Goddess and Mythology Coloring Book (Fantasy Coloring by Selina)

I have most of Selina Fenech's coloring books and grayscale coloring books and I always enjoy her design style. “Goddess and Mythology” is another fantastic book in her series. In this coloring book, there are 25 designs which is great as-is; however, as usual for Ms. Fenech, she gives us two copies of each design. That provides 50 coloring opportunities in this book. It gives me the option of coloring designs two different ways or to share a copy with someone. Either way, it's a good thing. The designs have many details but are not intricate or with tiny elements to color for the most part. There are a couple of nudes with very strategically placed elements so that nothing is showing. I've been playing with shading and have tried adding an element of clothing transparency to some of my more recent projects but that is my design choice rather than anything in the coloring book. While the designs are printed on one side of the page, on the page opposite each design (backside of previous design page) and in light gray print, Ms. Fenech has provided the name of each individual. Along with the name, she has given us a short blurb on the history of the mythology/goddess. I found that extremely helpful as some of these stories were new to me. As I am coloring, I can always look up the name and get a more in-depth explanation but, for the most part, the amount of information provided in the book is sufficient for me. The designs are based on stories from around the world – from Greek and Roman mythology to that of the Vikings to the Far East, from Africa to England. These are the designs that are included in the book: Valkyrie, Blodeuwedd, Diana, The Lady of the Lake, Arianrhod, Aphrodite, Antheia, Athena, Cerridwen, Coventina, Fidelma, Gaia, 2 Wiccan representations, Ishtar, Isis, Nuwa, Selene, Parvati and Shiva, Tempestas, Echo, Guanyin, The Triple Goddess, Oshun, and Rhiannon, This is what I experienced while coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium. I will list, in the comments section below, the coloring mediums I test with and generally use for coloring my projects. For this book, I especially like using alcohol-based markers with colored pencil for shading and depth. 25 x 2 each Goddess and Mythology Designs (50 coloring pages) Printed on one side of page Paper is white, thin, slightly rough and non-perforated Designs do not merge into the binding and there is plenty of room to cut out pages if you choose to do so. Most designs have a framing line around the outer edge Glue Binding Alcohol and water-based markers bleed through the paper to some degrees. Alcohol markers bleed through quickly while water-based bleeds through in spots. Gel pens and India ink pens leave colorful shadows on back of the page. India ink can bleed through if you apply multiple coats. Coloring Pencils work well with this paper. It has enough tooth to get good pigment (especially with repeated layers), layer and blend easily as well. Both wax and oil based pencils worked well with the paper. Hard lead pencils can leave dents through the page. I use and I recommend that you use a blotter page below your work regardless of which medium you use so that ink or dents don't mar the rest of the book. I like card stock of several sheets of heavyweight paper for this purpose.

Although Selina's books are called "adult coloring books" I bought this one along with 4 others (5 total) as Christmas gifts for my 7 year old who is very creative & artistic. I wanted something to inspire & challenge her more bc she & I both agree that kids coloring books are pretty much all the same cartoons with no vision. After receiving the books and reviewing them to make sure they would be appropriate, which they absolutely are, I found them to be absolutely beautiful & the perfect gift for her. When she opened them on Christmas she fell absolutely in love with them, and even better is that they have inspired her. Not only does she love learning how to color them like an adult artist (with blending, contouring, shading, ect.), but Selina has inspired & challenged her to learn how to create on a higher level with her own drawings, paintings, and so forth. I also love her coloring in Selina's books. I suffer from many health issues, and so I have found that whenever I get stressed or anxious I ask my daughter if I can color in one of her books (which she always says yes). I have found a new outlet coloring her beautiful drawings. They help me relax and clear my mind of whatever is happening within and around me. An even better thing about Selina's books is that there are 2 of every drawings in each book so my daughter & I can color the same picture together yet separately when we want and see how different yet beautiful we can color them.

Artist - Selina Fenech Pages - 108 Publisher - Fairies and Fantasy PTY LTD Book As with Selinas previous books, Goddesses and Mythology is a subtle deep purple with a partially coloured image from the interior on the cover. The soft matte card cover is 27.9cm x 21.6cm and the book is 108 pages. The spine is glue bound, and quite pliable after some use. The paper is of moderate thickness and texture. A number of layers are easily achieved on the paper, with both oil and wax based pencils. Waterbased markers shadow, any other wet media will bleed. Make sure to have a few pages of standard paper behind the image to catch any bleedthrough. Images are single sided, and surrounded by a border to prevent the image from entering the spine. The facing page has the name of the image for easy reference to the original. This book contains , 25 different images, each one repeated, for a total of 50 images. Images I have wanted a colouring book with mythological imagery ever since I began colouring - and this one fits the bill. Selinas style is very consistent, with a delicate, traditional fantasy style that lends itself beautifully to colouring pages. These are no exception, with each image having been either converted from original artwork or drawn for the purpose of this book. One very handy feature is a short paragraph about the Goddess being pictures underneath the name on the facing page. This is very useful for referencing or researching if you want to! Linework is consistently thin throughout, and intricacy is moderate through the book with a good mix of smaller and larger spaces throughout. Health The natural colour schemes that accompany these mythological figures and scenes are innately soothing and would be very well suited for times of anxiety or pain, or just a low day. The fantasy theme is one of my favourites when you are in need of distraction, as the imagery and theme is perfect for escapism. Line thickness and intricacy means that those who have vision or fine motor skills impairments may struggle with some of these images, but as always, please do check the images and flipthrough before deciding. Thankyou for reading and I hope you have enjoyed this review, Batgirl xx Taken from my site, ChronicallyBatgirlColours

Love,love, love the pictures.

I'm pagan and I have been collecting Goddess coloring books ever since I started coloring for stress relief. This is one of the best Goddess coloring books on Amazon. While not all the images are Goddesses and I'm not sure why she put horns on the Goddess, it's still a beautifully drawn book. I liked that the artist provided a second set. I'd have given 5 stars if the pages where perferated. That's the only thing I'd have done differently. I don't like to draw the pages in the book. It's not relaxing for me to have to hold down a book while I'm coloring. So like all the books I buy that aren't perferated I took it apart. Right now I'm working on the Athena. She's beautifu!

Beautiful illustrations and great detail in each one. Great for sharing especially because there are 2 copies of each picture so I can use one and give the other to a friend.

Good coloring book

I have an artist coloring book by another artist. It cost twice as much as Selina Fenech's coloring book. I started coloring one picture and haven't touched it since because I feel that I "messed it up." When I received the Goddess and Mythology Coloring Book, I was thrilled because: EACH PICTURE IS REPRODUCED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE BOOK. YOU GET A DO-OVER. The Goddess and Mythology Coloring Book, like the other book, doesn't have perforated pages. But, this book includes friendly instructions about the best medium (colored pencils) AND encourages you to "dismantle" the book if you like to display your finished work. The drawings range from medium to intricate, but there's nothing tricky to trip you up. (Is this foliage? Sky? Cloud? Is this supposed to blend into this other section?) It's a beautiful, quality book and is relaxing just to look at before you start coloring. Well worth the money. Goddesses are Celtic, British, Greek, Babylonian, Egyptian, Chinese, Hindu, Yoruba. Highly recommended as a gift for you or someone else.