Molly Hashimoto's Birds Coloring Book

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  This is a coloring book of 22 bird designs based on the artwork of artist Molly Hashimoto. The drawings are uncolored block prints which have big, bold black lines. The designs are quite bold in concept with the birds as the main focus but with full backgrounds as well.Included on the inside of the front and back covers are full color thumbnails of all of the original artwork. The title of each design is listed not only on its page but also on a contents page at the beginning of the book. The contents page also gives the size of the original artwork, the medium in which it was done and also the date it was finished.The designs are easy to color but with a heavy use of black which is very prominent due to the nature of block prints. I prefer to use my markers with this style of design and accent it with colored pencils. I find that some shades of pencil are apt to be seen on top of the black as a grayish tone if I accidentally color over it.This is what I experienced in coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper.22 line drawing designs derived from the unpainted block print artwork of Molly HashmimotoDesigns are printed on one side of the pagePaper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough to the touch and non-perforatedThe designs are bound by two heavyweight staples which can be removed to release all of the page from the book without any loss of design.Designs do not merge into the binding area and have a distinct finished edge which acts as a frame and an ending point for coloring.Pages can be cut out if you wish without losing any design elements.Book easily opens to a flat position for coloring.Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper easily.Water-based markers leave shadows and slight spots of color bleed through on the back of the pageIf I use any style of marker, I also make sure to use a blotter under my working page. I like card stock but a couple of sheets of heavyweight paper works well, too.Gel pens and India ink pens do not bleed through the page. Some gel pens require slightly more drying time than usual.Colored pencils work well with the paper. It has a slight roughness to it that allows good pigment coverage from both oil and wax based pencils. I was able to layer the same and multiple colors well and could blend easily using a pencil style blending stick. As I mentioned previously, some colors look gray if they are used on top the heavy use of black in the designs.