Lovely Swirls: Coloring Book for Adults
By: Stefania Miro
Rating: 5 of 5
I purchased this book with the older cover. It recently changed to a new one but the interior is the same. I’ve included covers of both the older and the newer cover. The older one is the one with a woman’s face with swirling lines about it.
I own several coloring books by artist Stefania Miro so when I saw that she had a new “swirl” design book, I was very happy to purchase it. The 30 designs (31 if you include the title page which duplicates another design in the book) are of animals, birds, and flowers (and even a mermaid) with mostly swirling vines surrounding them. I don’t believe I saw a straight line anywhere in the coloring book.
The designs are detailed but not what I call intricate (i.e., with tiny spots to color.) Some of the designs are easily colored while others will take more time to complete.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
30 Flowing and Swirling designs
Designs are printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
Glue Binding (there is room to cut the pages out if you choose to do so.)
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 well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in the 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.
I purchased this book with the older cover. It recently changed to a new one but the interior is the same. I’ve included covers of both the older and the newer cover. The older one is the one with a woman’s face with swirling lines about it.
