Inspiration of Grace: Adult Coloring Book
By: Shawn Mayo
Rating: 4 of 5
Inspiration of Grace is a coloring book filled with designs which are all licensed from Shutterstock. Some of the designs have a clear religious subject while others (such as two birds on a heart) do not have a specific Christian message. I’m not sure why some of the designs were included.
The designs are interesting but the printing is uneven in the book. Some designs are printed more gray tone than black. Also, unlike the other coloring books curated by the Mayo family, not all of the designs have framing lines around them. I wish they had been as consistent in this book as the others.
For my first project in this coloring book, I chose to do a mosaic version of a cross. I was testing a new (to me) type of water-based brush markers and had a lot of fun using all of the colors in the set.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
24 Licensed designs most with Christian Themes(licensed from Shutterstock)
Page for checking colors, etc.
Designs printed on one side of the page
Paper is thin, white, slightly rough, non-perforated.
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through the page (I suggest you use a blotter page under your work.)
Gel pens and India ink leave colorful shadows on the back of the page.
Coloring pencils work well good color, layer and blend well. Hard pencils dent the back of the page.