| Swirling
vines, lush flowers and lacy leaves adorn the pages of this
William Morris era coloring book. Each page is printed on
bright white heavyweight paper and is one sided so you can
use whatever coloring medium you like, although putting a
sheet of paper behind if you are using pens or paints is essential.
Each page also has a perforated edge so you can detach it,
also a bonus. There are more than 45 pages in here and two
pre-colored page sized examples to inspire, one of them on
the cover. Inside the back cover is a page briefly outlining
color wheels and how to combine colors to best advantage;
other than that the book is your own to color in how you will
as this is not one with pre-colored sections. Neither does
it have blank parts to add your own doodles to, although a
few pages might partly be customized in this way. Patterns
include flowers, abstracts that are inspired by plants, designs
that look rather like lace and even a page with clock faces
and another with cogs which seemed to have come from another
book. The whole has a romantic Victorian appeal, which made
me think of vintage wallpaper and textile designs, not original
but pleasing and well printed. Lines vary from thin to thick
and are nice and crisp, no pixelated fuzziness in here. If
you are a fan of this type of pattern, this is a good book
to get as it ticks all the boxes for a quality, user friendly
coloring book.
If you cannot find a good range of coloring materials locally
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers. |
