Friday 7 August 2015

Colour Me Mindful

Colour Me Mindful Underwater
By Anastasia Catris
Published by Orion (30 July 2015)
ISBN: 978-1409163060




Colour Me Mindful Tropical
By Anastasia Catris
Published by Orion (30 July 2015)
Underwater ISBN: 978-1409163084



Colour Me Mindful Birds
By Anastasia Catris
Published by Orion (30 July 2015)
Underwater ISBN: 978-1409163107




My verdict
Colour Me Mindful Underwater/Tropical/Birds books are the perfect size for travel, as these are much smaller than most of the other adult colouring books I have seen. The books measure 17cm x 17cm.

The pictures are exquisitely drawn with some tiny details in most pictures. This does mean that you need good eyes (or, if not, a magnifying glass) to do some of the colouring. You also need very sharp pencils or pens with a very fine nib.

Underwater: 


Tropical:


Birds:



I used Derwent Academy Colour Pencils, which worked beautifully. I loved blending them with a Derwent Blender pencil. I also added in some Derwent Academy Flip Metallic Pencils. And I used a mixture of Staedtler triplus colour pens, Staedtler Fineliners and Crayola washable pens. One of the darker shades of pen did go through the page slightly, but this may have been because the pen was a bit scratchy or I pressed too hard. None of the other pens could be seen through the page.

I received copies from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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