The Princess Bride: A Storybook to Color
By: Rachel Curtis
Rating: 5 of 5
I was really happy to find this coloring book with so many of the memorable scenes in it. Of course, there are favorites that I wish had been included but there can only be so many.
The coloring book starts with the first scene of the movie and continues until the last. In between, we get to visit with so many of the characters. The faces sometimes generally are quite good with, perhaps, the exception of Buttercup whose likeness is not as great as the others. Still, they are all very recognizable in the context of the scenes which are shown.
The coloring book has a detachable dustcover. The outside of the smooth cover is black on white line drawings with gold metallic accents. The inside of it is a repeating crown pattern. While it is very smooth, I still found that I could color on both sides of it. The inside attached cover is the same design with a golden brown in place of the metallic. The inside of the attached cover is a gold tone on black background in a repeating pattern of roses and swords.
This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:
74 pages of designs from the Princess Bride (including title and intro pages) and a couple of pages for you to draw your own designs.
Some of the designs are wall-paper style (repeating patterns) but I like the majority of those and there are not too many of them.
Designs are printed on both sides of the page.
Paper is white, heavyweight, slightly smooth (but still with decent tooth), and non-perforated
The binding is hybrid with glue and many small stitches. This is not the type of book which is easy to take apart. I plan on leaving the pages intact.
There are two page spread designs and designs which have elements which disappear into the binding.
It takes some effort to break the spine to get the book to lay flat. I find that is generally the case with hybrid bindings.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. If you use these markers, you will bleed through and mar the design on the back of the page.
Water-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens do not bleed through the paper. Gel pens take a considerably longer time than usual to dry.
Colored pencils work well with the paper. While it is slightly smooth, it was still able to grip pigment well. I was able to get deep color with repeated layers of the same color. I was also able to layer multiple colors and blend well with a blender stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils with good results.