Vampires
By: Jade Summer
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a coloring book of vampires. Unlike volume 1 (which was mostly females) there is a really nice mix of both female and male vampires in this second coloring book in the series. Once again, many of the vampires have a touch of “manga” style to them though the book is not manga in natures. Some of the figures are drawn with a sexy look and attitude while others are simply well-done vampire portraits. Some of the designs have a hint of manga style but I would not characterize the book as that. Word of warning, both volume 1 and 2 have the same title. Look for the later publishing date and the cover that shows on my video for this specific book.
The designs are extremely detailed and have many intricate and small areas to color. The designs have a beautiful and flowing style with areas to provide shading and blending if you wish to do so.
While you can have access to .PDFs when you purchase this book, my review is based on the book as it is received from Amazon. That way you will know what the pages look like and how they accept color. I like that the publisher provides the digital version as well so you can choose the paper you wish to use and/or to color the pictures as many times as you choose.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
30 x 2 each Vampire inspired designs for a total of 60 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:
This is a coloring book of vampires. Unlike volume 1 (which was mostly females) there is a really nice mix of both female and male vampires in this second coloring book in the series. Once again, many of the vampires have a touch of “manga” style to them though the book is not manga in natures. Some of the figures are drawn with a sexy look and attitude while others are simply well-done vampire portraits. Some of the designs have a hint of manga style but I would not characterize the book as that. Word of warning, both volume 1 and 2 have the same title. Look for the later publishing date and the cover that shows on my video for this specific book.
