The Nutcracker Designs
By: Marty Noble
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a new Nutcracker coloring book by Marty Noble. Most of her coloring books recently have been filled with designs which are intricate and difficult to color. This book has small areas but not nearly as small as other books. It is still intricate in spots but otherwise it is simply detailed.
The designs are lovely and are geared toward the ballet. It is definitely a rendition for adults and is quite elegant. The characters I would hope to find in a book based on The Nutcracker are present. This should be a great book to color in throughout the year and not only at Christmas time.
Depending on when and where it was printed, Creative Haven paper is either slightly rough or slightly smooth. My copy of this book has slightly rough paper.
This is what I found in this coloring book and how my coloring medium works with Creative Haven books.
31 designs based on The Nutcracker are included in the book
The designs are printed on one side of the page and have framing lines around their outer edges.
Paper is the usual Creative Haven quality: white, medium weight, slightly rough and has perforated pages
Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple
The designs do not cross over the perforations
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page
Water-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the page
Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.
Coloring pencils work well with Creative Haven paper. I am able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. Both oil and wax-based pencils have similar results. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.
I suggest either removing pages from the book to color or using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.
Here are some sample pages from the coloring book, including two which are pre-colored photos:
This is a new Nutcracker coloring book by Marty Noble. Most of her coloring books recently have been filled with designs which are intricate and difficult to color. This book has small areas but not nearly as small as other books. It is still intricate in spots but otherwise it is simply detailed.
