The media could not be loaded. This is a wonderful coloring book – large with 60 designs which are based on a wide variety of art masterpieces. There is a wide range of artists with each design listing the artist, the name of the painting, and the date it was painted (bottom of the page.) The designs are listed in alphabetical order according to the name of the artist with Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's “A Coign of Vantage” 1895 first and Grant Wood's “American Gothic” 1930 being last. At the back of the book, there is an alphabetical listing of the artists and interesting information about each of them. The rendering of the designs by Marty Noble is beautifully done. Most of the designs are detailed while only a few of them have intricate and small areas to color. What I really appreciate about Ms. Noble is that she generally leaves plenty of room for shading and highlighting if you choose to try those. This is what I saw while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium. 60 designs derived from Masterpiece artworks – line drawings by Marty Noble The designs are printed one side of the page Paper is the usual Creative Haven quality: white, medium weight, slightly rough and has perforated pages. Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple. The designs stop well before the perforations Thumbnail prints of the original 60 art works are on the inside flap of the covers and the back of the book. Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper Water-based markers bleed through in spots and show colorful shadows on the back of the page Gel 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. I was able to get good color, layer the same color and multiple colors and 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. Read more
This "Art Masterpieces to Color" coloring book features 60 paintings by well-known artists such as “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, “Persistence of Memory” by Salivador Dali, and “American Gothic” by Grant Wood. The “paintings” may be done in whatever colors you like. Should you wish to make them look like the originals, the colored works are featured on the inside of the front and back covers. Unlike many coloring books, the pages are one-sided, allowing you to use markers if you so choose. (You would probably want to place a couple of pieces of paper under the page you are coloring, however, to protect the next coloring page.) There are notes on the various artists and paintings in the back of the book. This is a great coloring book to expose young ones (or those young-at-heart) to many of the art masterpieces from various centuries. While I am glad the pages are single-sided, it would be nice if there were perforations so you easily remove pages from the book if desired. Read more
There are some works of art I am familiar with, and some I am not.. but I like all of them! I color with markers, Sharpies to be exact. These images are probably better suited to a good quality wax pencil/crayon because the markers feel too harsh for some of the images. The pages will bleed through (especially considering I am using Sharpies) so I make a copy of each image instead of coloring in the book itself. There are lots of pages - 60, and hours of fun recreating the classic or putting your own personal spin on them. I would not recommend this for a child however, it is definitely for the more advanced "colorer". Read more
Art Masterpieces to Color: 60 Great Paintings from Botticelli to Picasso (Dover Colouring Books) this coloring book was purchased at the same time i purchased the one linked below. as i said in my other review, i am an avid fan of coloring to relax and relieve stress. i also found this coloring book on amazon and had to have it! there are 60 pages to complete... i am planning on searching each picture on the internet as i go along and trying to replicate the colors, shading etc. this book is beyond words! i am completely impressed with the intricate details in the pictures! i have not yet colored in it, but i love looking at the drawings! this is going to be quite the project when i start it. this is definitely for older persons who love to color. START EXPLORING(tm) Masterpieces - A Fact-Filled Coloring Book Read more
What a wonderful coloring book, and what a great value. I was very impressed by the quality of the pictures included therein. Not only do we get to color some of the greatest artworks by the greatest painters; we also get color representations of each picture., and a short biography of each painter. Each painting is on a single page of fairly heavy paper so that the following picture will not be destroyed. I fell in love with this book when I opened it and expect to enjoy numerous hours of coloring pleasure. Go ahead and try it .I think you will like it too.. Read more
Dover coloring books are the best, pick a subject a great painter, history, presidents, national parks, flowers, birds, a country and they have a coloring book for it. A great way to learn, enjoy and relax, I have given dozens of these to my grand children and used them myself. Its really an enjoyable, rewarding experience just to sit down and color one of the pages and read the text that goes when the picture. I highly recommend them to everyone all ages and walks of life. This one really helps you appreciate some of the great artist. Read more
