Jasmine Becket-Griffith Halloween Coloring Book: A Spine-Tingling Fantasy Art Adventure

Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Halloween Coloring Book is my favorite coloring book to date! It contains 55 of her Strangling portraits as line drawings for our coloring pleasure. 43 are full page illustrations, and the other 12 are quarter pages (quicker to color, but no less gorgeous and detailed). The pictures range from cute to creepy, and there's a wide variety of girls. There's fairies, pixies, witches, wolves, pumpkins, candy, skeletons, and all kinds of Halloween themed goodies. It's just a delight to flip through, even without coloring anything.This Halloween Coloring Book is very high quality. While it is a paperback, the cover is sturdy cardboard with a nice dust jacket over it. The paper for the coloring pages is very thick, slightly textured, and off white. I primarily used colored pencils and gel pens, which glide right over the pages with no problem. I also used markers, which only leave very faint shadows on the back of the page. However, the pictures are printed single-sided so that's not something you need to worry about. The backs of the pictures actually have a short paragraph describing the picture on the facing page, which is a very nice touch.Even though the pictures are single sided, the pages are not perforated for easy removal (probably because of the descriptions). However, all of the pictures have a lined border around them. I love this for two reasons. One, none of the pictures run into the binding! Two, it gives a natural stopping point for the backgrounds, which is something I haven't mastered yet. So, if you would like to remove your finished pages, or the page you're working on, you certainly can since there's plenty of space between the coloring area and the binding.If you're looking for a cute, creepy, and fun coloring book, Jasmine Becket-Griffith's Halloween Coloring Book would be a top choice! There's a range of details to suit any mood and coloring ability. Some pages have a lot of wide spaces, some have a lot of little details, many have a mix of details and larger areas to fill in. The girls in the pictures are absolutely adorable and I always feel inspired when I look at them. It's easy to let your imagination run wild when choosing colors, or you can always look up the artist's original work for some ideas.

The media could not be loaded. I purchase quite a few fantasy art coloring books but the ones that top my list both in subject and in quality are those by Jasmine Becket-Griffith. Her gorgeous girls have large eyes are so expressive and they simply call to me. The art is beautiful and the publishing of the book is, once again, outstanding.There are 46 pages of Halloween inspired designs filled with 55 different images. There are 43 full page designs and three pages which include 4 each smaller designs. As with her first book, I find it interesting to get the smaller ones and I appreciate that by doing the publishing this way, I get more to color. In fact, the only problem I have with the book is it is so good, I want more. Hopefully, there will be future coloring books in this fantastic series.The designs are on the right hand side of the book. On the sheet opposite (which is the backside of the previous design), the artist ha provided the name of the artwork and when it was created and for what purpose. She then gives us some background information as to how and why she created the artwork the way that she did. I appreciated this in the first book and am glad to see it once again.This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper. I will list, in the comments section below, the coloring medium I used to test this book and with which I usually color my projects.46 pages and 55 Halloween inspired fantasy designsPrinted on one side of the pageDesign information is printed on the back side of the pagePaper is heavy weight, cream color, slightly rough and non-perforatedThe book has a detached dustcover (inside and attached cover are both left blank.)Sewn binding (easily to remove several pages at a time by snipping threads)Designs have a framing line around the outer edgesAlcohol-based markers bleed through the paperweightWater-based markers, India ink pens and gel pens did not bleed through. Gel pens required a bit more drying time.Colored pencils work well with this paper. I was able to get good color and to get deeper pigment by layering the same color. I found that I could layer multiple colors well and easily blend using a pencil style blending stick. This was the case with both oil and wax-based pencils.I am using my alcohol-based markers with pencils for detail work and shading. Because of this, I use a blotter page of card stock under my working page. It keeps ink from seeping through to the page below.

I'm a huge fan of adult coloring book, my collection is getting pretty out of hand haha.... that said I could NOT resist this book from Jasmine Becket-Griffith! I find Jasmines style so unique and fun, she is easily one of my favorite artists of the moment! You may have seen her work without knowing it if you've been to Disney Parks!! This is where I first was introduced to her lovely style and I'm now a huge fan!The book itself is incredibly sturdy and well made with thick front / back cover and pictures that havent got that dreaded see-through effect. The book is themed towards Halloween, yet I can see myself coloring this any month and any day of the week. The pages are story driven, well thought out and images are quite detailed. I like to color in "spurts" and rarely can accomplish an entire picture in one sitting, but no matter I find such enjoyment from the level of creativity her work inspires.I really enjoy coloring faces, hair and clothing so this is just my taste... I like putting makeup on the faces and creating unique looks between all the characters in her coloring books. Yes I did say "books" I own multiple by jasmine and I can't wait until she puts out more! I would happily scoop up anything she put out :) This is a wonderful gift item as its waaaaay more sturdy and substantial than other flimsy books. This is a book you could place on a coffee table, the cover art is gorgeous. With tons of pages and huge detail its a no brainer, you want this book!! If you want more inspiration or ideas on her work, she has a coloring facebook page where everyone displays their coloring pages, the community is so nice and supportive plus everyone is at varying levels of coloring so no shame in being a beginner like myself.