30 Swirling Designs in second in series printed one side of the page

Relaxing Swirls: Coloring Book for Adults

By: Happy Coloring

Rating: 5 of 5

I’ve had such fun coloring in Elena Bogdanovych’s first swirl coloring book (Amazing Swirls), purchasing the second in the series was a quick decision. I’m so glad I did. I like this second book even better.

The 30 designs in the book are all based on swirling lines. Within the context, there are mandalas, abstract patterns, as well as designs which incorporate specific subjects such as people, horses, butterflies, birds, fish, flowers, etc.
The designs are detailed but not intricate and difficult to color. There are so many swirls to color that you can choose to play with just a few colors or pull out as many as you want and have a lot of fun with it. This is definitely a series that I hope will continue in the future as I have so much fun with it.
This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
30 Swirl Designs in a variety of subjects
Printed one side of the page
Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated typical of CreateSpace publications
Designs do not merge into the binding and there is plenty of room to cut out pages if you choose to do so.
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 pencils style blending stick. Both wax and oil based pencils worked well with the paper. Hard lead pencils can leave dents through the page.
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.