Pop Manga Coloring Book: A Surreal Journey Through a Cute, Curious, Bizarre, and Beautiful World
By: Camilla d’Errico
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a book that I am buying for several of my friends for gifts at the holidays. It is so unusual and different, they will be sure to love it, too.
The designs are detailed and some are intricate. Coloring them is definitely akin to coloring artwork rather than simple line drawings. I think the book is pretty much one of a kind, though I can hope that the artist may consider issuing another coloring book in the future.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
80 pages of imaginative and unusual Manga style designs (includes title page and copyright page.)
Printed on both sides of the page
Paper is heavy weight, white, slightly rough and non-perforated
Glue binding
Designs merge into the binding area and a number of them cross over the binding for a two-page design
Book can be opened fairly flat but takes some effort and breaks the spine of the book.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paperbacks
Water-based markers, India ink pens, and gel pens do not bleed through or leave shadows. Some gel pens require additional drying time.
Colored 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.