Cat-a-Doodles: Adult Coloring Book-Whimsical Cats to Color and Love (Volume 1)
By: Jo Toye
Rating: 5 of 5
Cat-a-Doodles is a very cute coloring book filled with adorable cat designs. The designs are all original by artist Jo Toye. This is her first coloring book but I certainly hope it will be followed by more in the future. I have had cats as pets for many years and now that they have all passed on, I think of them all as I color the cat designs in this book. Certainly, as I went through the book, I could easily relate to a number of the kitties as if they were my own.
What is different and interesting about the way this book is put together is that there are 24 designs and for the first 21, we are given a second copy. That by itself is not that unusual; however, because the artist chose to make the second copy an enlarged and cropped version of the first, it makes it look and feel like a different coloring experience.
The designs are of cute kitties in a variety of situations. They are doing everything from reading books (about training those pesky humans) to cuddling their teddy bears. The designs are detailed and fun but not overly difficult or with tiny spots to color. I didn’t need any form of specialty pens, pencils, or markers to color these designs.
I’ve already completed four of the designs and look forward to finishing the rest of the book. I used a variety of alcohol-based markers with the first four designs I will upload as samples.
This is what I found while coloring and testing my mediums with this book:
24 plus 21 Cute and Original Cat Designs for a total of 45
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical CreateSpace paper thin, white, slightly rough, non-perforated paper
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area
Plenty of room to cut out pages without losing design
Coloring book can open fairly flat for coloring purposes
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper.
Gel pens and India ink can spot through or leave shadows of color depending on how much I put on the page.
Coloring pencils work well: soft lead lay down color (both with a soft and a firm hand), layer, and blend well; hard lead (like Verithins) dent the back of the page but lay down good color
While I received my original copy of this coloring book as a free sample for test and review purposes, I so enjoyed it, I have already purchased additional copies for my use and for family and friends as well.