Deck the Halls Holiday Coloring Book (Design Originals) 32 Beginner-Friendly, Festive, One-Side-Only Designs of Christmas Cheer on High-Quality, Extra-Thick Perforated Paper, with Inspirational Quotes

The media could not be loaded. “Deck the Halls” is the one of the two holiday coloring books by Designs Originals this year. The other book is called “Merry and Bright” Both books are collections from a variety of artists who publish books from Designs Originals. The designs are fun and festive and have a focus mostly on Christmas but there are a few that are holiday season generic. The designs range from chalk-style (with black backgrounds) to detailed and intricate to the fun and funky designs of Thaneeya McArdle.While the designs in the book seem to have been included in prior or future publications from the single artists, it appears that there are no duplications between the two collaborative books. Something different about these books are that there are no full size color sample pages though the back inside cover has nine small colored samples. I think this helps keep the book so affordable.While I own a number of the books that these are pulled from, a huge plus for me is that this book contains the full size version of some of the pages which are provided in medium size in the original books. I really dislike the smaller design pages and am happy to get these designs in a more easy to color size in this book. It has actually convinced me to buy at least one other book as I won't be missing out on larger designs since they are included in these two.The artists in “Deck the Halls” include: Thaneeya McArdle, Robin Pickens, Angelea Van Dam, Valerie McKeehan and Jenny Newland.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium. In the comments section below, I will list the coloring medium I use for testing and coloring.32 Full Size Christmas/Holiday Designs from a variety of artistsPrinted one side of the page – back of page has journal lines and a quotePaper is medium weight, white (though some are printed with black background), slightly rough and perforatedGlue BindingDesigns stop well before the perforationsAlcohol and water-based markers bleed through the pageGel pens and India ink pens leave shadows on the back of the page and can spot through as well depending on how heavily they are applied.Colored pencils work well with the paper. Both oil and wax based pencils provide good color, layer the same or multiple colors well, and blend easily using a blending stick. Hard lead pencils can dent through the page.I like to use a blotter page below my working page to keep seeping ink and dents from marring the pages below. I use card stock but two sheets of heavyweight paper work well, too. You can also simply remove pages before coloring to keep the rest of the book in good condition as well.

LOVE this coloring book. Heavy paper helps keep bleed through at bay. Alcohol based markers did bleed through. Gel pens and colored pencils were best for this paper. Use a blotter page beneath your coloring page just in case. A variety of holiday images that were fun to color. Also a variety of difficulty levels. A little something for any level of artistic ability from novice to pro. Would recommend this book to others! Would enjoy samples as this designer/artist is becoming one of my favorites for the variety of images and skill levels included in the books I've paid for to date.

This book has a nice variety of pictures, printed on one side of the page but if you use markers I think you will need to put something between the pages for protection. The inside back cover has small colored pictures of the images in the book which can be helpful in choosing a color palette or even providing a pattern to follow. I wish the paper was a higher quality but for the price it's a nice book.

This is a very nice little coloring book for the holidays. It has a great selection of differing designs so you can try your hand at different techniques, etc. While the paper isn't heavy weight like card stock, it is a very nice heavier weight smooth paper that is good for coloring with pencils and markers so long as you protect the next page with something behind your work to prevent bleed through. The pages are one sided as well.

Well, I order this book back in October I think, so when I saw to write the review, I realized I never received the book. It wa to late to request a reorder so, I order it again. I recommend this book to anyone. I has beautiful designs for all levels of experience.

I'm enjoying my spare time, feeling relaxed, and even more, artistic! This is a wonderful way to spend my free time!

compared to what you usually get on Amazon. Fun pages

Not what I expected