Adult Coloring Book :Steampunk Life: Steampunk Unleashed! Fashion To Futuristic Steampunk Life
By: Nathaniel Wake
Rating: 5 of 5
Both my husband and I really enjoy Steampunk inspired designs. When this coloring book arrived, we got into a bit of a tussle for who would look at it first. I called dibs (since I bought it!) and laid claim to all of the designs. My husband took a look at it and went off to order his own copy. We generally are willing to share but when a really great book comes along, we need our own copies. This is just such a book.
The Steampunk designs represent much of the genre. There are mechanized clad men and beautiful women, animals and even insects. There are also beautiful mermaids, birds, motorcycles, flying machines, beasts and more. So much in one book. I especially like the design that has monkeys rigged out in Steampunk style
I consider this to be one of the best Steampunk coloring books currently available. It is well-rounded and has both masculine and feminine appeal and represents the genre very well. My other books concentrate pretty much on only one area (generally females) so it is great to have a coloring book with more varied design subjects.
The designs are detailed and a few have areas which have a little more intricate coloring. Overall, I don’t think I will need special coloring medium and I don’t consider the designs to be especially difficult or intricate to color. That being said, they are detailed with full backgrounds and will provides hours of fun in coloring.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
35 Great Steampunk inspired designs with 5 bonus designs from other Nathaniel Wake coloring books.
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 on the back.
The designs do not merge into the binding. The designs do not have framing lines at the outer edges and there unfinished elements on all four sides.
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:
Both my husband and I really enjoy Steampunk inspired designs. When this coloring book arrived, we got into a bit of a tussle for who would look at it first. I called dibs (since I bought it!) and laid claim to all of the designs. My husband took a look at it and went off to order his own copy. We generally are willing to share but when a really great book comes along, we need our own copies. This is just such a book.
