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Jessica Palmer
Search Press
27 January 2017/ ISBN 9781782214878
Non Fiction/Coloring
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
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The
original Tangle
Wood, published back in 2015 and also reviewed on this
site, was a delightful journey through a magical wood filled
with objects to find. This is a new deluxe version that takes
twenty of the original pictures and prints them larger on much
thicker paper. This has the added dimension of allowing the
colorist to choose from a wider range of coloring media and
being frameable.
I wish more coloring books used this type of thick, off-white
board-like card! This is ideal for paints, Aquarelle pencils
and even permanent markers as it is one sided and thick enough
not to buckle, stay wet or shadow. If you are a bit heavy on
the water or allow the Sharpie to linger a little longer, the
pictures are one-sided and thus can be removed from the spine
fairly easily for framing. None of the pictures are too close
to any edges for easier coloring and mounting, and the book
will open flat. The line widths vary from very fine to medium
but all look hand drawn with no pixilation. Every picture is
a scene with no mandalas or abstract “carpet” pages
and none requires extra drawing. Some of the pictures with plenty
of space around them might encourage some people to do a little
extra drawing, but to me they all look finished and complete;
just add color. There are owls in trees, butterflies, dragonflies,
hares, a hedgehog, birds, flowers and more. You need good eyesight
and lighting to color in the more intricate areas, but each
picture is a nice mix of the challenging and more relaxing for
variety. If like me you love large format books (8¾”
x 13”), thick card and the natural world with a fantasy
twist, this one will have a lot of appeal. I would like to see
editions like this of the other two books in the series –
highly recommended for all colorists.
If you cannot find a good range of coloring and drawing materials
locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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UK Reviewer: Rachel
Hyde's work can be found in Sewing World, Sew Hip, Popular
Crafts and other magazines. |
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