25 Lovely and Unusual Designs in Grayscale by Molly Harrison printed on one side of the page

Bohemian Fantasy: A Grayscale Coloring Book

By: Molly Harrison

Rating: 5 of 5

This is my second grayscale coloring book by Molly Harrison. While I usually use coloring pencils, I used alcohol-based markers with my first project in this book and I enjoyed it so much, I will continue with it. The designs are grayscale versions of Ms. Harrison’s actual artwork. The designs are of young women’s faces with beautiful elements, such as the night sky or flowers twisted throughout their hair.

My first project was almost an abstract of a young woman though her face is shown realistically. I was able to use a wide choice of grays and purples for the sky and and for parts of her face. It was beautiful in a very understated way. The designs themselves are printed in a medium grayscale which allows for blending with pencils (which I used for her eye) as well as the translucent look of markers.

This is what I found when while coloring and testing this book:

25 Grayscale Designs from Molly Harrison’s actual artwork
Printed on one side of CreateSpace typical white, thin non-perforated paper
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area. There is a framing line around the outside of each design so you can cut the page out without any design loss.
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper (use a blotter page below the page you are working on if you use these.)
Gel pens and India ink pens leave color shadows on the back of the page.
Coloring pencils work well with this paper. You can put down light to heavy color, it blends and layers well. Hard lead pencils leave dents on the back of the page. I also suggest a blotter page when working with hard lead pencils as they can dent the next page as well.

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