Sherri Baldy My-Besties TM Halloween Coloring Book BOO!
By: Sherri Ann Baldy
Rating: 5 of 5
I own a few of Sherri Baldy’s coloring books and was really happy to see that she had released one that features Halloween designs. The designs feature her cute little big eye girls in various poses and costumes. There are lots of cute designs and, as with all of her coloring books, she provides you with two copies each of the 25 designs in the book. I really appreciate that as it allows me to explore two color ways with each design or to share a design with a friend. There are pirates, witches, animals and lots of pumpkins with easy to color designs.
I have a lot of fun coloring these see little girls. I like to color these in between more difficult and complex projects. It’s wonderful to have something to color that I can easily finish in an afternoon. My preference for coloring her designs is to use markers and then colored pencils on top for details and shading.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my various coloring medium:
25 x 2 Big Eye Girls in Halloween costumes (50 total pages to color)
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical for CreateSpace publications 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 some sort. I use card stock but heavyweight paper or several sheets of regular white paper work as well.