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Dot-To-Dot
In Colour series
Shane Madden
Apple Press (an
imprint of The Quarto Group)
16 February 2017/ ISBN 9781845436728
How-To Books/Art
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
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If
you are an adult who loves both coloring and puzzles, then the
latest craze for dot-to-dot books will be right up your street.
This one has the extra twist of being in color, with each picture
being made up of between three and eight sets of colored numbered
dots. These are then joined in sections and the whole colored
in. Unlike most similar books, this one also has an introduction
that explains why this type of activity is good for you, and
has tips on how best to do it. This includes advice on which
pens to use for dot joining and suggestions on how to color
in the image. There are thirty different animals to choose from
and a good range of subjects from the usual favorites to less
obvious choices. The cover features a lion’s head and
inside you can find snakes, a coral reef scene, flamingos, tiger,
raccoon, dolphins, gecko, clown fish, mandrill and more. Each
picture is printed on one side only and the reverse is an attractive
pastel shade.
As a child if
I had not gone through the paper and the reverse was blank,
I would use this for drawing my own pictures. This is always
an option! Good eyesight and lighting are essential as the
dots and numbers are tiny but clearly printed on white paper,
which is very smooth and rather shiny, offering no tooth for
optimum pencil coloring, and it’s fairly thin but dense.
I would not use aquarelle pencils, paints or permanent markers
like Sharpies, but anything that will not sink into or distort
the paper will work. Good results can be had with waterbased
felt pens (color lightly), pastels and crayons. Pictures can
be taken out and framed but are not perforated, so careful
cutting (rule a pencil line first) is required if removing
prints. The book is a generous 11¾” x 8¼”
so a good size for hanging on the wall. In short, there are
many things to rate highly about this book, which I hope will
be the first in a series.
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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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