Faeries Coloring Book, Volume 4
By: Amy Brown
Rating: 5 of 5
This is one of several coloring books that I own by Amy Brown. I’ve seen her beautiful original work and feel that the line drawings are a nice interpretation of those.
The book is filled with female fairies in Ms. Brown’s distinctive style. Her faeries are long and lean with flowing hair and draping clothes. The images have some form of background though in many cases, it is simply a circle set behind the main character. In others, she has included elements to surround the faerie but never so much that it takes attention away from the main character.
The designs have some detail but are not what I consider detailed overall. The designs, as always with Ms. Brown, should be a fun and easy project to color.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
22 Faerie designs in the book
Printed one side of the page
Paper is white, 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 photo samples from the coloring book:
This is one of several coloring books that I own by Amy Brown. I’ve seen her beautiful original work and feel that the line drawings are a nice interpretation of those. 
