Fabulous Copycat Coloring: Pretty Pictures to Copy and Complete (Copycat Coloring Books)
By: Sally Moret
Rating: 5 of 5
I have all four books in this series which is being marketed to children by the publisher but as an adult colorist, I like both the pictures and the complexity they provide. The artist in this book is is Sally Moret though the cover is illustrated by Cindy Wilde. This book has some designs which would traditionally be geared towards girls but many of the designs are gender neutral.
The series of books, including this one, has an interesting concept. The design you color is on one side of the page and a colored copy is on the back side of the proceeding page that way you can look at the finished design for inspiration. What it also means is that for me, as an adult colorist, the designs are printed essentially printed on one side of the page. As I don’t care about the colored images, I don’t care if my coloring medium leak through and ruin them.
There are 24 designs (including the bookplate page of various buttons, and the end page which is partly colored flowers and other designs which have a stitched together look.) The various designs include: butterflies, dancers, flamingos, jellyfish, and faceted jewels among others. The designs have a nice amount of complexity without having tiny intricate details. These are perfect for an adult who doesn’t want to strain their eyes or for a teenager or even an advanced younger child.
Here is an overview of what I found (details will follow below):
24 pages of designs
Printed on one side of non-perforated page (except for end page which is printed on the back of another design page)
Paper is heavyweight, soft white, smooth, and non-perforated
Designs are black lines on soft white background
Sewn Binding you can easily remove several whole pages at a time by snipping a few threads if you wish to do so
Designs merge into binding
Back of page has full color print of the next design page
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page
Water-based markers, India ink and gel pens do not bleed through
Coloring pencils work well with this book I got good color and was able to layer and blend easily with both oil and wax based pencils.
If you want to use alcohol-based markers, you will mar the color image on the page below. I recommend using a blotter page below the page you are working on to keep ink from seeping further into the book.