40 Charming and Pretty Hand-drawn designs printed one side of the page

Create Magic: A Coloring Book by Katie Daisy for Adults and Kids at Heart

By: Katie Daisy

Rating: 5 of 5

This is my first coloring book by artist Katie Daisy. The designs are hand-drawn and have a lovely charming quality to them. There are lots of flowers and other elements from nature (birds, mushrooms, shells, etc.) Additionally, there are a few that are simply fun, such as a grouping of lanterns and another one of a globe. Many of the designs have inspiring sayings on them.

The designs are unique and fun to color. There is a nice level of detail but nothing too intricate or difficult to color. Each page makes for a fairly quick and easy project.

This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.

40 Hand-drawn designs, some with sayings, and most derived from nature

Printed on one side of the page

Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough, and perforated

Glue Binding

Designs do not merge into the binding area and most have a frame of sorts around the outer edge of the design.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page

Water-based markers and India ink pens bleed through the page in spots.

Gel pens leave a slight shadow on the back of the page but do not bleed through. Some pens require additional drying time be sure to allow ample time to keep the ink from smudging.

Colored pencils work well with this slightly rough paper. I was able to layer and blend easily with both oil and wax based pencils.

I use a blotter page below my working page when working with wet medium I this book. That keeps the ink from seeping through and marring the page below. I use card stock but a couple of pages of heavyweight paper work well, too. You can always simply remove pages prior to coloring to keep your book from damage.

In addition to the copy of this coloring book that I purchased on Amazon, the publisher sent me a sample advanced reader copy of this book.