Buffy the Vampire Slayer Adult Coloring Book
By: Joss Whedon
Rating: 5 of 5
I have been a fan of the original Buffy television series since it first aired and am thrilled to have a coloring book based on those episodes. What makes it even better is that the quotes and episode/season information is also provided.
The designs are great fun and have a good amount of detail. It is fairly obvious that the artwork was done by a team of illustrators as there is a great different in feel and style between designs. What is really interesting is that the back of the book tells you abut each illustrator and gives them credit for each page that they provided.
Some of the designs resemble the characters more than others and some have more of a graphic novel/comic type look to them. I’m fine with both styles. In all cases, the action is great and the scenes chosen are fun to look at and especially to color.
I’m planning on playing the applicable episode in the back ground as I color each design. That way I can revisit the original while I am having fun changing up the colors in my coloring book!
This is what I found when I colored in this book and tested it with my coloring medium:
45 Buffy designs inspired by the original television series plus a great intro/title page designs
Designs printed on front of page and quotes and episode/season information printed on back of pages
Paper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough and non-perforated
Glue bound
Designs merge into the binding; if you cut pages out you will lose portions of the design
Book lays fairly flat for coloring if you heavily crease/break the spine
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use this mediu, I suggest a blotter page of card stock or heavy weight paper under your working page. That will keep ink from seeping through to the next design.
Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens do not bleed through or leave shadows on the back of the page.
Colored pencils work really well with this paper. It is slightly rough to the touch and grabs pigment well. I was able to layer the same color for deep pigment, layer multiple colors and blend easily using a blender stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils.