Japanese Life
By: Nathaniel Wake
Rating: 5 of 5
I own a number of coloring books by Nathaniel Wake. I’ve found that the artist responsible for the designs (whose name is not Nathaniel Wake – that is an imprint name for the publisher), has an interesting design style. His females come across as stronger characters than most represented in coloring books and this is especially true of the women in this coloring book
There is a good range of women and men along with scenes of daily life, Japanese motifs, animals and even children. The designs are detailed with lots of elements which will which allow me to spend more time coloring each page.
You can receive a digital download of the book as part of the purchase of the print copy (instructions in the book). While printing those copies is a great plus, I will be reviewing (and videoing and photo images) from the print copy.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
35 unique Japanese inspired designs in the book plus a large number of bonus pages from other coloring books published by Nathaniel Wake
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality by CreateSpace printing: white (with black printed on the back of each page), thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
Glue Binding
Create Space Paper/Media Quality
While the back of the is printed black to show less bleed through, be aware that there is bleed through and protect your work. 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.
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 blended easily with a pencil style 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.
Here are some sample coloring designs from the book:
I own a number of coloring books by Nathaniel Wake. I’ve found that the artist responsible for the designs (whose name is not Nathaniel Wake – that is an imprint name for the publisher), has an interesting design style. His females come across as stronger characters than most represented in coloring books and this is especially true of the women in this coloring book
