Creative Haven Midnight Safari Coloring Book

The media could not be loaded.  This is a coloring book of safari/jungle animals by Lindsey Boylan where the backgrounds are pre-filled in with flat mat black and the design stretches over the entire page from side to side. The paper is still white but is printed black (unlike some publishers who use black paper with white ink.)There are 31 designs in the coloring book this book. The design have a varied level of detail – some are fairly easy to color while others have intricate and small areas. Some of the animals have a bit of doodle style elements included which gives you the ability to use a broader range of colors. There are many animals in the book, including elephant, lion, leopard, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, zebra, flamingos and more.I noticed that the feel of the paper is slightly smoother than some of the Creative Haven books I have received recently. It also appears to be slightly thinner as I can vaguely see some of the from the design below.I've noticed that the paper seems to change quite frequently on these books. Because of that, if you buy one of these books, it may be slightly smooth or slightly rough depending on when and where it was printed. Colored pencils still work well with the slightly smoother paper (see below.)This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.31 Safari/jungle style animals with doodle elements printed black backgrounds and detail lines. The coloring areas are left white.The designs are printed one side of the pagePaper is the usual Creative Haven quality: black backgrounds printed on white paper, medium weight, slightly smooth and has perforated pages.Glue Binding but with perforated pages so removing a page is fairly simple.The designs generally cross over the perforations and some small amount of the image will be lost if you remove the page from the book. Elements are left unfinished at all four edges of the designs.Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paperWater-based markers bleed through in spots (somewhat heavier than with previous paper in the Creative Have line) and show colorful shadows on the back of the pageGel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink pens can bleed through when I apply more than one layer of ink.Coloring pencils work well with this paper. I was able to get good pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blender. I tested both oil and wax-based pencils with similar results. Hard lead pencils, like Verithins, leave dents on the back of the page.I suggest either removing pages from the book to color or using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.

This is another great coloring book offered by Creative Haven and Lindsey Boylan. Like all the others I own the pages come on white stock, are one sided, moderately thick (although the markers I have DO bleed over onto the next page) and perforated for easy removal. There are a total of 31 beautiful and intricate images of African animals printed with a unique black background which I personally really like.With a variety of big cats, birds, giraffes, zebras, reptiles, hippos, elephants and other wild creatures, there's no doubt something to please everyone within the pages of this wonderful book. It's honestly one of my favorites and I look forward to purchasing more of this type with the black background in the future. I'd definitely recommend it for both teens and adults and have included one of my favorite illustrations below =)

i like it

Purchased as a Christmas gift for family in need.

I like this book and the black backgrounds. The designs really pop. The paper is typical of Creative Haven and is good quality and perforated.