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Colour Quest
Joanna Webster

Michael O'Mara Books
12 May 2016/ ISBN 9781782435990
Non Fiction/ Art / Color by Number

Reviewed by Rachel A Hyde

 

If you enjoy doing puzzles and coloring, then this book is for you. There are thirty pages in this large format (14½” x 10½”) book each filled with a grid of different shapes, each with a number. Follow the key down the side and fill in each shape with the right color, and a picture emerges.

I confess to enjoying this hugely. It is the sort of relaxing activity that you doesn’t require either a lot of coloring talent or expensive materials to enjoy, and at the end you have a rather impressive and framable artwork. A look at the cover shows a dramatic tiger head, while on the back is an elegant bee. At the back of the book the answers are revealed in full color, but without spoiling the fun I can reveal that quite a few of these depict flora and fauna with a smattering of other images as well. Pictures are printed on one side only, have a wide margin, so no vanishing into the spine. Instead this is where you find the key (it is easy to see) plus a handy perforation for easy removal. Paper is bright white and of a good quality, but some pens might shadow a bit on the other side, so putting a sheet of paper underneath is a good idea if you want to use pens. The only alloy in all this is that the actual grids themselves are very faint, printed in a pale gray that is barely visible and with tiny numbers. Sharp eyesight and a good light are required, and although I realize this is done so the lines won’t be seen when the picture is finished, they could have been a little darker. This notwithstanding, I can imagine many happy hours of coloring lie ahead for anybody who purchases this, and hopefully there will be others,many other books in this series!


If you cannot find a good range of drawing materials locally try www.searchpress.com for a list of suppliers.

If you live in the UK an excellent budget priced (but good quality) range of coloring materials can be obtained from http://www.theworks.co.uk

UK Reviewer: Rachel Hyde's work can be found in Sewing World, Sew Hip, Popular Crafts and other magazines.
Reviewed 2016
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