21 Hand-drawn and inspirational designs printed one side of the page

The Glory of the Messiah: An Adult Coloring Book

By: Susan Perlman

Rating: 5 of 5

This is a wonderful coloring book for Christians or those who are curious about Jesus and his role as the Messiah. There are 21 detailed designs which are the coloring depiction of the verses which are opposite them in the book. The verses show the Old Testament prophesy and then the verse in the New Testament which shows how Jesus fulfilled the prophesy. These are just 21 of many other such prophesies.

In addition to the verses, there is a Hebrew word regarding the prophesy as well as the English translation. The verses are from the Tree of Life Bible translation. The author, Susan Perlman, and artist, Shelley Skoropinski, were both raised in Jewish homes and found the Messiah later in life. Ms. Perlman was one of the original members of Jews for Jesus which is a group that I have heard of and appreciated for most of my Christian life.
The designs are detailed without being overly intricate. I really like the format of the book which allows me to dwell on the prophesies as I color the design which shows a visual representation of that prophesy.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
21 Hand-drawn pages representing prophesies and fulfillment of The Messiah. Book is presented in horizontal format.
Designs are printed on one side of the page with prophesy verses, etc. printed on the back of the page
Paper is medium weight, white, slightly smooth and non-perforated
Glue binding.
Design stop well before the binding. Each design has a framing line at the outer edge for a natural and more finished looking stopping point.
Alcohol-based markers bled through this paper. I use a blotter of card stock to protect the designs below my working page when using these style of markers.
Water-based markers, gel pens and India ink pens did not bleed through. Some do leave the slightest of shadows on the back of the page.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. While slightly smooth to the touch, it still has enough tooth to get a good color pigment and allowed for applying layers of the same color to get rich pigment. I could also layer multiple colors well and I could blend both oil and wax based pencils easily with a pencil style blending stick.