Harry Potter Magical Creatures Postcard Coloring Book
By: Scholastic
Rating: 5 of 5
I’ll include a silent flip-through video as well as a few sample photos so you can see if this set of postcards will work for you.
Once again, Scholastic has released a set of postcards based on a Harry Potter coloring book. In this case, the subject is Magical Creatures which was the second coloring book in the series. Postcards are inherently a little more difficult to work on as everything is scaled so much smaller than in a book. I’ve found that if I use small nib gel pens, ultra-fine point markers, and very sharp and hard pencils, I have an easier time getting into all the small and intricate details.
The mix of designs in the postcards are fairly good for my taste. I enjoy coloring the small details and should enjoy coloring these to give to all the Harry Potter fans in my family. I will probably mount these on folded cards and either frame them or give them as cards versus sending them through the mail as postcards. That is my personal preference but these should hold up well as postcards in use provided you use waterproof medium so that rain and moisture won’t cause havoc with your coloring.
Here is a brief overview of what I found in this set of postcards:
20 Different Harry Potter Postcards with black and white artwork from Harry Potter Magical Creatures Coloring Book
Printed on one side of heavy weight, slick, white card stock
Address and stamp areas are defined and printed on the back of the card
Postcards are glue bound but can easily be removed from the booklet without design loss
Alcohol and water-based markers, India ink and gel pens do not bleed through the card stock.
Gel pens take a much longer time to dry than usual.
Colored pencils are mixed. I can get fairly good color from both oil and water based pencils but layering and blending don’t work as well (probably due to the very slick surface of the card.)