Japan: An Adult Coloring Book with Japanese Cultural Designs, Beautiful Asian Women, Floral Kimono Dresses, and Relaxing Nature Scenes
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Japan: An Adult Coloring Book with Japanese Cultural Designs, Beautiful Asian Women, Floral Kimono Dresses, and Relaxing Nature Scenes Details
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Update: I have been told that it is possible that this coloring book may have contained copyright infringing designs and that that was why it is now out of print. I have removed my video and images from the review but will retain the original review below in case what I have been told is in error.I have enjoyed Japanese art since my childhood. I've collected a few antique woodblock prints and am very happy to have the opportunity to color designs from this coloring book that remind me of those prints. I have other coloring books which focus on a single facet of Japanese art but what is great about this book is that it covers a wide range of art. There are pictures of Japanese women, samurai, cranes, buildings, paper lanterns, fans, ocean waves, and more. I really like getting two of each designs in the book to experiment with colorways (not to mention getting access to .PDFs.)The designs are very detailed with a few having intricate and small details to color. With these types of designs, I like to use a medium that I have both fine and ultra-fine points (such as Sharpies and Bic Mark-its), so my color is consistent whether I am using the broader nib or the ultra-fine one. I also use colored pencils to add shading and details. I think crayons might be more difficult unless you can sharpen them to a fairly fine point.While you can have access to .PDFs when you purchase this book, my review is based on the book as it is received from Amazon. That way you will know what the pages look like and how they accept color. I like that the publisher provides the digital version as well so you can choose the paper you wish to use and/or to color the pictures as many times as you choose.This is what I found while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium:25 x 2 each - Japanese inspired Designs covering a wide range of subjectsPaper is typical of CreateSpace: white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated. The back of the page is printed black which is something I am find typical of Jade Summer coloring books.The designs do not merge into the binding. There is a heavy framing line at the outer edges of the design to give the project a more finished look, especially for framing. There is a slight shadowing effect to the framing line which gives the image an almost 3D effect.Glue Binding (there is room to cut the pages out if you choose to do so.)Though you cannot see the bleed-through easily due to the back of the page being printed in black, I recommend the use of a blotter page when working in this book. I use a page of card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper under my working page. It keeps seeping ink and marring dents from ruining the pages below.Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page quickly.Water-based markers bleed through in spots.Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply heavily or multiple coats.Coloring Pencils work well with this paper. I found that I could layers the same color for deeper pigment or multiple colors and I could blend easily using a blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils. I also found that hard lead pencils leave dents through the paper.
