Lacy Sunshine’s OZ Coloring Book Volume 15: Adult and Childrens Coloring Book (Lacy Sunshine’s Coloring Books)
By: Heather Valentin
Rating: 4 of 5
I found it quite fun to color these (using alcohol-based markers and colored pencils). They are fairly quick to finish compared to other more detailed projects, so they are perfect for when you want to finish a design in an afternoon or day.
The print quality of this particular coloring book seems a little inferior to the other books I have in this series. I was able to color but it makes the finished product a little less satisfactory for me. The print seems lighter and somewhat disconnected, hence a four star rating instead of five. The artwork is as good as ever but perhaps the quality control on the print should have been addressed.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
32 Wizard of Oz style designs featuring characters from Lacy Sunshine series
Printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical for those published by CreateSpace: thin, white, slightly rough and non-perforated.
Glue bound, so you will have to cut pages out if you want to remove them from the book
Designs do not merge into the binding area
Book opens flat fairly easily for coloring
Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through this paper to varying degrees
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you layer it or use it heavily.
Colored pencils work well with this paper. Wax and oil-based pencils provide good pigment and I can layer and blend well with both. Hard lead pencils (like Verithins) can leave dents on the back of the page.
Because of the bleed through and dents, I always use card stock as a blotter to keep ink and hard lead pencils from marring through the page to the designs below.