Beautiful and well-made animal inspired coloring book – printed both sides of the page

Into the Wild: An Exotic Woodland Coloring Book

By: Daisy Fletcher

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a really beautiful and different coloring book. Unlike Daisy Fletcher’s last coloring book (“Birdtopia”), this book does not use pre-colored elements. However, the pages are tinted a distinct yellow ivory (the same as shown on the cover of the book), so your palette will need to work around that. I must say I am pleased with the change as the pre-colored portions of “Birdtopia” were the reason I returned that book.

This coloring book focuses on animals and flowers in the wild. There are gorgeous little foxes, deer, rabbits, wolves and more. The flowers are very lovely as well. At the back of the book, the artist has included thumbnails of the designs along with the names of the animals and flowers on each page. There is a fantastic four-page spread at the back of the book which provides a beautiful and detailed coloring experience.

There are pages with lots of detail and some with a simple single flower or animal. Some of the designs do have small and intricate areas to color.

This is what I found in this coloring book:

More than 70 pages of animal/floral designs including a four page fold out.

The designs are printed on one side of the page

Paper is the white with a distinct ivory/yellow background. The paper is heavyweight and slightly rough to the touch. The pages are not perforated.

Sewn binding

Many designs spread across two pages and merge into the binding.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. Using this medium will ruin the designs on the backside of the page.

Water-based markers, gel pens and India ink pens did not bleed through. If there was any form of shadow on the back of the page, it was indistinct and I could not see it. As my testing is not all encompassing, I suggest you test your wet medium at the back of the book before using on a design.

Coloring pencils work well with this paper. I was able to get great pigment lay down, layer using the same color as well as multiple colors and also to blend easily using a pencil style blender. Both oil and wax-based pencils have similar results.

Here are some samples from the book: