Lübbe Mein Winterspaziergang: Ausmalen und durchatmen

I couldn't wait to order this winter scene book as the artwork looked very appealing, right up my street in a fun, quirky way. Having now worked on a couple of the lovely designs in this book I have found the beautiful artwork is rather let down by the (not so great) quality of the paper, the flimsy cover & the fact that the picture runs across the fold at the centre of the book where it is virtually impossible to apply colour...Having already invested in several of the (more expensive) hardbacked colouring books I have found their better quality paper & hardcover really nice to work in & felt a little disappointed with this WINTER SCENE BOOK by comparison. The paper was smooth & rather thin & simply not capable of taking layers of colour as it just did not have the "tooth" needed to do so - this is especially true if you like to blend & burnish your colours as I do. Thinner paper also has an annoying tendency to curl at the edges/corners, which is really irritating but is again something that a hardcover helps to prevent as well as providing a ready-made base to lean on. For these reasons & because I like to keep my work, I do so wish that these books with their delightful artwork were presented in a higher quality with thicker, rougher paper as well as a hardcover, or that this was, if possible, offered as a choice for those willing to pay the difference as I most certainly would.

Absolutely over the moon with this book!!! For the last four years Iv brought winter/Christmas themed books and Iv always been disappointed, it’s never been what Iv expected, this book is everything Iv ever looked for and more!!!! It’s a fair mix between winter and Christmas scenes and nice pictures of decorations and trees etc! There’s even a northern lights and firework picture! I’m blown away and cannot wait to get stuck in! If your after beautiful winter scenes and artwork look no further this will not disappoint!!!

Personal colouring use. The scenic drawings are well done and attractive. However, found the infil blanket patterns put down within houses, mountains, trees, etc, most annoying. Likewise the repetitive tiny stars coverage of skies, backgrounds. This interfered with my own preference for blending and layering colours.

Such pretty little designs and the paper is great for pencils and light wet media. The stylised nature of the drawings means you can just relax and have a bit of fun with them without feeling as if you need to get your inner artist out and working hard.I'd always recommend these books.

Winter. Snow. White paper. It did not exactly inspire me to make much attempt at colouring although I know others have coloured these images very beautifully.