27 Kawaii style Grimms’ Fairy Tales designs – printed one side of the page

Grimms’ Fairy Tales Adult Coloring Book Vol. 1

By: Just 2 Kawaii

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a cute Kawaii style coloring book. The designs are printed on one side of the page. Each design page is prefaced by a storybook style one page synopsis of the fairy tale. While I wish the design company had taken the time to change up the border design on the synopsis page, it doesn’t bother me too much. Most coloring books in this category would not have a synopsis page at all – merely design pages. I may or may not color those synopsis pages. If I do, I will change my color scheme to create a difference from one story to another.

The designs are really cute. I love the Kawaii style for these characters. I’m used to really elegant fairy tale coloring pages, so to have a cute and fun book is both different and nice.

The designs are detailed but not intricate or hard to color. The the designs all run off the page on all sides (and disappear into the bound edge as well.)

I want to note that the Amazon owned company, CreateSpace is now being folded into KDP (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.

This is what I found in this coloring book:

27 Kawaii style Grimms Fairy Tales designs in the book with synopsis fairy tale story pages as well

Printed one side of the page

Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.

The designs do merge into the binding. The designs run off the edge of the remaining three edges.

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 book: