August Reverie
By: Chinthaka Herath
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a beautiful and elegant coloring book by Chinthaka Herath. It is the first book I have by this illustrator, however, I hope it will not be the last. The designs are mostly of beautiful women (a good number with crowns) with a lot of flowers represented as well. There are a few of animals that are equally elegant.
I found the designs detailed with only a few areas of what I consider to be intricate and small elements. In addition to the 24 designs in the book, there are two designs included on the presentation and table of contents pages.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
24 Elegant Designs are in the book
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality by CreateSpace printing: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
Glue Binding
Create Space Paper/Media Quality
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 blended easily with a pencil style 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 beautiful and elegant coloring book by Chinthaka Herath. It is the first book I have by this illustrator, however, I hope it will not be the last. The designs are mostly of beautiful women (a good number with crowns) with a lot of flowers represented as well. There are a few of animals that are equally elegant.
