I was very impressed with this coloring book. I really found this adult coloring book to bThis review can also be found at Carole's Random Life
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I was very impressed with this coloring book. I really found this adult coloring book to be very high quality. The focus of the book is spring and there are lots of wonderful drawings that represent the season beautifully. The artwork represents a wide range of styles and I love some of the related quotes worked into a few of the pages. I think that this coloring book will appeal to a very wide audience.
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I really like how the artwork is very different from page to page. Some of the pages will require much more detailed coloring than some of the others. I can choose the level of difficulty based on my mood. I also like the variation in styles. Some pages are more whimsical while others seem a bit more lifelike. The patterns are really quite beautiful. I was very happy to see that the pages of the book are printed on only one side. There is less of a chance of color bleeding through the page but I would still probably place something under the page if I were using markers. Since the designs are on one side of the page, the art could be removed from the book if you choose.
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I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to try an adult coloring book. There is nice variety of styles and difficulty to sample. This book was presented to me in a completely charming fashion with colored pencils and flowers surrounding the book. This coloring book would make a wonderful gift. I plan to look for the other seasons in the series soon.
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I am completely disappointed with this coloring book. I grabbed my first coloring book designed This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.
I am completely disappointed with this coloring book. I grabbed my first coloring book designed for adults just a couple of weeks ago and promptly fell in love with it. When I saw that I had the opportunity to review another one, I jumped at the chance. I am very glad that this was not the first one that I had a chance to really see up close because I would have probably never picked up another one of these books again if this is what I thought they all looked like.
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I loved the description of the book. I loved the 80's and really looked forward to seeing some really fun items from my past worked into the artwork. I did see a few toys that I remember from my childhood including a Popple, Monchichi, Care Bear, and Rubik's Cube but these items were not in the book often at all and when they were it was in a way that didn't make any sense to me.
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I would say that the primary focus of this book was really animals. I love animals so that is not a problem. The problem was that these animals were poorly drawn. I seriously HATED the artwork. I could draw some of these animals better than what is shown in this book. I may have missed my calling.
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In addition to disliking the artwork, I found that the grouping of the designs to be strange. The randomness of the items sharing a page really didn't work. I expected a kaleidoscope of pattern but it is really just a collection of unrelated items thrown on a page. I also found that there was a lot of unused space in the book which I didn't like.
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The book is made of thick quality pages complete with a dust jacket. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this coloring book to anyone. I think that there are a lot of better options currently available on the market.
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Coloring books for adults? When I first heard about this new trend, I have to admit that I was aThis review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.
Coloring books for adults? When I first heard about this new trend, I have to admit that I was a little confused. I mean I have spent many hours of my life coloring. I have colored everything from Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears to the Power Rangers. I spent hours coloring as a child and then again alongside my children. When I think about it, there really is something very soothing to the process of staying in the lines and loosing yourself in a task. When I saw this coloring book, I just had to see what this new generation of coloring books is all about.
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When I first got the book, I was immediately impressed. These are high quality pages with some thickness to them. The book is a nice size at 10 inches square. The book even has a dust jacket trimmed in gold foil. This really is a different kind of coloring book. It has a certain class and character that I didn't expect to see in a coloring book even with adults as the target audience.
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The artwork is beautiful. I am not any kind of artist myself. I am honestly doing really good to just stay inside the lines (and I don't always succeed with that simple task). I can still appreciate beautiful artwork and this is really just lovely. I loved the whimsy in the artwork and I felt myself becoming nostalgic for my childhood as I turned the pages and toured the little girl's room along with the fairy and her friend owl.
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Because it is coloring book, I felt like I became an active part of the story. I noticed details in every page that I most likely would have missed because I was helping to bring the art to life. I found myself looking for the owl on every page. I really loved the pages with detailed patterns. What is really wonderful about this book is that no two people will have the same experience. The end result will always be different and will reflect the individuals tastes and preferences.
I would highly recommend this book to others. This is the first coloring book for adults that I have had and I plan to try to get a few more. This book would also make a fantastic gift along with some nice colored pencils. I would definitely look for Daria Song's work again in the future.
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