Whimsical World #2 Coloring Book: Fairies, Mermaids, Witches, Angels and More!
By: Molly Harrison
Rating: 5 of 5
The designs are adorable. The little girls are fairies, mermaids, angels, witches, and maybe even just little girls! They have sweet round faces with rounded shoulders and non-existent noses. They are set in cute backgrounds which give context to the subject of the design. Some have animals to cuddle while others have balloons to hold or a crescent moon to sleep on.
The designs are also easy and fun to color. I like these kinds of projects to work on while I am working on something more difficult. Rather than get bogged down, I pick up a fun, happy and easy project and finish that. It usually gives me the burst of energy to finish off my longer project as well.
This is what I experienced while coloring in and testing the paper of this book with my various coloring medium:
25 Whimsical Fantasy Designs of Little Girls
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical of Createspace it is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area and have double framing lines at the outer edge of the design. I really appreciate this finishing feature on designs.
Book opens fairly flat for coloring purposes.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper.
Water-based markers bleed through to a lesser degree with spotting more than a full bleed through
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page. India ink can bleed through if I use multiple coats or blending of two colors.
Colored pencils work really well with this paper. I can get good color with both wax and oil based pencils. I can layer and blend well using a blending pencil. Hard leads such as Verithins can dent/score through to the back of the page.
I used and recommend the use of a blotter page of card stock or several sheets of paper under your working page to keep seeping ink and dents from ruining the design below.