Doodleworlds
By: Angela Porter
Rating: 5 of 5
I’ve been a fan of Angela Porter coloring books for a few years. I was first introduced to her designs in the Color Me books she did with with Lacy Mucklow. I then found some of her books in the Creative Have line. Now, with Doodleworlds, Ms. Porter has ventured into the world of the independent artist using CreateSpace for self-publishing.
In this book, she has created many, many doodle creatures. I am also a fan of this genre and have a number of books (including all by Kerby Rosanes.) I’m always pleased to find a well done doodle book to add to my collection.
The mashup of doodle creature and Ms. Porter’s backdrops makes this an especially interesting and fun coloring book. There are so many creatures and other elements to each designs that it will takes hours of fun to color each design.
The designs are detailed and some have intricate and small areas to color. While I don’t consider the book to be intricate and hard to color, the designs are very detailed.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
40 Doodle Creatures designs with Angela Porter’s fun and fun to color backgrounds, landscapes, seas and more.
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. The designs have framing lines at the outer edges. An occasional bit of design can reach slightly over the framing line but it is always a finished element for ease of coloring.
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 I could blend easily using a 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 designs from the book:
I’ve been a fan of Angela Porter coloring books for a few years. I was first introduced to her designs in the Color Me books she did with with Lacy Mucklow. I then found some of her books in the Creative Have line. Now, with Doodleworlds, Ms. Porter has ventured into the world of the independent artist using CreateSpace for self-publishing. 
