| Calling
all fans of Kerby Rosanes’ unique style, as well as
those who have yet to delve into one of his amazing books.
Here is a compilation of images taken from his series of “Morphia”
titles for your coloring pleasure, plus a sixteen-page section
showing just how great those black and white line drawings
can be made to look.
Anybody
grumbling about the fact that this is not a “new”
book of images will perhaps be cheered by the fact that if
they colored in and framed one side, now they can do the same
with the other! My only gripe about these wonderful books
is that they are printed both sides and as the book is not
very large many (though not all) of the pictures are two page
spreads. They are printed on decent quality thick paper/thin
card which is rather smooth, and yes they do vanish into the
spine in most cases. No perforations either, but I guess they
are meant to be colored in and kept rather like a photo album
and shown off as a whole. Or you can carefully remove the
single pages which would look great framed as a group and
gaze at elephants made from machinery, a spider in a web filled
with magical objects, an anchor surrounded by cavorting fish
and a clock face covered with flowers. Turn to the beginning
to see what several really talented colorists have done with
several images (all of which are included in this book) together
with short explanations about their methods. These have all
been written by Kerby himself, and each has been chosen because
it highlights a particular coloring method. See how one picture
has combined both traditional and computer methods, another
tells a story, while a third has a unique background created
by the colorist. This beautiful book is ideal for anybody,
whether they have already colored in every one of Kerby’s
titles or are new to them. It is probably not the best choice
for a total coloring beginner though as these are all detailed,
complex designs. One for the keeper shelf.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
Imagimorphia
Mythomorphia
Fantomorphia
Geomorphia
Colourmorphia
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