Mori Myth Coloring Book
By: Chun Yen Hsu
Rating: 5 of 5
This is my second coloring book by the talented artists at Dream State Studio. I have been enjoying Fantastic Animals and though I am not sure the same artist is responsible for Mori Myth, the artwork is just as unusual and beautiful in the this new book. The designs include many birds as well as animals and people. They are imaginatively drawn and fit well within the concept of mythical creatures.
There are 32 designs which are extremely detailed and intricately drawn. There are many tiny spots which require either a very sharp pencil or tiny nibs on pens and/or markers. I am finding that my 0.38 size gel pens work really well for the tiny spots.
I used primarily alcohol-based markers on my first project that I will upload but it did not have the tiniest of coloring elements that I have found in a few of the designs in this book. I consider these designs to be a fun and interesting challenge compared to most other books I have.
This is what I found out about this book while testing and coloring in it:
32 Unusual and Imaginative Designs
Designs are printed on one side of the thin white non-perforated paper (typical of CreateSpace coloring books)
Title and description are printed on the back of the page in Chinese and English
Some of the designs merge into the binding area and you will lose some portion of the design if you remove it from the book
Glue Bound
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page
Coloring pencils work well with this paper. The soft lead pencils blend and layer well; however, the hard lead pencils leave dents on the back of the page.
As with all CreateSpace published books, I highly recommend using a piece of card stock or other heavyweight paper under the page you are working on. This will keep dents and seeping ink from ruining the pages below.