World of Fairies
By: Sara Burrier
Rating: 4.5 of 5
I own another coloring book by Sara Burrier which is a pocket size book. With “World of Fairies”, the coloring book is larger though still on the smaller size for a standard coloring book at 8 x 10 inches.
The designs in this book are 20 magical fairies. The fairies range in age from a young girl to adults. The adults make up most of the designs. They are shown by themselves or with animals. Each of the designs has a background included though some are more extensive than others.
The designs are detailed and with some intricate and small areas to color. I think that some of the images might have been able to be scaled larger as there is a lot of white space all around and I wish that the artist had considered doing that.
However, that is a bit of a nit as the artwork is quite lovely. Ms. Burrier has a distinctive look to her characters and I am enjoying this book as much as I did the first.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
20 Fairy designs
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.
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 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.
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 sample photos from the book:
I own another coloring book by Sara Burrier which is a pocket size book. With “World of Fairies”, the coloring book is larger though still on the smaller size for a standard coloring book at 8 x 10 inches. 
