Zendoodle Coloring Presents Fairies in Dreamland: An Artist's Coloring Book Paperback – Coloring Book, September 13, 2016

Everything put out by this artist is sooo fun!

The paper is super smooth and thick so I’ve been able to use alcohol markers and oil pastels and gel pens and felt tipped pens and water based markers applied with a water tank.Definitely made for multiple mediums. My prisma pencils don’t look amazing on the paper. They kind of blotch up. But I’m going to try Pablo’s next bc they do better in smoother paper.I ended up loving this book so much more than I thought I would. The last 5 pictures I’ve colored have been from this book which is a rarity for me. And there’s ethnic diversity in the fairies which I love! POC are sorely missing from coloring books. Great job to the artist and publisher.

Wife enjoyed coloring this book. Very whimsical. Alcohol markers bleed through so make sure you put paper underneath if using that medium. The black regular marker which is a Faber Castell Pitt pen didnt bleed through and she did two layers. She used prisma colored pens and it takes awhile to build the color.

Pretty, cute, detailed, whimsical fun to color.

The media could not be loaded. I first came across Denyse Klette's artwork in her funny and quirky quilt fabrics and panels. I was immediately drawn to her unusual artistic style and have enjoyed it for several years now. When I found “Fairies in Dreamland”, it was a much buy on my list even though I could not even see a “Look Inside” at the time I pre-ordered the book. I absolutely have not been disappointed as the same cute style of illustration I enjoy in quilting is now available to me in an extra thick coloring book.The book has 64 design pages (including the title and presentation pages which have designs on them as well.) The designs are of long thin fairies draped over toadstools, vines, branches and what have you in a garden setting. There are tons of quilts in the pictures as well. I especially like the cute little pigs that pop up from time to time. The designs are detailed and some are quite intricate with lots of tiny details to color. To color some of the tiny detail, I will need to use extra fine nib pens or extremely sharp pointed pencils. For most of the designs, my regular coloring medium will work well.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing it with my coloring medium. I will list, in the comments section below, the coloring medium I use for testing and coloring.64 Quirky Fairy Designs by Denyse Klette (includes title and presentation page.)Printed one side of the pagePaper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough and non-perforated.Glue BoundSome designs merge into the binding areaI can get the book to lay fairly flat with some effort (it is a thick book); however, coloring into the binding area will take some maneuveringAlcohol-based markers bleed through the page quicklyWater-based markers and India ink pens leave shadows (some showing the color) on the back of the pageGel pens do not bleed through but some larger nib pens required additional drying time. Be sure to check your specific gel pens so you don't smear your work or close the book before it finishes drying.Colored pencils did well with this paper. It has just enough tooth to grip pigment well. I tested both oil and wax-based pencils and they all performed well with multiple layers of the same color for deeper pigment, multiple layers of different colors, and blended easily with a blender stick.I am using and suggest the use of a blotter page under your working page. I use card stock or several sheets of heavyweight paper. This will keep seeping ink from getting to the pages below.

This book is definitely fun. However, I deducted one star because most of the pictures look very much alike. They're all variations of fairies sleeping or reading on a mountain of blankets, although there are a few that have pigs instead of or as well as fairies. There is a lot of blank space on the page and the fairies are quite tiny. I think pencils or fineliners are the tools for the bpictures. I would have preferred the fairies to be bigger, but maybe that's just me. The page I chose to color first is so detailed that I have to use a magnifying glass to color it. I'love post a pic when I done. There is a FB page for the coloring book if you would like to see more pictures. It is a very popular and beloved book.

What whimsy. What fun. My new favorite!Denyse Klette is my favorite artist now. Her fairies are sweet and whimsical, this beautifully done coloring book is worthy of her work.Each page is printed on one side only.The pages are non-perferated.The paper is a heavier weight than most coloring books & comparable with J.Basford's books....the paper is toothy-er (new word!).Layering is enjoyable, as one does not need to "work " so hard at it.I worked with several mediums...Prismacolor pencils did well, the tooth of the page aiding in layering. Use of a blending pencil was quick & easy.Gel pens worked extremely well with no shadow or bleed through, even in high concentration areas.Water based Marker pens did not blled through or shadow. Using a very light touch aided in keeping both from happening.Alcohol based Sharpies & Bic markers did shadow & occasionally bled through...red being the biggest bleed through, but that may have been more likely due to the higher concentration of color. Again, a lighter hand will cover well &keep the page from being over saturated.I used light weight cardstock between my working page & the next page. Only with the red areas have the tiniest bit of bleed through that actually displayed color onto the cardstock.Prismacolor Verithins did push into the paper, even when using the lightest pressure possible.Pastels were evenly blended into the paper.With over 50 coloring pages to choose from, there is something for everyone in the family to color! From easy to more difficult all skill levels can enjoy Denyse Klette's work.With the many quilts & pillows to color, small areas offer some challenges, these quilts can be as easy or hard to color as you choose!I most highly recommend Denyse Klette's Faires in Dreamland, presented by zendoodle coloring! I'm enjoying this particular book so much that I set aside another book in which I was working to get started in Denyse's book!I have pre-ordered her next offering & look forward to coloring mermaids soon!