Everything Beautiful: A Coloring Book for Reflection and Inspiration
By: WaterBrook Press
Rating: 5 of 5
This is the second in a series of compilation Christian coloring books. The first one, Whatever Is Lovely is a favorite of mine and one that I have purchased not only for myself but as gifts for others as well. It is one of the best Christian-based coloring books that I own. Because of the high standard of the first book, I was hoping that the second one would be similar. It absolutely is and will be an item that I include in my holiday gift shopping this year.
There are 45 designs in this coloring book. Some of the designs are based on Scripture while others are based on quotes by famous individuals and still others from hymns, songs, and poems. The inspiration for each design is printed on the back of the design. What is nice about this is that if you remove a page from the book (perhaps as a gift), that information will stay with the page it applies to.
The translations used in this book are: the Holy Bible New International Version (NIV), ESV the Holy Bible English Standard Version, and the Message. While designs may focus on a few key words from Scripture, the entire quote with cite is printed on the back of the page.
I color in many different styles and types of coloring books but the ones that mean the most to me are Christian-based. When times are tough or I’m feeling down, coloring in these books help to focus my attention on the right path. Between the Scripture and the words of others, my mind is reset properly and I have the wonderful refreshed feeling that comes with hearing the Word.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium. I will list, in the comments section below, the coloring medium I use for my tests and for coloring my projects.
45 Inspiring Christian Designs by nine different artists
Printed one side of the page
Paper is white, heavyweight, slightly rough and perforated
Glue Binding
Some designs are printed past the perforations and merge into the binding area. These areas do not include any essential element of the design
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper.
Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens leave indistinct shadows on the back of the page but do not bleed through the paper.
Colored pencils work especially well with this paper. Its slightly rough texture has good tooth to grab the pigment well. I was able to layer the same color, different colors and to blend easily (using a blender stick) with both oil and wax based pencils.