Desert Dreams: Coloring a Land of Enchantment
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Desert Dreams: Coloring a Land of Enchantment Details
About the Author Geninne D Zlatkis is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. She lives in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 7,000 feet above sea level with her husband, Manolo, their two sons, and an adorable Red Heeler mix named Zorro. Geninne was born in New York, but shortly after her birth, her parents began traveling around South America, where she lived in seven different countries and attended several English-language schools. After studying architecture in Chile for a couple of years, she moved to Mexico City and switched her focus to art. Geninne works in a variety of media, including watercolor, ink, and pencil, and she often incorporates her great love of birds and flowers into her art. She also sews and embroiders and loves to hand-carve rubber stamps. Read more
Reviews
The designs in this coloring book remind me of the years that I spent living in a small desert town. There is an abundance of unusual animals and plants which are beautiful in their stark surroundings. For instance, when one thinks of cactus, the first thought is of the dangerous spikes that cover them. Having lived around them, I always think of their beautiful and colorful flowers which stand out against the desert setting. The book has wonderful drawings of cactus with flowers and without. There are also many animals, including wolves, owls, birds of all sorts, lizards, jack rabbits and more.The designs range from open and flowing to more detailed ones with intricate parts to color. While most of the animals are represented more realistically than not, there are a few which have doodle elements within their outlines. It makes for a nice change of pace in the coloring book.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.40 Hand-drawn designs inspired by desert flora and faunaPrinted on one side of the pagePaper is heavyweight, white, slightly rough, and micro-perforatedGlue BindingDesigns do not merge past the perforations and most have a frame line or frame of sorts around the outside edgeAlcohol-based markers bleed through the pageWater-based markers and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page and some bleed through the page in spotsI 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 get good pigment with light layers. I was also able to layer multiple colors well and blend easily with a pencil style blending stick. I tested both oil and wax based pencils with equally good results.
