Fairies and Mermaids Coloring Book
By: Tiffany Toland-Scott
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a book of fairy and mermaid designs by Tiffany Toland-Scott. It is my first by this artist. When I saw that it was available, I looked for her artwork online and was very impressed with what I found. In this book, she has converted her original artwork to line drawings. I found that her use of the female form was presented in a more natural look than many fantasy coloring books portrayed. It made it a different and unique experience to color.
The book contains 28 designs but you are given two of each design, so there are 56 total designs to color. The designs are evenly divided between fairies and mermaids with 14 of each. In some cases, the artist has left the eyes blank so you can design them as you will. I generally keep a 0.38 black gel pen handy for these types of situations. I also find it handy for completing unfinished lines and/or adding details that I would like to see in my project.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
28 x 2 Fairy and Mermaid Designs (56 total)
Printed on one side of the page.
Paper is typical for books by CreateSpace. It is thin, white, slightly rough and non-perforated. For books by CreateSpace, I recommend using a blotter page under your work regardless of which medium you use. Ink and/or dents from pencils can easily mar the page(s) below.
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding area
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper to some degree.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page. Using more than one coat of India ink can result in the ink leaking through.
Colored pencils work well with this paper. While it is thin, it has fairly good tooth for capturing pigment. Both oil and wax based provide good color, layer and blend well. Hard lead pencils dent/score through the page.