Grumpy Cat’s Least Favorite Hobbies Coloring Book
By: Jessica Mazurkiewicz
Rating: 5 of 5
I own the other two Grumpy Cat coloring books by Creative Haven and I must say that this new one is my favorite thus far. It may be because the artist is different on this book or perhaps the subject allows more creative license.
In this book, there are 31 design pages which feature Grumpy Cat frowning her way through a hobby. Some of the hobbies include coloring (of course!), origami, birding, quilting, beekeeping, knitting and more. You may just find your favorite hobbies lampooned just as I did mine.
Something I really appreciate about the difference in this book from the first is the lack of floating repeat pattern designs. Each one of the designs in this book is unique and is crafted to show the hobby and Grumpy Cat’s distinct lack of interest in it.
I’ve noticed that the paper quality seems to change quite frequently on the Creative Haven line. Because of that, if you buy one of these books, it may be slightly smooth or slightly rough depending on when and where it was printed. I’ve found that coloring medium, including pencils, work similarly with both slightly rough and slightly smooth paper from Creative Haven. In this case, my coloring book pages are slightly smooth.
This is what I found in this coloring book and how my coloring medium works with Creative Haven books.
31 Grumpy Cat hobby inspired designs
The designs are printed on one side of the page
Paper is the usual Creative Haven quality: white, medium weight, slightly smooth and has perforated pages
Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple
The designs do not cross over the perforations
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page
Water-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the page
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.
Coloring pencils work well with Creative Haven paper. I am able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. Both oil and wax-based pencils have similar results. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.
I suggest either removing pages from the book to color or using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.
Here are some sample designs pages from the book, including two pre-colored samples:
I own the other two Grumpy Cat coloring books by Creative Haven and I must say that this new one is my favorite thus far. It may be because the artist is different on this book or perhaps the subject allows more creative license.
