52 New Hand-drawn Fairy House/Door Designs printed one side of the page

Big Kids Coloring Book: Fairy Houses and Fairy Doors, Vol. 4: 50+ Illustrations on Single-Sided Pages Plus Bonus Coloring Pages (Big Kids Coloring Books)

By: Dawn D. Boyer Ph.D.

Rating: 5 of 5

This coloring book is the fourth one in a series of fairy houses and doors. It is my first coloring book in the series and I was amazed at the quantity and quality of the hand-drawn designs. It is hard to imagine that there are three other books all filled with original artwork in the same subject matter but I will certainly be looking for more in the series in the future.

There are 52 new fairy house/door designs ranging from houses built into trees to toadstool houses and more. In a few of the designs, there is even a fairy who pops in. The designs are detailed and some include intricate areas to color.
In addition to the 52 designs (plus title page), there are 23 designs/activities from other books in the Big Kids Coloring Book line.) These pages are printed on both sides of the page where the actual fairy house/door designs are printed single side.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper:
52 Hand-drawn fairy house and door designs; fourth book in series
Printed one side of the page
Paper is typical inexpensive quality such as that used by CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not extend into the binding area. 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 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.