Creative Haven Hearts Coloring Book: Romantic Designs on a Dramatic Black Background (Adult Coloring Books: Love & Romance)

A unique quirky way of looking at hearts..it takes a bit of time to get used to the way the artist has portrayed an ikon. Once you start to color the many fine details you may change your mind. I did. Loved the surprising details and the finished picture took my breath away.

Book came early I love it everything's great

The media could not be loaded. I own a number of coloring books by Lindsey Boylan and all of them are white line drawings on black backgrounds. “Hearts” is the same format as the rest. There are 31 designs which include hearts as their theme but I found that the detail in the designs sometimes obscured the hearts to the point of not being noticed. I can hopefully rectify that in coloring by using colors which will bring the hearts to prominence.The designs are extremely detailed and have intricate elements to color. There are lots of flowers, vines, and tiny little lines within small elements. The hearts themselves are filled with lots of elements as well. It might have been nice to get a more simple heart or two to color with shading, etc. Some areas are so detailed that I will put a swathe of color over the tiny elements as if they were not separate and call it good.On the whole, I still like the coloring book. It is a book of projects for those who like detail and want projects that will take longer rather than shorter periods of time to finish. It is not a book that I would recommend at all to anyone with fine motor or vision issues. It is simply too intricate and detailed and will require the use of smaller nib pens/markers and very sharp pencils.I noticed that the feel of the paper is slightly rougher than other Creative Haven books I have ordered in this last six months or so. I like the new texture as it is even better for use with colored pencils.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.31 Very detailed and intricate heart designs on black backgroundThe designs are printed one side of the pagePaper is the usual Creative Haven quality: white (with black background printed on), medium weight, slightly rough and has perforated pages.Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple.The designs stop before the perforations; however, most leave dangling and unfinished elements at all four sides of the designs (three edges and perforated edge.) Seven of the designs have framing lines with finished edges.Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paperWater-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the pageGel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.Coloring pencils work well with this paper and even better than many of the more recent Creative Haven coloring books I have bought. I was able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. I tested both oil and wax-based pencils with similar results. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.I suggest either removing pages from the book to color or using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.

This is most beautiful book I have purchased. It's lovely. Of the last pics listed...the very last one is my first colored page. The other 2 are inside covers.

Way too many details and small areas two colors. For someone that has a hard time scene this is not the book for you

I really like this coloring book. The designs are beautiful there are delicate and intricate yet large enough to enjoy. I have not experienced any bleed thru and I use sharpies and gel pens.Keeps my interest and allows for creative interpretation .

This book is one of my favorites I always keep buying it

I really enjoy coloring n these books, the pictures are uibtricare and the black pare makes the colors really pop.

It's a colouring book

I love the pictures but I find the black fades as you touch or rub on it.