30 Positive and Inspirational Designs designs printed one side of the page and positive saying on facing page

Inkspirations The Power of Positive Inking: Coloring for Success

By: Jack Canfield

Rating: 5 of 5

This is both a coloring book and a book of positive messages and suggested affirmation actions. There are coloring elements on the message page which tie in with the coloring design on opposite page. The author of the messages is Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul and The Success Principles). The artist is Judy Clement Wall who is also the artist on several other Inkspirations coloring books.

The designs appear to be hand-drawn, which is something I really enjoy in a coloring book. It gives my finished project an artistic quality that I don’t find in computer generated designs. The designs are detailed but not what I consider intricate.
The quotes, positive messages and affirmation guidance are interesting and make a lot of sense. It is something to think about as you color the coordinating page.
This is what I found while coloring in the book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
30 Positive and Inspirational designs with quotes and positive message on facing page
The designs are printed one side of the page quotes and positive message on the back of the preceding page
Paper white, medium weight, slightly rough and has perforated pages.
Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple.
The designs stop well before the perforations and have a framing line at the outer edges.
Book has a stay flat binding which allows the book to easily open to a flat position for coloring.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper
Water-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the page
Gel pens and India ink pens leave slight shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.
Using markers and/or pens will probably mar, to some degree, the messages printed on the back of the page.
Coloring pencils work well with this paper. I was able to get good color lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. I tested both oil and wax-based pencils with similar results.
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.

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