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by Tanya Bond<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Createspace Independent Publishing Platform<\/a> Style:<\/strong> single page illustrations<\/a>
Format:<\/strong> Soft cover<\/a>
\"four-half-stars\"
Goodreads<\/a>

Escape to another world in the INKLINGS 2 coloring book for adults, teens and children. It features 24 one sided fantasy art illustrations.<\/p>\n

You will find fairies, pixies & maidens with their adorable companions - dragons, owls, robins, hummingbirds, animals & other charming creatures surrounded by beautiful flowers and trees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

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Inklings 2 – Coloring Book Review<\/h2>\n

Inklings is the second coloring book by talented artist, Tanya Bond.\u00a0\u00a0 If you have not seen the first Inklings coloring book<\/a><\/span>, please make sure you check it out.\u00a0 If you love, fairy like creatures you are likely to love both of these gorgeous books.<\/p>\n

Cover & Layout<\/h3>\n

I adore the black covers this artist tends to use with her coloring books.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Inklings 2 follows the theme with a black matte color with a gorgeous colored design on it, beautifully framed in a patterned border.<\/p>\n

The cover could quite easily be framed – it is so pretty.\u00a0 Often cover art loses something with the\u00a0 printing process.\u00a0 However, this cover looks so beautiful in person, with gorgeous coloring, that it appears it has survived the printing conversion unscathed.\u00a0 The back cover also features a smaller colored image.\u00a0\u00a0 Both of these images serve as inspiration for the contents of the book.<\/p>\n

On the front cover of my book, you may notice a smudgy, dirty mark.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is not a printing error but my bad \ud83d\ude41\u00a0\u00a0 I foolishly left my new stack of coloring books on the kitchen bench when hubby was cooking \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 Needless to say, there were some casualties \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

Inside there is a plain patterned title page which is consistent with the first Inklings book.\u00a0\u00a0 If I had just one very minor niggle, it would be for the artist to include a gorgeous nameplate and title page in her books.\u00a0 I feel\u00a0 that these additions would add extra polish, to an already lovely coloring book.<\/p>\n

Illustrations<\/h3>\n

The illustrations in Inklings 2 comprise beautiful, “fairy like” girls.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Each girl has been named at the foot of each drawing.\u00a0\u00a0 The majority of the girls look like they have stepped out from the past and could be easily found in medieval times, a nordic world or a woodland.\u00a0\u00a0 There are a handful of girls that I would class as modern day maidens.<\/p>\n

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One of the things that I love about Inklings is the way that the girls are drawn.\u00a0 On the whole, the girls have very detailed hair and big soulful eyes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are a few pictures where the hair lacks detail, but overall, the intricate hair really stands out on the image.<\/p>\n

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Intricate hair is a feature of Tanya Bond’s work<\/p><\/div>\n

The girls are always positioned with a beautiful background, inspired by nature, that generally fills the page.<\/p>\n

\"Modern

Modern Day Inkling – note the texture on the birds<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are one or two illustrations in the book that I wish had been re-positioned slightly.\u00a0 Unfortunately, a little bit of that luscious hair element has been removed by the book\/trim margins. \u00a0 In a frame, it probably would not be noticeable.<\/p>\n

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From medieval inspired to modern<\/p><\/div>\n

The illustrations are outlined in a crisp, dull black ranging between fine and medium line weight.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There is a wide variety of images in the book with different levels of complexity for the colorist.<\/p>\n

As you can see from the inspirational cover image, the beauty of these images shines when you are able to blend and shade.\u00a0 If you are new to coloring, or hate blending and shading, there are plenty of illustrations that would look lovely, even when colored solid.\u00a0\u00a0 The artist has also included fine line work in many of the drawings which serves to add texture and dimension for the colorist.<\/p>\n

The illustrations are printed on white, trade stock paper with one image on each page.\u00a0 It is clear that the artist has gone to a lot of effort to ensure that the pictures are well centered and away from the spine area of the book.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The book does fold down flat with gentle nudging, although it is not needed because a wide enough space between image and binding has been left.<\/p>\n

Inklings 2 Coloring Book Video Review<\/h3>\n

Enjoy the video review of the beautiful Inklings 2 – by Tanya Bond below:<\/p>\n