iiiiReader Book Reviews

While I own a variety of coloring books by Majorie Sarnat, this is the first one that I have which includes figures. In this case, the figures are angels. I have enjoyed coloring all of her animals, such as cats, dogs, pigs, and elephants among others but I must say that the angels in this book have increased my admiration of her designs even more.

There are 31 designs with a variety of angel subjects. I especially like that she has given a nod to her former great coloring books by including an angel with cats and another one with dogs. The one thing that the designs all share is an elegance that is Ms. Sarnat’s signature style. I look forward to coloring in this book and to future books by Ms. Sarnat which will include figures as well.

I’ve noticed that the paper quality over the last few months seems to change quite frequently on the Creative Haven line. Because of that, if you buy one of these books, it may be slightly smooth or slightly rough depending on when and where it was printed. I’ve found that coloring medium, including pencils, work similarly with both slightly rough and slightly smooth paper from Creative Haven. In this case, my coloring book pages are slightly rough.

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Both my husband and I really enjoy Steampunk inspired designs. When this coloring book arrived, we got into a bit of a tussle for who would look at it first. I called dibs (since I bought it!) and laid claim to all of the designs. My husband took a look at it and went off to order his own copy. We generally are willing to share but when a really great book comes along, we need our own copies. This is just such a book.

The Steampunk designs represent much of the genre. There are mechanized clad men and beautiful women, animals and even insects. There are also beautiful mermaids, birds, motorcycles, flying machines, beasts and more. So much in one book. I especially like the design that has monkeys rigged out in Steampunk style

I consider this to be one of the best Steampunk coloring books currently available. It is well-rounded and has both masculine and feminine appeal and represents the genre very well. My other books concentrate pretty much on only one area (generally females) so it is great to have a coloring book with more varied design subjects.

The designs are detailed and a few have areas which have a little more intricate coloring. Overall, I don’t think I will need special coloring medium and I don’t consider the designs to be especially difficult or intricate to color. That being said, they are detailed with full backgrounds and will provides hours of fun in coloring.

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This is a really cute coloring book of 20 dragon designs. These are cute and fun rather than fierce. Frankly, I find them adorable and would have fun coloring them with my grandchildren (though the level is above their skill set at this time.)

Some of my dragon books are really for much older children and adults but these little cuties are not threatening at all. They are simply lots of fun to color. One of my favorites is the little dragon who seems to have caught a cold – with hot drink in hand and thermometer in its mouth.

While the designs of the dragons themselves have some detail, most of the pages are what I would categorize as fairly easy to color. There is plenty of room to add your own special touches if you wish.

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This is a cute set of postcards which deal mostly with romantic love. There are a few which may apply to other individuals but it is generally something you would color and give to your sweetheart. The back of each page is pre-set for use as a postcard. The card has a spot for a stamp and is equally divided for a written message and an address.

The designs are detailed and a few have smaller areas to color which might require the use of ultra-fine pens/markers or really sharp pencils. Crayons might be difficult to use unless you are able to sharpen them to a fairly fine point.

The binding is a notepad style where it is easy to remove pages by carefully pulling them away. They will remove in whole without any loss of designs. The paper is a lightweight card stock rather than a heavy weight postcard stock. It is white and fairly smooth to the touch.

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I am always looking for unique and interesting coloring books. I happened across this book of designs on Amazon and was surprised that it had been available since 2016 and I had not seen it before. It is a perfect book for Valentine’s Day or for any day of the year in which you want to express love.

It is a beautiful book of designs which feature Love in each. The word is written in different languages and it is a pick of a hunt to find it in many of the designs. There are words printed in small font on many of the pages. While I wish these had bee put on a master page by themselves, it doesn’t trouble me too much as they are small enough not to be the focus of the design page.

The designs themselves are a wide range of subjects from cultures around the world as well as scenes which have a universal appeal. From forests to oceans and from geishas to dancers, I found each design to be unique and interesting, not to mention looking like lots of fun to color.

The designs are detailed and some include small and intricate areas to color. For the most part, I don’t consider this a difficult book to color. It can be appealing for all skill levels, with plenty of room for advanced colorists to enjoy adding their own touches to the designs.

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I have been looking for a coloring book with Egyptian style hieroglyphic designs and was really pleased to find this one. This coloring book has 25 different designs (the referenced 50 comes from getting two of each of the designs.) The designs really evoke the look and feel of ancient artwork to me. While they are not perfect replicas of known work, they have many of the iconic images I am looking for.

The designs are very detailed with but not what I consider intricate. There are many areas to color but I can use most coloring medium without any issues. I think crayons might be more difficult unless you can sharpen them to a fairly fine point.

While you can have access to .PDFs when you purchase this book, my review is based on the book as it is received from Amazon. That way you will know what the pages look like and how they accept color. I like that the publisher provides the digital version as well so you can choose the paper you wish to use and/or to color the pictures as many times as you choose.

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