30 Scripture Based Full Size Designs plus 12 smaller ones printed on one side of the page

Beauty in the Bible: Adult Coloring Book Volume 3, Premium Edition (Christian Coloring, Bible Journaling and Lettering: Inspirat)

By: Paige Tate

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the third in a series of Scripture and designs by Pen + Paint. I have the previous books in the premium version and was happy to see a new book of designs in the same format. The concept behind the designs is the same. The Scripture is what is front and center with the coloring design elements around it. Some of the designs pertain to the verse while others are more of decorative value.

It’s always a real pleasure to pull out my Christian coloring books. I use them as part of my prayer and praise time. I choose the verse that speaks to me that day, color it, meditate on it, research more about it and use it to guide my prayer that day.
Unlike the two previous books, this coloring book does not give attribution to images from Shutterstock. I’m not sure if that means that the designs are original as it does not list Pen + Paint as the illustrator either. The designs have a lovely hand-drawn look to them which is my favorite style of design.
This coloring book contains 30 larger designs and 12 smaller ones. All of the pages are perforated at the binding area. The small ones are printed two to a page and you have to cut them on the provided cutting line to separate them from each other. The larger design will fit an 8 x 10 inch frame and the smaller design will fit a 5 x 7 inch frame. The 12 smaller designs are not unique and new designs but rather smaller versions of 12 of the larger designs.
The designs are all Scripture-based with verse citations and are from the following translations: Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), New King James Version, and the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.)
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
30 Large Format and 12 Small Format Scripture Based Designs in for a total of 42 coloring projects
Designs are printed on one side of the page
Paper is perforated, antique white, slightly rough and medium weight
Designs do not cross over the perforations
Glue Binding
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper
Water-based markers left shadows of color on the back of the page
Gel pens and India ink pens left indistinct shadows on the back of the page
Coloring pencils work well with this paper. I tested both oil and wax based pencils with good results. I was able to get good, deep pigment. I could layer easily (both same and different colors.) Blending was also easy using a pencil style blending stick.
I use a blotter page of card stock or heavyweight paper (two sheets) to keep seeping ink from marring the pages below. I recommend using a blotter or that you remove pages before coloring.