Invasion of the Doodle Aliens – Adult Coloring Book: Fun and Relaxation with Aliens from Outer Space
By: Okami Books
Rating: 5 of 5
The 40 designs in this book are of doodle creatures. If you are at all familiar with the Doodle books by Zifflin, you may possibly recognize the genre of sketch which involves these little creatures.
In this book, the creatures are overwhelming all in their path. Invasion is a good word for what is going on. From the man sitting and watching a movie (eating popcorn) and covered in the little creatures to the waves being filled with them swimming and surfing to the hand which is (painfully) inundated by ferocious aliens, the little guys are everywhere. It should make great fun to play with various color while coloring each of them.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
40 Designs of Doodle Creatures in an overwhelming invasion
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
Glue Binding
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 well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in the 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.