31 Country inspired designs – printed one side of page

Creative Haven Country Charm Coloring Book

By: Teresa Goodridge

Rating: 5 of 5

I own four other coloring books by Teresa Goodridge, which were her four seasons books. In this, “Country Charm”, rather than a season, Ms. Goodridge explores country scenes. There are season with horses, with flowers and gardens, farm stands, lake views, farms, cottages, clothes hanging out drying on a line and even a covered bridge.

The two colored samples in the book appear to be that of the artist’s original artwork rather than someone’s coloring of the actual design in the book. The designs themselves have a sketch-like quality to them. They are detailed and some contain intricate and small areas to color.

The faces of all of the people in the designs are large enough to easily color which was an issue with only the first of Ms. Goodridge’s coloring books. With that issue solved, I have had a lot of fun with the last three previous books and look forward to a good time coloring in this book.

I’ve noticed that the paper quality seems to change quite frequently on the Creative Haven line. Because of that, if you buy one of these books, it may be slightly smooth or slightly rough depending on when and where it was printed.

I’ve found that coloring medium, including pencils, work similarly with both slightly rough and slightly smooth paper from Creative Haven. In this case, my coloring book pages are slightly rough.

This is what I found in this coloring book and how my coloring medium works with Creative Haven books.

31 Country inspired Designs included in the book

The designs are printed on one side of the page

Paper is the usual Creative Haven quality: white, medium weight, slightly rough and has perforated pages

Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple

The designs do not cross over the perforations. The designs all have a double framing line at the outer edges for a more finished look to your project.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page

Water-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the page

Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.

Coloring pencils work well with Creative Haven paper. I am able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. Both oil and wax-based pencils have similar results. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.

Here are some sample photos from the book:

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