Maskara : Bursting Midnight Enchantment - Artist Edition Adult Coloring Book + 1 mini poster, spiral bound, single sided, perforated pages, toothy paper Spiral-bound – October 1, 2017

The media could not be loaded.  I will include both a silent flip-through video of the entire book as well as some sample photos so you can see if this coloring book will suit your needs.I have enjoyed Mardel Rubio's coloring books for quite a while. My first books from him were in a “doodle” creature style. While “Maskara” is not in that style as much, I do see some evidence of the doodle elements in this book which were missing in Mr. Rubio's recent “Sirena” coloring book. The focus of the designs in this book is on masks. While most of the figures are those of lovely females, there are a few men in the mix of designs as well as a really cute cat and a great owl design (based on which I'd love to see an animal book by this designer!)The designs are detailed and some have intricate and small areas to color. Most of the pages are black line designs on white; however, some have black printed backgrounds. Once again as in “Sirena” there is a fairly heavy use of black on some designs though in this case, it is the backgrounds. The lines of the designs are a heavy black as well.Phoenix Amulet (the publisher) has indeed set the bar high for other publishers to try to match. The paper a good heavy weight with good tooth for colored pencils. The designs are printed one-sided, the pages have excellent perforations and, best of all, has a covered spiral binding that makes it easy to open and lay this book flat for coloring. The only improvement I could suggest would be a framing line at the outer edges of the design so that I don't have to try to color at the edges of the page.This is what I found in coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper41 Mask inspired designs including one “poster” page that is a double size fold-out page.Printed on one side of the pagePaper is white, medium/heavy weight, rough with excellent tooth and perforated pagesBinding is spiral with the cover protecting the spiral.The book lays flat in the open position for ease of coloring.The designs stop short of the perforations and removing pages is very easy if you wish to do so. There are unfinished elements at all edges of the pageAlcohol based markers bleed through this paper. If you use this coloring medium, I highly suggest that you either remove pages before coloring, or as I do, use card stock or several sheets of paper as a blotter below the working page. That will keep the pages or the surface below from being marred.Water based markers, India ink pens and gel pens do not bleed through the paper though some left the slight shadow of the back of the page.Coloring pencils extremely worked well. The paper is definitely rough to the touch and has excellent tooth for pencils. Both oil and wax based pencils worked very well for providing good pigment. I was able to layer the same color for deeper tones, layer multiple colors and to blend easily using a pencil style blending stick as well as wet blending medium for excellent results.

The only thing I dislike is when an artist puts too many things in one picture. For example in this book there are so many flowers or so many gems, so many masks, so many faces, In his other book " Zodiacolor" I find so many snakes so many rabbits. There a beautiful picture of an ape and he is surrounded with 7 rabbits all in one picture, 16 fish all in one picture to me it just spoiled the picture so I didn't bother to color the rabbits just the ape and he came out great! His drawing and the texture of the paper is great. I guess what I really like is when the character is oddly different. The "Zodiacolor "book is filled with so much detail which causes me not to color it right away. I know that one cannot really truly color a page all in one sitting unless you have the mind and patience to do so. I expect will be breaking it down .

First things first! I bought this book because I am truly impressed with the quality of books published by this company. They always print on top notch paper which is quite toothy and a joy to color on!Now to the book. As noted by the other reviewers, this book is quite interesting in its concept. Living where Mardi Gras was born -- not New Orleans -- I was enamored with the subject of masks....seeing them on every street corner for nearly two months out of the year here on the Gulf Coast.I have enjoyed this book -- it has been a challenge at times to choose colors given the plethora of items on each page! But I would still love to know what the artist was thinking when he was drawing it's subject matter. The cat was my favorite, but I heard him asking "Why am I wearing this stupid hat that no respectable cat would be caught dead in?"

artwork beautiful. I would have given FIVE STARS, but I do not know why artists think they need to add "more" to the picture. why is a bird & 2 knives drawn in the picture? it takes AWAY from the beautiful artwork. this is NOT A negative review, the paper is very nice, deep dark drawings. Just wish artists do not think they have to fill the whole page with items that do not fit the picture. BTW, I have all of Mardels books. I would recommend this book, just sometimes, less is more.

I have most of Mardel Rubios colouring books and this one is among my favourites. This artists edition of Maskara is exceptional quality, spiral bound with great paper, ideal for any type of media you might wish to use. The images are single sided and pretty much as unique and beautiful as they come. The only gripe would be that the cover is a little flimsy for the style of book and let's it down when being shipped but this is only the smallest of problems that can be remidied with proper packaging for shipping. Don't hesitate to purchase any of Mardel's book. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

This is a really nice book. I love the fact that it is spiral bound. The paper is nice and thick. I have used pencils, markers and pens with no problem. The drawings really let your creativity flow. The only thing I don’t like are the artists marks where they think the shadows on the faces should be. But I am enjoying it enough to let this slide.

I had this book on preorder and was really excited to finally receive it. The illustrations are beautiful and unique in this coloring book. The paper is a light cardstock which should hold up to any mediums and has a real nice tooth to it unlike any of my other coloring books. It is a artist quality. Don't be afraid to buy you will love it.

Such a beautiful book full of amazing images to colour or just a wonderful book to add to your coloring book collection.

Beautiful bookWell worth the costs from America to UKExcellent service

Great colouring book for adults, beautiful images, great quality of paper!