Colouring Fantasy, Volume 3
By: Scot Howden
Rating: 5 of 5
“Colouring Fantasy 3” is my third coloring book by Scot Howden. I so enjoyed his first two coloring books that finding a third one was an enjoyable surprise. The designs are detailed and some are intricate with small areas to
ys, his designs have an ethereal quality to them that is really wonderful to color. The designs in this book are a range of women in fantasy, such as fairies.
I’ve given a few of the designs my own names, such as Braveheart which he calls Thistle; fairy on an old shoe, which he calls Daydreaming; Hey, I’ve misplaced my Eye again, which he calls Momento; and Joan of Arc, which well, he calls Joan of Arc, too.
He’s got his girls clothed which, in his original art, may not always be the case. I appreciate it, Scot, as my grandchildren rummage through my books and I’d have to cut out pages which would be a shame.
This is what I found in this coloring book:
24 Fantasy girl designs in the book (includes title page design)
Printed one side of the page
Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated.
The designs do not merge into the binding.
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 sample photographs from the coloring book:
“Colouring Fantasy 3” is my third coloring book by Scot Howden. I so enjoyed his first two coloring books that finding a third one was an enjoyable surprise. The designs are detailed and some are intricate with small areas to 
