52 Intricate and Interesting Animal/Flower designs with hidden objects – printed one side of the page

Mythographic Color and Discover: Animals

By: Joseph Catimbang

Rating: 5 of 5

Joseph Catimbang is a new artist for me. Based on the cover, I was somehow expecting a doodle animal type of design. That was wrong. The designs are of animals bedecked, surrounded and literally part of the plants and flowers that surround them. I would never have expected an animal in flowers to still have a menacing type quality, but it is so with these designs at times. It is different and I like it!

There are 52 designs in the book which are printed on one side of the page. That is a great amount of designs and as it is on one side, you can use whatever medium you like that might bleed through (provided you use a page under to get the bleeding from ruining the pages below. It is also easy to remove a page as they are all perforated. I appreciate the thought that went into the making of this coloring book.

Each of the designs has many hidden objects. While I could find most of them without aid, there is a key at the back of the book which lists what are included in each design and where to find them in the next.

It’s a fun book to have and will be fun to color. It is detailed and at times, it is intricate to color. I’ll be looking forward to this artist’s new book next year.

This is what I found in this coloring book

52 Animal designs with an abundance of flowers and hidden objects (key included at the back of the book)

The designs are printed on side of the page

Paper is the white, thick, slightly rough and perforated.

Glue Binding with perforated pages.

The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a framing line at the outer edges for a more finished look.

Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use this media, I suggest using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.

Water-based markers, gel pens and India ink pens do not bleed through and did not leave shadows on the back of the page.

Coloring pencils work similarly with this paper. I am able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and blend well with a pencil style blending stick with both oil and wax based pencils. I must admit I like the layered blending using oil based pencils best; however, a liquid blender works equally well with both styles.

Here are some design pages from the book: