Myth & Magic: An Enchanted Fantasy Coloring Book by Kinuko Y. Craft
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Myth & Magic: An Enchanted Fantasy Coloring Book by Kinuko Y. Craft Details
Review Praise for Myth & Magic: Have you ever dreamed of collaborating with Kinuko Y. Craft on one of her beautiful paintings? Your chance has arrived: in her new coloring book Myth & Magic, Kinuko provides beautiful line drawings of some of her favorite fantasy themes – including Beauty and the Beast – that could tempt children of any age to indulge in exploring color guided by her compositions. In her introduction, she addresses the viewer directly: "After creating the first few sketches, I delighted in the idea that you and I will craft a masterpiece together. My line compositions are an invitation for you to fall in love with color." Note: each sketch provides a credit space for the colorer on the same line as Kinuko s copyright credit. Myth & Magic offers more than 39 full-page sketches, not to mention details and designs on the inner covers, all available for personal coloring. This is simply one of the most enticing and well-produced coloring books on the market. --Locus Magazine, March 2017 edition Read more About the Author Kinuko Y. Craft is one of the most widely respected and well-known fantasy artists in the United States today. She is a storyteller, and her work encompasses book covers, opera posters, fairy tale books, and magazine covers. She is known for meticulous attention to detail, a passionate love of fine art, and a deep knowledge of art history. Her work has been widely exhibited and is in private collections around the world as well as public collections such as the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum and the Museum of American Illustration in New York. Read more
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I have long been a fan of Kinuko Y. Craft's artwork, especially in puzzles and calendars over the years. I was very happy to see that she had translated her artwork into line drawings for a coloring book. The designs are all very detailed and intricate with many small spots to color. I am using a combination of ultra-fine point alcohol-based markers and sharp pointed colored pencils to be able to color the details in this book.The designs are elegant and richly detailed. I find them to be an excellent translation of her work into a coloring book. I would be hesitant to recommend this book to anyone who has fine motor control or vision issues but otherwise, I think it is a fantastic coloring book and one that can provide many hours of fun and challenging coloring.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.40 Hand-drawn intricate Fantasy Designs by Kinuko Y. CraftPrinted on one side of the pagePaper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough, and perforatedGlue BindingDesigns do not merge past the perforations and most have a frame of sorts around the outer edge of the design.Alcohol-based markers bleed through the pageWater-based markers and India ink pens bleed through the page in spots.I use a blotter page below my working page when using these wet mediums. It keeps the ink from seeping through. You can also remove pages before coloring to keep the rest of the book from being damaged.Gel pens leave a slight shadow on the back of the page but do not bleed through. Some pens require additional drying time.Colored pencils work well with this slightly rough paper. I was able to layer and blend easily with both oil and wax based pencils.In addition to the copy of this coloring book that I purchased on Amazon, the publisher sent me a sample advanced reader copy of this book
