34 more designs from cute imaginary town printed one side of the page

Adult Coloring Book: Nice Little Town Christmas

By: Tatiana Bogema (Stolova)

Rating: 5 of 5

This is the third coloring book in a new series of Nice Little Town by Tanya Bogema (Stolova). In this book, it is Christmas time in the Nice Little Town. There are scenes from both inside and outside of the house. Christmas trees, snowmen, children frolicking in the snow, cats (including one attacking the tree just like at my house), elves and even Santa are among the designs included.

This coloring book (unlike the two prior volumes) is presented in standard format size at 8.5 x 11 inches. It makes it much easier to color as the details are not quite as small. The designs are detailed and some contain a few small elements but for the most part, I don’t consider it intricate or difficult to color. I hope the designer starts using this larger format for all of her new books.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
34 line drawing designs of Christmas in a scenic little town (including title and presentation page.) Also included are a couple of sample pages from the artist’s other books.
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding area.
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.