Mystical Cats in Secret Places: A Cat Lover’s Coloring Book
By: Honoel
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a wonderful coloring book for anyone who loves cats or simply loves to color cats. The artwork is beautifully drawn by Honoel A. Ibardolaza. This is a new artist for me but I am sure to buy any other coloring books that the artist releases. The cat designs in the book are fun to look at and even more fun to color. There are simply so many, it is hard to choose where to start (though I started with what I call the Cinderella cat.)
The artwork is reminiscent of that of Marjorie Sarnat’s Creative Cats but with even more detail if you can imagine it. That there are 80 designs to color in this book makes it a real bargain. The only draw back is that the designs are printed on both sides of the page and that limits me as far as what I want to use to color the designs. The easy solution is to purchase another copy of the book and I am giving a lot of thought to that as the price is so good for the amount that is included.
The designs are definitely intricate and many have small details. It might not be the best choice of coloring books for anyone who has vision or fine motor issues but if you can color in tiny spots, it is a beautiful book to add to your cat coloring book library.
I’ve had cats as pets for many years but over the last year, the last of my very senior cats have passed away. For now, coloring cats will be my way of remembering my little friends. This book has so many different cats, its easy for me to see my little ones in their faces and attitudes.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book and testing the paper for coloring medium:
80 Imaginative Cat Designs
Printed on both sides of the page
Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly smooth and non-perforated
Glue Bound
Only 2 Designs merge into the binding area; none spread across two pages
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper
Water-based markers, except for Tombow brush end markers, can leave spots on the back of the page. The spots are small but you can see them on the other design.
Gel pens and India ink pens do not bleed through the page.
Colored pencils work well with the paper. Both oil and wax based pencils had good color and could layer and blend well with a pencil style blending stick.