

By: Lisa Strassheim

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a coloring book filled with a variety of different cats in various poses. They are realistically drawn cats (though a couple of lovely flowers drawn on their fur to make coloring more fun!) The artist has given us a lot of detail on the fur, so it is easy to get two tones in without too much effort. The backgrounds reflect some wonderful patterns that will make color choices a fun experience. While the cats are drawn realistically, I may have some fun with a few of them and give them wild colors of fur – why can’t I have a pink, purple, or turquoise cat? I would never do it to my real cats but these are the pets of my imagination and the sky is the limit.

All of the design stop well before the binding. The designs are printed on one side of thin white non-perforated paper that is typical for books published by CreateSpace. The binding is glued but there is plenty of room for you to cut a page out if you choose to do so. All of the designs have a framing line around the outside. I really like this as it gives me a natural stopping point, saves ink/pencil, and also gives me a more finished looking project when I color.

All of my markers bleed through and my gel pens either bleed through or leave a distinct shadow on the back of the page. My coloring pencils work well with the paper. I will use a piece of chipboard or heavy paper behind the page I am working on so I don’t ruin the following page with leaking ink.

While I could wish for thicker, perforated paper, it appears that this is the quality that comes from CreateSpace (which is an Amazon company.) What I really like about the CreateSpace is it is a way that independent artists can get their work self-published. That way, I get a huge choice of design styles albeit with not the best paper.

I received a free sample of this coloring book for test and review purposes.

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