Color Your Own Victorian Fairy Paintings (Dover Art Coloring Book)
By: Marty Noble
Rating: 5 of 5
While I wish that the book was printed on only one side of each page, I really like that the original artwork is attributed (though it might have been nice if that was done on a single page rather than at the bottom of each page.) I also like that there are full color thumbnails of each of the original artworks. Those are situated at the inside of the front and back cover.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing it with my coloring medium.
30 Victorian Fairy designs derived by Marty Noble from famous artwork designs
Printed on both sides of the page
Paper is medium weight, slightly rough, white and non-perforated
Staple bound with three heavy duty staples
Designs stop well before the binding area and can be removed in whole from the book by removing the three staples at the binding. Each of the designs has a framing line at the outer edges.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper
Water-based markers spot through and/or leave colorful shadows on the back of the page
Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through in spots if you apply heavily or use multiple coats.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. Both oil and wax-based pencils provided good pigment, layered well with the same or multiple colors and blended well using a blending stick. Hard lead pencils did not dent through the page.
If you choose to use any medium other than colored pencils on the pages of this book, you will probably find bleed through or colorful shadows on the design at the back of your working page.