Nautical Adventures and Le Shoe by Katy Sue Designs

Number of Pages: 70 
Size: 20 x 27cm 
Paper colour: White
Paper surface: Smooth 
Paper thickness: Good 
Linework: Fine/Medium​ 
Perforated: No 
One sided: Yes 
Binding: Spiral
Drawings go into the spine: No​
Waterbased pen bleed: None

Creating colouring books is a brand new venture for award-winning cake decorating and papercraft company Katy Sue Designs, who are famous for their silicone cake moulds and baking products. Alongside Derbyshire-based illustrator Sandra Rushton, they have produced two fantastic colouring books that have been designed specifically with the beginner colourist in mind.

The books contain 10 collections of illustrations which each have one main image. These are printed 4 times in total- twice shaded and twice outlined- so that those who are not confident with shading or want to test out different palettes can do so without compromising the page. This gives you lots of scope to 'try before you commit', which is really helpful for those who often start a piece and wish they'd chosen different colours or mediums! The fact that both shaded and outlined drawings have been included caters to those who prefer one or the other, and are also useful for guiding the colourist on the areas where shading naturally occurs.

The repeated main images are only the start of each collection; a further 3 coordinated patterns enable you to practice further. Take a look at these flip-through videos (or slideshows if you can't view video files) and see what you think!

Nautical Adventures Art Colouring Book

Take a look around Nautical Adventures one of two brand new colouring books launching on Amazon this Monday 26th October. They are very different from the usual type of colouring book so we would love to hear what you think :)

Posted by Art Colouring Books on Friday, 23 October 2015

Le Shoe Art Colouring Book for Adults

Here's the first look inside at Le Shoe, the brand new colouring book from Katy Sue Designs and Sandra Rushton available on Amazon from Monday 26th! We would love to know what you think! <3

Posted by Art Colouring Books on Saturday, 24 October 2015

The books are landscape oriented with a spiral binding to lay totally flat, and have thick, cardlike paper. There's only 1 image per sheet, so you're free to use any medium you wish! The illustrations are very artistic and have that rustic, hand drawn character that many colouring books lack, particularly now the trend has ballooned and there are more & more bad quality, 'thrown together' ones all over Amazon. Nautical Adventures & Le Shoe feel almost like 'how-to' books for colourists, although there are no actual instructions present. I think it's because the repeated images are there to help you experiment and get it right.

Here are my finished pictures from the books. I did the ship image with Polychromos and the shoe with pastel Touch Twin markers.

These books were given to me in exchange for an honest review. You can find them on Amazon here:

Nautical Adventures Art Colouring Book for Adults

Le Shoe Art Colouring Book for Adults