Romantic Country: The Second Tale: A Fantasy Coloring Book Paperback – Coloring Book, December 20, 2016

The media could not be loaded. I so loved the first book in this series, “Romantic Country”, I didn't think it would be possible for artist Eriy to come close to the success of it with her sequel book. I was wrong. If anything, I think that “Romantic Country – The Second Tale” is even better. It is a beautiful set of designs.It's hard to imagine but the artist draws her beautiful artwork using ink and a toothpick! Because of this technique, the lines of the drawings have a varying thickness and the print is lighter in tone than in other coloring books. Of the 65 designs in the book, 20 are two-page spreads.The designs take us back to the beautiful land of Cocot. There is a map at the front of the book which shows all of the landmarks. There are thumbnails at the end of the book which explain each of the designs and what and where they are in Cocot. There is a fold-out poster at the end of the book as well.The book is divided into five chapters: The Glow of Beautiful Old Castles, Magnificent Lakeside and Mountain Landscapes, Fairies and Works of Nature, The Witch and the Hidden Secret Forest, and Cheerful Town Scenes. Each of the chapter heading pages includes a lovely two-page spread designs. Additionally, the designs within each chapter relate back to the title of the chapter. There are a couple of designs at the front of the book which sit outside of the chapters. These designs are not included in the thumbnails at the back of the book.The book has a brown kraft paper style attached cover. This cover has line drawings on front and back covers which you can color if you wish. The detached dustcover is beautifully illustrated with colorful designs of Cocot. The inside of the dustcover is white.This is what I found when I was coloring in this book and testing the paper with my coloring medium.65 Beautiful designs set in the fantasy land of Cocot. There are 20 two-page designs spreads.Designs are printed on both sides of the pagePaper is cream colored, heavyweight, smooth and non-perforated.Sewn BindingDesigns merge into the binding area and two-page spreads cross over the binding as well.The book opens fairly flat for coloring but a little effort is needed to color into the binding edgeAlcohol-based markers bleed through this paper. I don't suggest this medium as it will ruin the design on the back of the page. If you decide to use this style of markers, I suggest a blotter page of card stock or a couple of pages of heavyweight paper under your working page to keep ink from seeping further in to the book.Water-based markers and India ink pens left slight shadows on the back of the page. I could see them and it bothered me enough not to want to use these for coloring my designs.Gel pens did not bleed through but required additional drying time.Colored pencils worked fairly well with this paper. I tested both oil and wax based pencils and had a little trouble blending with both. Due to the smooth texture of the paper, when I used a blending stick, there was a slight amount of smear versus blend. Otherwise, colored pencils worked well. Pigment went on deep and thick and I was able to easily layer multiple colors.

This coloring book has to be one of my favorites. I have searched and purchased others by this same artist.

Don’t know what’s going on during delivery, but the box came dented. I was worried that my coloring books was damaged but to my surprise they were fine… Love the Eriy collection the paper is awesome and the drawing are amazing…. Very HAPPY With my purchase….

Pros:paper qualityBeautiful designs/artwork that fill most of every pageMost scenes are Not too busy with tiny nonsense intricaciesThe adorable picture story of CocotNice coverLarge Square pagesDrawings are not dark, allowing for nice blending and shadingWork well with prismacolor premiere pencils and eraser without tearing.Cons:pictures printed on both sides of the page.No perforation for clean tearing out of pages.Still my favorite books to color. I have all 3 and wish there were more.

Today is Tuesday, and Christmas is Sunday. I have to finish my Christmas shopping after work today. Then I need to spend the next three evenings wrapping. BUT I DON'T WANT TO! I received this delightful second installment of Romantic Country today, and all I want to do is go home and color!I absolutely loved the first book of this series by Eriy. It may very well be my favorite coloring book, and I own well over 100. I think I love this book even more. The artwork is more enchanting than the first book. I especially love the sections with fairies and witches. Once again we have maps of Cocot, an index at the back of the book explaining each scene, and a cute pull-out interactive poster. The dust cover is lovely and can be removed.I'm envious of Eriy. I can't even draw a straight line, but this talented artist can create beautiful artwork with just a toothpick! It's truly amazing. If I had to choose one word to describe her work, it would be "charming". I'm totally delighted and am eagerly looking forward to book 3, which is available for pre-order.

I love Eriy’s quaint and simple style; great for adding my own details and embellishments. What I don’t care for is the strange quality of the paper ad it seems to be somehow “coated”? I don’t know, it isn’t the greatest for most of my colored pencils whether oil based or wax; and I have quite a few sets! That said, the cheaper budget friendly ones I own like Crayola 100 colors set and Marco Raffines work pretty well.All in all, a lovely book.

I thought I was buying the Manor House II. Apparently it is not made anymore. If anyone has that book, I'd be interested in purchasing it. Anyway, the pictures are cute and I am sure I will enjoy coloring in it. I am not crazy about the "witches" and "magic" theme. I will have to remove them, but otherwise I do like the cute little barns and the castles, etc. It is fairly well made. There are areas of lightness in areas but I am assuming have more to do with them being toothpick drawn. I would've never come up with that concept. I don't think I would have the patience to do that as well.

Even though this coloring book has been available for a few years, it is still worth it for someone who is new to coloring. The artist draws with a toothpick! She puts in a lot of details and shading for us, so we can be as careful or as care-free as we want when we color. Pencils, watercolor paint, and gel pens all work, maybe some markers too. In Book One, I even used some cream eyeshadow (blue sky), powder bronzer (sandy soil), and glitter nail polish (snow sparkle)! Well, coloring is supposed to be fun and creative, so go ahead.

The media could not be loaded. Las ilustraciones son preciosas, como solo Eriy sabe hacerlo, el papel es de calidad y las líneas no son muy negras, eso me gusta mucho!Llegó en excelente estado! 🙌🏻

Eu defino o livro como atemporal.. Uma história contada através de românticas e delicadas Ilustrações. Agrada aos gostos infantis e adultos. Uma pena não se encontra mais o volume 3. Estou sempre pesquisando na esperança de estar disponível para compra.

Les images de ce livre sont magnifiques autant que le tome 1 ! Impossible à trouver dans les magasins près de chez moi. Livraison rapide et livre en parfaite condition. Je recommande.

magnifique. c'est mon tome preféré

Very nice 👌