Amazing Coloring Book. Grayscale: For Grown-Ups, Adult Relaxation
By: Alena Lazareva
Rating: 5 of 5
I really appreciate getting a look at some of her other subjects, such as animals. Also, the fantasy designs are quite elaborate and some include more than one individual to color. The pin-up girls are cute and are slightly risque but nothing offensive.
I do my grayscale coloring as a mix of both alcohol-based markers and colored pencils. As yet, I don’t use water-based markers India ink or gel pens but I imagine that you could do so, so I included them in my testing of the paper in this book.
Here is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
32 Grayscale Designs in a variety of subjects
Printed on one side of the page
Typical Create Space paper white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area
Alcohol and water based markers all bleed through the page though alcohol bleed through more fully and quickly while water based spot through.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows at the back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you use repeated layers or try to blend several colors.
Colored pencils work well with this paper. Both oil and wax based could be used with a light or firm hand. I use a light hand and get good pigment color by repeated layers and use of my blending pencils. Layering and blending work well with this paper. My hard lead pencils like Verithins dent or score through to the back of the page.
I use and recommend the use of a blotter page of either heavy weight paper or several sheets of regular white paper.