Another lovely hardbound coloring book by Maria Trolle – printed both sides of the page

Nightfall Coloring Book: Originally Published in Sweden as “Skymningstimman”

By: Maria Trolle

Rating: 5 of 5

This is my second coloring book by the artist, Maria Trolle. It is even lovelier than the last. There are some many flowers, including some of my favorites (peonies, poppies, fuchsias, and roses.) There are cute little animals and a sweet young girl. All in all, a wonderful, primarily floral, book to color in.

The book is hardbound, with cream paper and a sewn-in binding. There are 94 pages of designs (if you include the presentation page. Of those, 32 have black backgrounds. The vast majority of the designs are all inclusive on one page (though the printing is on both sides of the page.) There are only 7 designs which span across as a two page spread.

I especially like that the artist has included the page number and the names of the flowers. I really appreciate that she did not include the page numbers on the designs but you can fairly easily find the page/flower if you look.

The book opens flat very easily and I am able to color into the area of the binding with no problem. The designs are detailed but not what I consider intricate with difficult small areas to color.

This is what I found in this coloring book:

94 pages of lovely flower and more designs by Maria Trolle

Printed on both sides of the page

Paper is heavyweight, cream color, somewhat smooth, and non-perforated. A few of the designs have black backgrounds printed on cream paper.

Sewn binding which can easily be snipped to remove a number of pages at a time. The binding is the stay-flat style which allows you to open the book somewhat flat without breaking the outer spine.

Some designs merge into the binding area, especially those which spread across two pages. However, with my copy, I have no problems opening the book flat for coloring into the binding area.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use these, you will have ink seep through and mar the design on the back of the page.

Water-based markers, gel pens and India ink pens do not bleed through the page but leave the slightest of shadows on the back of the page.

Colored pencils work well with the paper. I was able to blend, layer the same and multiple colors using both oil and wax-based pencils with ease. Hard lead pencils did not dent through the pages.

Here are some sample photos from the book: