She Said It Best: Dolly Parton: Wit & Wisdom to Color & Display
By: Kimma Parish
Rating: 5 of 5
Ms. Parton is a no-holds back kind of lady. It comes through in her words and in her music. The quotes range from very funny to sincere to slightly sad but true statements. She is a real go-getter and is not shy about letting others know.
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Parton on stage at the Grand Ole Opry and her performance was the highlight of my husband and my trip to Nashville. It’s wonderful to have this book to remind me of that great concert and all the pleasure I have had from her music and performances over the years.
While some of the designs are directly related to the applicable quote, not all are that specific. They are appropriate to the overall subject with cowgirl boots, microphones, and high-heel shoes among them.
The format of the book is smaller at approximately 8.5 x 6.25 inches. It makes it easier to carry if you wish to work with it on-the-go. As the book is sized down, it does make for some small and intricate areas to color. On the whole, I would not categorized the book as intricate; however, it does have a nice amount of detail on most of the designs.
This is what I found in coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper
61 Designs based on the quotes by Dolly Parton.
Designs are printed on one side of the page
Paper is white, medium/heavy weight, slightly rough and is perforated.
Glue Binding. You can easily remove pages at the perforations if you wish.
Book fairly easy to lay flat in the open position by creasing/breaking the spine.
The designs do not merge past the perforations.
Alcohol based markers bleed through this paper.
India ink pens can leave slight shadows of color on the back of the page.
Water based markers and gel pens do not bleed through the paper.
Coloring pencils worked well. Both oil and wax based pencils worked well for providing good pigment. Though the paper is slightly smooth, I was able to layer the same color for deeper tones, layer multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blending stick.
If you use a medium that bleeds through the paper, I suggest either removing the pages from the book before coloring or using a blotter page under your working page. I use card stock but heavy weight paper works well, too. This will keep ink from seeping through and marring the pages below.