Spook-Tacular Halloween
Published by: Julia Rivers
Rating: 4 of 5
This is an interesting Halloween coloring book. It is portrayed as a book appropriate for kids but because of the “creepy” factor of what many of the cute elements actually are in the illustrations, I would caution you not to give it to younger kids. See for yourself and make your own judgement for the kids in your life.
The designs are done in a cute style and I will enjoy coloring it. I originally bought it thinking my five year old grandson could color in some but after actually seeing it, that won’t do. Good thing I like it for myself!
The little creatures remind me of doodle creatures and as I enjoy coloring those, these are fun for me. There are groupings which include vampires, witches, ghosts, skeletons, zombies, monsters, death, gravestones, and much more. Sounds fun, right?
The designs are detailed but not overly so. There are no framing lines at the edges but the design elements are all finished within the page.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
32 Halloween designs in the book
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality by KDP/CreateSpace printing: white (with black printed on the back of each page), thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
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 samples from the coloring book:
This is an interesting Halloween coloring book. It is portrayed as a book appropriate for kids but because of the “creepy” factor of what many of the cute elements actually are in the illustrations, I would caution you not to give it to younger kids. See for yourself and make your own judgement for the kids in your life.
