25 x 2 each Highly Detailed Alice in Wonderland designs printed one side of the page

Alice in Wonderland: An Adult Coloring Book with Fantasy Themes and Mythical Creatures (Based on the Classic Fairy Tale by Lewis Caroll)

By: Jade Summer

Rating: 5 of 5

I am a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland and like to pick up different artist’s interpretations of the story. This coloring book has 25 different Alice designs (the referenced 50 comes from getting two of each of the designs.) The designs are very detailed with lots of swirling lines. A few of the designs have intricate spots with small areas to color but for the most part, most standard coloring medium nibs should work fine. I think crayons might be more difficult unless you can sharpen them to a fairly fine point.

While you can have access to .PDFs when you purchase this book, my review is based on the book as it is received from Amazon. That way you will know what the pages look like and how they accept color. I like that the publisher provides the digital version as well so you can choose the paper you wish to use and/or to color the pictures as many times as you choose.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
25 x 2 Designs based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Designs are printed on one side of the page
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated. The back of the page is printed black which is something I am find typical of Jade Summer coloring books.
The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a heavy framing line at the outer edges of the design to give the project a more finished look, especially for framing.
Glue Binding (there is room to cut the pages out if you choose to do so.)
Though you cannot see the bleed-through easily due to the back of the page being printed in black, I recommend the use of a blotter page when working in this 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.
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.