25 Elegant fairy and fantasy designs – printed one side of the page

A Fairy Realm Coloring Book

By: Molly Harrison

Rating: 4 of 5

This is a lovely book of fairy and fantasy designs by Molly Harrison. I’ve enjoyed her designs for years and was pleased to find another one that piqued my interest. The designs are mostly fairies but do include fantasy and mermaid designs as well. While I like her style, the designs have become a little predictable. I wish that Ms. Harrison would explore other aspects of coloring designs. I’ve seen her grayscale books and love the style of her actual artwork. It is just when it is interpreted in line art that it all begins to look a little similar.

In this book, the fairies et all are all adults. Ms. Harrison has another series which features adorable little children and I enjoy and purchase those books as well.

Here, the fairies and fantasy creatures are in striking poses. Some are simply standing/sitting by themselves and others are set into background designs. That way, you can get both simpler designs and more detailed designs in the same book.

If you do not like the CreateSpace paper Ms. Harrison’s books are printed on, you can find .PDF coloring books are her website at www.mollyharrisonart.com

This is what I found in this coloring book:

25 line art fairy/fantasy designs 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 photos from the book: