I was coloring in coloring books as a stress-relieving hobby far before it became popular, but now I'm so excited it has become popular! With all the new intricate designs being developed for adults to focus on and color and fill in, I can have fun choosing color schemes that coordinate and de-stress filling them in with my colored pencils, nice and slow, pick it up and fill in a white spot, stay in the lines, put it down, go back to what I was doing. It doesn't require a lot of thought or preparation which is why I've enjoyed this hobby for a while.
Now to this book. I love the size of the pages and the variation of the geometric designs, however some of the sizing on the images is a bit too large and too "simple." This is a minority of pages though, and I plan on coloring them all in.
Because they are in a book, it makes more sense, I feel to remove the pages and color on a hard surface, since the media one chooses is going to get all over the other pages and ruin them before you have a change to color in those as well. I would think it is an obvious design option with the publisher of the book to opt for perforated pages to tear them out; this is something you find in the cheap coloring books at the dollar store and I was surprised there were no perforations in a coloring book. I understand with such intricate designs, you would assume most people would like to preserve the collection of artwork and keep them all together in the book, but out of sheer pragmatism most people would not enjoy coloring the images nearly as much if they are having to fold back the cover and find a surface to accommodate the book itself. Not having tear-out pages is my biggest complaint regarding this book.
However, the quality of the paper used is very high; very nice capture of crayons, colored pencils, even chalk. This decision with their publisher was just, well, awesome. I hope they continue to use a type of paper like this because it's capturing color very well, and I prefer colored pencils, and the mid-tier set of pencils I use to color with transfer a lot of pigment.
All-in-all, I absolutely love the designs and spend a lot of time figuring out a good color scheme and coloring in the images slowly and serenely, picking it up while i wait for an email or while on hold on the phone, for example. I use a blade and score the pages out then cut them evenly with scissors to remove the pages, and that works great for me, and it's not enough of a complaint to remove 20% (one star) of a five star rating.
I think The Craft of Coloring has a great artist, and in the future, would benefit from some of the designs being scaled a bit small and more intricate, but overall, and excellent purchase and my favorite new addiction!
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Love the patterns, miss the margins and perforation...
I received this adult coloring book today and wanted to go on write out my first impressions and experiences for anyone interested in purchasing this style of creative outlet. The cover art is beautiful, very vibrant and fun, a fitting precursor to the following geometrically-themed pages, all of which are based on repetitive patterns of geometric shapes, some more intricate than others. It has 60 pages of black and white imagery, ready for the colorist to fill in, and the variety of patterns throughout the book keep it interesting.Once I began to color my first selected page (I used colored pencils), I noticed that the image had no margins, which some people may enjoy, but for me personally, it was kind of a bother. Color has to go all the way to the edges to complete the image, so I had to color off the page in a way, and since I was using colored pencils, it pushes the edges of the page down a little bit--can obviously be straightened back out, but does weaken the edge. Margins would really put a stop to this problem, and I know nearly all of my other coloring books have them, so I don't think it's just a me-thing as a preference.Also, these pages are not perforated, so the image goes into the seam of the book (see pictures), making it extremely difficult to color to the inside edge since there kind of isn't one there. It also made it impossible not to color on the back of the opposite page when trying to get into the crease/seam of the book to cover the pattern with color, but for some, again, this will be no big deal. Additionally, since there are no perforations, if you want to remove a page to color, paint, share, or display, you will have to rip or cut it out and hope for the best in preserving the pattern and the book itself. Some perforation in future printing might be a worthy consideration.Obviously margins and perforation are concerns for nerds like me and probably not a thing to anyone who just uses these books for kicks and doesn't care, so take that bit of info as you do and let's move on.The last page in this book says it was made in the USA, printed in Kentucky, and had a print date of September 17, 2015, which is the day I ordered it, so I guess this coloring book was hot off the presses--I feel kind of honored to be one of the first to color it, in that case, unless my order simply inspired a new print run, which is still kind of cool. All in all, I appreciate the creative work that has gone into this book, and I look forward to adding it to my repertoire of adult coloring books, which I currently use for relaxation therapy and as a way to connect with my kids (they color in their books, I color in mine--it works!). It's a neat book and the designs are really fun; I'd recommend it for anyone just getting into grown-up coloring books or anyone who appreciates simple geometric designs.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
Now to this book. I love the size of the pages and the variation of the geometric designs, however some of the sizing on the images is a bit too large and too "simple." This is a minority of pages though, and I plan on coloring them all in.
Because they are in a book, it makes more sense, I feel to remove the pages and color on a hard surface, since the media one chooses is going to get all over the other pages and ruin them before you have a change to color in those as well. I would think it is an obvious design option with the publisher of the book to opt for perforated pages to tear them out; this is something you find in the cheap coloring books at the dollar store and I was surprised there were no perforations in a coloring book. I understand with such intricate designs, you would assume most people would like to preserve the collection of artwork and keep them all together in the book, but out of sheer pragmatism most people would not enjoy coloring the images nearly as much if they are having to fold back the cover and find a surface to accommodate the book itself. Not having tear-out pages is my biggest complaint regarding this book.
However, the quality of the paper used is very high; very nice capture of crayons, colored pencils, even chalk. This decision with their publisher was just, well, awesome. I hope they continue to use a type of paper like this because it's capturing color very well, and I prefer colored pencils, and the mid-tier set of pencils I use to color with transfer a lot of pigment.
All-in-all, I absolutely love the designs and spend a lot of time figuring out a good color scheme and coloring in the images slowly and serenely, picking it up while i wait for an email or while on hold on the phone, for example. I use a blade and score the pages out then cut them evenly with scissors to remove the pages, and that works great for me, and it's not enough of a complaint to remove 20% (one star) of a five star rating.
I think The Craft of Coloring has a great artist, and in the future, would benefit from some of the designs being scaled a bit small and more intricate, but overall, and excellent purchase and my favorite new addiction!
Great, Intricate, Fun Designs, Paper is Top Quality for Any Media, Pages are not Perforated but Artwork is Too Irresistible!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
I was coloring in coloring books as a stress-relieving hobby far before it became popular, but now I'm so excited it has become popular! With all the new intricate designs being developed for adults to focus on and color and fill in, I can have fun choosing color schemes that coordinate and de-stress filling them in with my colored pencils, nice and slow, pick it up and fill in a white spot, stay in the lines, put it down, go back to what I was doing. It doesn't require a lot of thought or preparation which is why I've enjoyed this hobby for a while.Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2015
Now to this book. I love the size of the pages and the variation of the geometric designs, however some of the sizing on the images is a bit too large and too "simple." This is a minority of pages though, and I plan on coloring them all in.
Because they are in a book, it makes more sense, I feel to remove the pages and color on a hard surface, since the media one chooses is going to get all over the other pages and ruin them before you have a change to color in those as well. I would think it is an obvious design option with the publisher of the book to opt for perforated pages to tear them out; this is something you find in the cheap coloring books at the dollar store and I was surprised there were no perforations in a coloring book. I understand with such intricate designs, you would assume most people would like to preserve the collection of artwork and keep them all together in the book, but out of sheer pragmatism most people would not enjoy coloring the images nearly as much if they are having to fold back the cover and find a surface to accommodate the book itself. Not having tear-out pages is my biggest complaint regarding this book.
However, the quality of the paper used is very high; very nice capture of crayons, colored pencils, even chalk. This decision with their publisher was just, well, awesome. I hope they continue to use a type of paper like this because it's capturing color very well, and I prefer colored pencils, and the mid-tier set of pencils I use to color with transfer a lot of pigment.
All-in-all, I absolutely love the designs and spend a lot of time figuring out a good color scheme and coloring in the images slowly and serenely, picking it up while i wait for an email or while on hold on the phone, for example. I use a blade and score the pages out then cut them evenly with scissors to remove the pages, and that works great for me, and it's not enough of a complaint to remove 20% (one star) of a five star rating.
I think The Craft of Coloring has a great artist, and in the future, would benefit from some of the designs being scaled a bit small and more intricate, but overall, and excellent purchase and my favorite new addiction!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2015
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Selim Oner
Great colouring book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2015Andrea Hutchison
I really enjoy colouring, I find it really relaxing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2015B. T. Bibby
quite nice quality, plenty of patterns
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2018caroline tokes
Great colourng book for all ages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2015Leigh Garner
Easy to follow and very relaxing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2021