Creative Haven Norman Rockwell Classics from The Saturday Evening Post Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
By: Norman Rockwell
Rating: 5 of 5
Sara Jackson is the illustrator who has done the work of converting Mr. Rockwell’s artwork for this book. She has done an excellent job with designs that have a high level of detail. There is a heavy use of black in several of the designs. I can work with that but I know that it is an issue for many who like to color. You can see a full book, silent flip-through in my video to see if the book works well for you.
The covers included in this book are: Soda Jerk, Blank Canvas, Triple Self-Portrait, Happy Birthday, Miss Jones, The Dugout, The Plumbers, Freedom from Want, Progress?, Gone Fishing, Before the Shot, Lion and Zookeeper, Travel Experience, April Fools: Checkers, Coin Toss, After the Prom, The Babysitter, Tattoo Artist, Saying Grace, Dewey v. Truman, Three Umpires, The Discovery, Barbershop Quartet, Picture Hanger, Cover Girl, How to Diet, Imperfect Fit, Prom Dress, Movie Star, Boy Reading His Sister’s Diary, Art Critic and The Missing Tooth.
The back of each page has information about the cover, including Title, Artist (Mr. Rockwell), and the date of publication as the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. I really appreciate that this information backs the design it pertains to. That way, if you remove a page from the book, the information and design stay together.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.
31 Crisp and Clear line drawings derived from classic Norman Rockwell magazine covers from The Saturday Evening Post
The designs are printed one side of the page
Paper is the usual Creative Haven quality: 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.
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 shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.
Coloring pencils work well with this paper and even better than many of the more recent Creative Haven coloring books I have bought. I was able to get good pigment (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. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.
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.