Kickin’ It Old School Coloring Book (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (Adult Coloring Book)
By: Random House
Rating: 5 of 5
The coloring book has 47 pages of designs (not including the title page which can also be colored.) It appears like the designs have been done by a group of artists as there are several distinct styles from clean, black lines to an almost pointillism, old-style comic book dot style. The designs are fun and easy to color but some have a lot of black accents. The designs are of both the old-style and the newer style TMNTs.
Another fun part of the book is that on the back of the preceding page (directly opposite the design) is a quote that meshes great with the design you are coloring. After coloring in this book, all I can say is Cowabunga!
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring mediums. I will list the coloring mediums I used for testing in the comments section below. These are also the materials I use for most of my coloring.
47 Designs (plus title page) of TMNTs fun
Printed on one side of the page with a quote on the back of the page
Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough, non-perforated
Glue Bound
Most designs merge into the binding area
Book opens fairly flat for coloring by breaking or creasing the spine heavily.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper. I suggest using a blotter page of card stock or several sheets of paper to keep ink from seeping through to the pages below.
Water-based markers, gel pens, and India ink pens do not bleed through the paper.
Colored pencils work very well with this paper. I got great pigment from oil and wax base pencils. I was able to layer the same color for deeper pigment, layer multiple colors, and blend easily using a pencil style stick blender.