25 Dreamlings Designs in volume 3 with additional copies printed with black background

Dreamlings 3:

By: Edwina Mc Namee

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the third in a series of books about Dreamlings by Edwina McNamee. Just as with the first book and second books, the creatures that inhabit Dreamlings 2 are cute little animals. The focus is time is on the creatures themselves and in a slightly simpler style than in the previous books.

I really appreciate the change as it can give an opportunity to those with a little bit of vision or fine motor skill challenge to have the fun of coloring in these books. They are also appropriate for a slightly younger age group to color due to the easier to color style. While the format is a bit easier to color, the designs still have a nice amount of detail to them.

The designs are mostly printed twice – once with black lines on white paper and the second time as white designs printed on black paper. The change up in the background color makes coloring the second copy a new experience.

In addition to the two copies of designs, the purchase of this coloring book also includes a free download .pdf. The instructions for downloading are in the book.

I want to note that the Amazon owned company, CreateSpace is now being folded into KDF (Kindle Direct Publishing.) These independent artist books will move along into the new group shortly if they have not already done so by now. According to what I’ve read, the same warehouses and printing presses will be used. No mention is made of paper but one assumes that it will be the same as well.

I don’t know if the copy I received was printed by CreateSpace or by KDP, but I can say that it is the same paper I am used to receiving (for years now) from CreateSpace. That is: thin, white, slightly rough, and non-perforated. I will continue to check books as I receive them and will note, in new reviews, if the quality changes.

This is what I found in this coloring book:

25 unique fantasy style Dreamlings designs with two copies of each design, one on white paper and the other on black paper plus there is a link to a free download for anyone who purchases the book.

Printed one side of the page

Paper is typical inexpensive quality by this publisher printing: white or black depending on which design page, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.

The designs do not merge into the binding. On the white pages, each of the designs has framing lines. On the black pages, the motifs are all finished within the black background.

Glue Binding

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing – formerly CreateSpace) 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 some sample designs from the coloring book: