Kawaii Winter and Christmas
By: Just2Kawaii
Rating: 5 of 5
I enjoy coloring Kawaii designs and this book has emphasis on both Christmas and winter themes. The the designs are detailed with full backgrounds and the young children have lovely big eyes and almost non-existent noses. I really like the the scenes in which the children are placed are ones that I could see in real life. Lots of fun to color.
The designs have detail but are not intricate and difficult to color. They are also good for a wide range of ages – from fairly young children (depending on their coloring level) to older colorists who may have issues with vision or fine motor control.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
25 Cute Kawaii style Designs for both winter season and Christmas
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 in to the binding; all sides have unfinished elements and the designs run to the edge of all three sides other than the bound edge.
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 photos from the book: