Lost Ocean: 36 Postcards to Color and Send by Johanna Basford (2016-05-31)

These cards are made of nice, thick paper so the markers don't bleed through (even Sharpies!), and there is a nice assortment of images and designs. Some are VERY detailed - not sure that my eye sight is up for that! :) But there are lots of other options. Very nice selection, highly recommend!

I am so impressed with this set of postcards - the art/illustrations are so beautifully done - very unique, imaginative and whimsical. I got these as a gift for my mom because she loves to color and create cards to send to others - the art on these reminded me of illustrations from children's books she would read to us as kids and also her own artistic style, I'm excited to see what she thinks, but I know she will love them!I'm excited to get the other postcards and books with different themes created by this artist!

These are actual post cards with address lines and stamp outline on the back. The card stock is heavy - about the same as an average postcard - so should take markers with little or no bleed thru. However most of the designs are so small and intricate that they are best suited to the finest tipped markers or gel pens. People that have trouble coloring very tiny areas would likely have trouble. The 36 cards are unique and wonderful. Useful for all occasions!

I got these to send to my grandchildren. They are out of heavy cardstock and are a great size. The pictures on the front are small - but perfect for older kids to color. And the younger ones like them too - simply because there is not just a card to read, there is an activity to do.

Looooove these postcards! The lines and spaces to color are a lot more thin than the regular sized coloring book, but that's to be expected. It was still do-able with a sharpened color pencil or, I used a .3mm tipped Staedtler pen, and it worked great. Love the art work and the post cards are good quality. Only complaint is that they're a little bit smaller than an average postcard which makes it tough to write a lot on the back... but I love the quality and pictures enough to buy this again for sure!

I do Postcrossing, which means that I need sturdy postcards to send internationally. While these do an excellent job at that, you need very fine-tip markers, sharp colored pencils, or gel pens to color these nicely.

This is a beautiful set of cards, and can be given as a gift too to anyone who enjoys coloring. Recipients of any of these postcards are sure to enjoy them more than a bought one because you actually have to spend time to color them.Gel pens work well for coloring, but I also have a friend that uses thin felt tip markers and says they work well as well. Just get someone you can draw thin lines with because some of the lines you'll have to color are very small.

These are heavy, stiff postcards using a number of the designs from the "Lost Ocean" coloring book......but even smaller! Have a good pencil sharpener, and use it often!I do love that these are smaller, stand-alone designs. Some are all-over that extend to the edges of the cards, but many are a single motif centered, and leaving room for an impressionistic background.Given the smaller sizes, too, I am less tempted to get crazy obsessive with individual cells, and shading and blending.I am having fun with these!

Jag föredrar vykort framför vanliga målarböcker. De här är jättefina, och det är många att välja bland. Men jag kan hålla med övriga recensenter om att det är så pyttesmå detaljer att mycket knappt går att fylla i. Färgpennor måste vässas ofta, och det känns lite som slöseri.

L'idée des cartes postales est super, l'impression est de bonne qualité sur papier cartonné épais, les dessins sont très beaux mais ramenés au format 10x15, les détails sont si petits que la moitié des cartes est très difficile voire impossibles à colorier même avec des feutres à pointe fine ou des crayons bien taillés. En tout cas ça ne va pas plus vite qu'en grand format car cela demande beaucoup de minutie. Ceci dit elles sont belles même non coloriées.

Muy lindos pequeños los adquirí para pintarlos en acuarela.Valen la pena.

I like it, illustrations are great

The media could not be loaded.  Me ha encantado, viene el libro con una sobrecubierta como si fuera una cajita que lo abres y son las cubiertas dobles para colorear, luego está el libro con encuadernación pegada en papel de cartulina gruesa de muy buena calidad. Se puede colorear con cualquier medio. Es en formato postal con unas medidas de 11.x15.5 cm y 36 postales con ilustraciones del libro original. Las ilustraciones son increíbles y hermosas de un océano mágico, me encantan. Aunque sea un tamaño de libro pequeño encuentro que la mayoría de las imágenes tienen un buen tamaño para colorearlas sin problema, solo encuentro muy poquitas con detalles pequeños. Lo venden como postales pero yo lo quería para colorear simplemente y tenerlo como libro ya que hay veces que me apetece colorear algo que no sea grande y que quede terminado el mismo día y hacerlo relajadamente sin preocuparme de manchar otro dibujo ni nada. Lo recomiendo tanto si lo quieres usar para enviar postales coloreadas por ti o si lo quieres tener como libro de colorear, y es apto para todo tipo de público