Adult Coloring Book: Nice Little Dragons (Volume 1)
By: Tatiana Bogema (Stolova)
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a really cute coloring book of 20 dragon designs. These are cute and fun rather than fierce. Frankly, I find them adorable and would have fun coloring them with my grandchildren (though the level is above their skill set at this time.)
Some of my dragon books are really for much older children and adults but these little cuties are not threatening at all. They are simply lots of fun to color. One of my favorites is the little dragon who seems to have caught a cold – with hot drink in hand and thermometer in its mouth.
While the designs of the dragons themselves have some detail, most of the pages are what I would categorize as fairly easy to color. There is plenty of room to add your own special touches if you wish.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
20 cute and adorable dragons with two copies of each design (total 40 coloring pages) – plus bonus designs from other coloring books by the artist
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality by CreateSpace printing: thin, slightly rough and non-perforated. In this book, the pages are white on the front and black with white edging on the back.
The designs do not merge into the binding. The designs do not have a frame and some of the designs have unfinished elements at the edges.
Glue Binding
Create Space Paper/Media Quality
While you cannot see the bleed-through because of the back of the page is black, the ink does still bleed-through (as noted below. I test the medium on the black backed pages as well as the front pages which are white on both sides.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page quickly.
Water-based markers bleed through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply heavily or multiple coats.
Coloring Pencils work fairly well with this publisher’s paper provided you don’t press extremely hard while coloring. I find that I can layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. This is true of both oil and wax based pencils. I have also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in this type of book. I use a page of card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper under my working page. It keeps seeping ink and marring dents from ruining the pages below.
Here are some sample designs from the book:
This is a really cute coloring book of 20 dragon designs. These are cute and fun rather than fierce. Frankly, I find them adorable and would have fun coloring them with my grandchildren (though the level is above their skill set at this time.) 
