Botanical Wonderland: Artist's Edition: A Blissful Coloring Retreat: A Curated Collection - 20 Large Art Prints to Color

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  This is a beautiful coloring book of unusual, exotic and slightly abstract botanical designs. Most of the designs are of flowers though the odd sea creature and certainly succulents make their way onto the page. I have never heard of this artist before but I took a chance in ordering this book and I am so glad that I did so. Her artwork has a flowing and organic look and feel and is a real pleasure to color. In addition to the frame-quality designs, the book also includes a full-color, signed print from the artist that can also be framed if you so choose.In addition to the fantastic designs, I have to say that this coloring book is published exactly as I would love to have every coloring book published. I will go into more details below but short of extremely high quality paper, I can't think of anything more I could ask from a physical stand-point. I don't believe that I have other coloring books by this publisher, Get Creative 6, but I hope that they will be providing more high quality coloring books in the near future.While the artist suggests using a few colors in the same family to get a harmonious look, when I chose my first project, I wanted to play with all of the fun colors in my box of Tombow markers. It isn't often that I get a design that lets me use lots and lots of colors, but that is the way I saw this bouquet. Perhaps for my next project I will follow her advice, but the fun of coloring is doing whatever you want to do and to do it your own way. It gives us the opportunity to put our own artist stamp on an artist's work.I will provide detailed information about the physical aspects of this book below, but here is a quick overview of what I found:45 Exotic and Abstract Botanical Designs1 Full Color, Signed and Frame-quality printPrinted on one side of heavyweight paperPages are micro-perforatedGlue BindingDesigns do not merge into the BindingAlcohol-based markers bleed through the pageWater-based markers leave a color shadow on the back of the pageGel pens and India ink pens leave an indistinct shadow on the back of the pageColoring pencils work excellently with this paperThe designs in this coloring book are printed on one side of heavy weight, micro-perforated, white paper. The designs do not merge into the binding area. The binding is glue-bound but you will remove pages at the perforations if you want to take them out of the book. I could get the book to lay fairly flat by slightly breaking the spine. There is also a lovely and frame-quality full-color print included in the coloring book.I test my coloring book with various coloring mediums (which I will list in the comments section at end of this review.) Here are the results of my tests:Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper but not as heavily as many others.. Water-based markers leave a shadow of color on the backside of the page. Gel pens and India ink pens leave a slight shadow on the back of the page. Coloring pencils work excellently with the paper. The soft lead pencils go on with great and thick color. They layer and blend easily. The hard lead pencils make sharp and distinct lines and their color is fairly deep as well.I think that the paper used is a great quality though some medium did bleed through. I don't have an issue with this as the publisher printed on one side. I used and will continue to use a blotter page under my working page. I suggest that you also do this or remove pages before coloring to keep the rest of the book safe from seeping ink.

I have the Artist's Edition of this book. In my book are 20 pages of (single sided). I love this book so much. I have colored all but 2 pictures in my book. I decided to order this version of the book because there are 45 single sided pages. The paper is very good (thicker than most other books) and the pictures are sooo wonderful. I take great joy in coloring these pages.. if you order this book, you won't be sorry..

Most of these reviews are on her original book, great quality, but not the quality of this book. This is a huge book exactly the same size as Secret Garden's Artist Edition, with the same great cardstock only this is bright white. The cover looks the same as the original book, only this is bigger of course. The book opens as usual right to left, but inside is what looks like a sketch pad, and it flips open bottom to top just like a sketch pad. The drawings are beautiful and huge, most of them cover the whole page except some of the wider more square drawings which are still really big but do not reach to the top to bottom. There's only a couple of them, but as I said still really large. You can use your colored pencils, this has a minimal tooth, my pencils worked great. I'm using Prismacolor Premieres , FB Polychromers, Caran d'Ache Pablos. I'm at my daughter's so these are the only ones available to me. I keep these full sets at my daughter's for when I visit. At home I have Derwent Studio, Artist, Colorsoft, Drawing, Pastel, Inktense, Lyras Polycolor, watercolor, Caran d'Ache Supracolor II, FB Albrecht Durer, Koh I Nor Polycolor and Monaluez, Marco Renoir, Kuretaki watercolors, oil paints, watercolor tubes, many different brands, acrylic paints. I know my pencils and watercolors work great on this cardstock. Both my Copics and Tombow watercolor brush markers also work great with no bleed through. I love this book. If you love color this book is for you. Oh, I forgot the pictures are single sided. I give this book 5 gigantic stars. If you don't have the original coloring book it's still available, very high quality. Thank you for reading my review.

I wanted this book of Rachel Reinert's illustrations ever since buying her coloring guide book. She had so many easy to follow instructions and useful information in her coloring guide book, I wanted to enjoy her art work as a coloring experience. I bought the Artist Edition so that I would be assured of a higher quality of paper and good print. The illustrations do not disappoint. I am happy to have purchased the artist edition as I can use more coloring media than just colored pencils. The paper is heavy weight and easily removed as it is in a tablet form rather than a bound book. Unfortunately, my copy came bent rather badly in one lower corner because Amazon packing did not take the care necessary to insulate it from moving around during shipping. Or maybe it was bent during storage and Amazon went ahead and sent me a flawed copy. At any rate, I do not fault the book itself, but rather Amazon for not taking the time and care for their customer. The book itself is a winner!

This book is so special in so many ways. I love working with these images

Delighted with this book, a quality publication!The images are done in thick dark lines, easy on the eyes. They vary in detail, some are "easier" than others. A great combination of realism with a slightly trippy/fun house mirror style.The book is nice & large, chunky, strong binding. Images are printed on only one side, paper is thick with a smooth, slightly toothy texture & perforated.Very worth the price & definitely gift worthy!

wow - such a nice surprise in the quality of this book. the pages are very heavy - like artist sketch paper - or light weight cardboard. the designs are amazing. very large book - so the pages can make for wonderful art work that can be framed. This artist's other book (desert wonderland) does not have the quality paper as this one does nor the dramatic sketches.

Beautiful images printed on cardboard paper. This book is a joy to cover although it is the same images as the standard version ofBotanical Wonderland: Fresh Florals to Color...Rachel Reinert

Lovely book. Good paper and designs, plus a few extras. It's given me lots of ideas for my own artwork and new colouring ideas. Talked to Rachel on instagram, she's lovely.

Love love love the artwork,book's size and paper... I have purchased two copies.... thank you

I absolutely love this book amazing pictures to colour ! I'm waiting for the artists next book desert wonderland .

Amazing book, good quality. pictures are really nice.