Second Alice in Wonderland by Jade Summer – printed one side of page

Alice in Wonderland

By: Jade Summer

Rating: 4.5 of 5

This is the second Alice in Wonderland coloring book published under the imprint Jade Summer. There are a number of artists (and probably groups of artists) who are responsible for the designs under this publishing name. While I enjoy Alice coloring books and collect many of them, I still wish that the publishers had chosen another fairy tale or two before going for the second one of Alice.

Having said that, this is a fun Alice. The characters have a manga feel with large eyes and younger faces. The evil characters look a little too nice and happy (hence my detracting half a point.) Part of Alice is having the mean Queen for her to escape from.

Because it is a little happy happy, it would make a good coloring book for an child eight and above. I’m included in the “above” range and will have a lot of fun coloring the characters. It’s cute but not my favorite of the Alice books available.

The designs are detailed and have full backgrounds. This is a nice change from some of the more recent Jade Summer books which are a little too childish for my taste. There are no intricate and difficult areas to color but finishing the whole of each design will take some time and prolong the fun of coloring in it.

Along with the book, you receive the ability to download a copy as well. The contact information (along with access code)for that copy is included in each book.

This is what I found in this coloring book:

25 x 2 each Alice in Wonderland inspired designs for a total of 50 coloring pages

Designs are printed on one side of the page

Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated. The back of the page is printed black.

The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a heavy framing line at the outer edges of the design to give the project a more finished look, especially for framing.

Glue Binding (there is room to cut the pages out if you choose to do so.)

Though you cannot see the bleed-through easily due to the back of the page being printed in black, I recommend the use of a blotter page when working in this 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.

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 well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.

Here are some sample designs from the book: