Lovely Kittens
By: Juliana Emerson
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a really cute coloring books of kittens at play. Kittens seem to alternate between playing and sleeping, but when playing are at their cutest. I really like that the artist took the extra step of showing different breeds of cats. Everything from long hair to no-hair cats are included. Some designers cats look the same from design to design.
The designs are detailed with full backgrounds. I don’t consider the designs to be intricate or difficult to color. It’s always challenging to color hair, so this is a great book to practice with. Be sure to search Youtube for tutorials on how to do this.
While I purchased my first copy of this coloring book, when the publisher heard I had been very ill this past year, she gifted me with several free coloring books including a copy of this one.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
30 kitten designs in a variety of breeds in the book
Printed one side of the page
Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a framing line at the outer edges of each design.
Glue Binding
KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing – formerly CreateSpace) Paper/Media Quality
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 fairly well with this publisher’s paper provided you don’t press extremely hard while coloring. I find that I can layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and blended easily with a pencil style blending stick. This is true of both oil and wax based pencils. I have also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
I like to use a blotter when working in this type of 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.
Here are some photos of designs in this book:
This is a really cute coloring books of kittens at play. Kittens seem to alternate between playing and sleeping, but when playing are at their cutest. I really like that the artist took the extra step of showing different breeds of cats. Everything from long hair to no-hair cats are included. Some designers cats look the same from design to design.
