I gave this book ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 stars, I loved it.
Camilla d'Errico is a widely acclaimed illustrator who has worked with Dark Horse, Sanrio, Disney, Hasbro & Neil Gaiman. She has been nominated for several awards. Her most well known works are her "Rainbow Children" oil paintings with huge eyes and melting rainbows.
Pop Manga Coloring Book is an adult coloring book unlike any other I have seen. It is full of gorgeous art that blends cute, creepy, surreal and beautiful all together. Some pages you have adorable children with creepy monsters, others you have cuddly animals with sad, unsmiling kids. Each page in this book is amazing. There are so many little details in each illustration that you could sit and look at each one for ages before remembering that you are trying to color the page. Many of the pages are done in a sketchy, pencil feeling style. I love it! It adds to the surreal feeling of the art and reminds me that this is an unfinished project waiting for me to add the final touches. The pencil sketch feel adds a soft, home made quality that other coloring books lack, it doesn't feel mechanical or mass produced at all.
Camilla d'Errico has cute little mascots that accompany her work. The mascot for this book is Ayako. Ayako pops up periodically to tell you about a piece of art or to remind you that you can color outside the lines. Pull of the slip cover and look both the cover of the book and the underside of the slip cover.
I love this coloring book. It has an amazing blend of feelings in it. It isn't just candy sweet art or super creepy. It blends them together in a a unique way that comes out gorgeous. I honestly can't wait to drag out my colored pencils and start coloring! The only downside I see is choosing which page to color first!
I got this book free from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review.
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