Wyspy (Islands) Coloring Book Review
Wyspy Coloring Book Review
Wyspy is Polish for Islands and fortunately that is what this cute, naive style coloring book is full of. The illustrator Anita Grabos has illustrated and authored children’s books previously but this appears to be her first adult coloring book.
The book measures approximately 30 cm x 21cm (approximately 11 3/4 in x 8.5in). It has a lovely matt card cover with a pastel pre print on it. You could color in the cover if you are super keen. There are, however, plenty of detailed images to keep you occupied for hours inside. My book has been printed in Poland.
The cover on the book protects the illustrations inside that are glue bound on the left hand side making them easy to remove. The paper is white, smooth and very good quality. It is a medium weight paper and is a lot thicker than most coloring book paper (but is not cardstock).
The illustrations are just gorgeous! They are my type of illustrations, whimsical, quirky, naive and have a dash of folksy thrown in for good measure. As most people know, I am rarely a fan of fiddly illustrations (preferring to look rather than color) but I have made an exception for Wyspy.
The illustrations are finely drawn and quite detailed. Fortunately, the clear black line work makes it easy to see the illustrations. The line weight is medium and delicate. I have no problems seeing the lines without my glasses on, which is always a good sign for me 🙂
There are 64 illustrations in total in the book ranging from detailed buildings, lone trees, under the sea to cluttered rooms. The artist really takes you on a journey with this book, starting with the picture of the island, moving to the nature and seascape of the island, then showing different islands and finally introducing us to the way people live on the island.
Due to the way the book has been bound it lays down perfectly. Thank goodness for that because the illustrations do run right to the spine for the most part. Colorists should have no problems at all coloring all of the illustration with ease.
As I’m usually overwhelmed by fiddly bits in coloring books, I made the task of coloring a picture of Wyspy easier for myself by using Inktense for all the larger areas. I used Inktense as a wash for all the larger areas including the water, roads, tree and then colored over with coloring pencils. I had fun with it but, of course, I still have so much to learn! See picture, colored with enthusiasm below:
Wyspy Coloring Book Video Review
Enjoy the video flip through review of Wyspy a beautiful Polish coloring book:
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Happy coloring x
Lea
