Exotischer Urwald
By: ?
Rating: 5 of 5
The title translates to Exotic Jungle and that is exactly what the designs show throughout. The designs take you on a trip to various parts of the world to see the flora and fauna that is native to that area. The designs are detailed and in some cases, quite intricate.
The front and back cover of the book fold out with beautiful coloring opportunities on each. The back page includes two postcards which can be cut out on the provided cutting lines.
Most of the book is printed on both sides of the page with many designs spread across two pages. There are a few pages at the end of the book which are printed on card stock and which are perforated for easy removal from the book. There are three such designs in full size and two that are half size (and printed on one page.) The half size ones are especially cute as they are done in almost a totem style.
The pages of this book are heavyweight and are white and slightly rough. The binding is sewn and you can remove several sheets at one time in whole by snipping a few threads.
I wish that the publisher would consider releasing this book I the US as I am sure that many more people would love to purchase it if the title were in English.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper.
Water-based markers, gel pens, and India ink pens did not bleed through for me. If you use multiple coats, you might get some shadows appearing on the back of the page. Gel pens took longer to dry than usual.
Colored pencils worked exceptionally well with this paper. I tested both oil and wax based pencils and they both did great. I could layer the same color to get deep pigment, layer multiple colors and blending using a pencil style blending stick.