Fairies and Dragons
By: Deborah Muller
Rating: 5 of 5
Most of the designs feature both a fairy and a dragon (one which creatively shows the dragon as a tattoo on the fairy’s arm.) A few of the designs are only of a fairy or a dragon. The designs are cute and whimsical and definitely detailed. Only a few of the designs have intricate and small areas to color which may need ultra-fine nibs and points.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
25 Designs with Fairies and Dragons by Deborah Muller
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality used by CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not extend into the binding area. The designs have a variety of framing style lines or designs at the outer edges
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.