Creative Haven Insanely Intricate Entangled Landscapes Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Art & Design)

I always have a lot of fun coloring books by Dr. Angela Porter. They are usually a single subject or a mandala and are somewhat easy to color. “Entangled Landscapes” is a really different kind of coloring book and one that I am having a blast with. The landscapes in this book are wildly imaginative and abstract. There are all sorts of small and intricate elements to these designs. I didn't have any problems figuring out what was what. Simply that there is so much in each designs that it is fun to color in bits and pieces. These are not what I would call fast and easy projects, in fact, the reverse. There are many details and some of the coloring is pretty much “insanely intricate” which makes sense as the book is part of that line from Creative Haven. For my first project, I chose to transition the sky at the top of the page first. I then moved to the ocean scene towards the bottom. Then to the cloud city and then back to the stalagmite and stalactite cavern underground. Then on to all of the other fun parts of the design. This is what I found when coloring in this book and testing my coloring medium on the paper. In the comments section below, I will list the coloring medium I use for testing and which I use generally for coloring my projects. 31 Highly Detailed and Intricate Landscape Designs Printed on one side of the page Paper medium weight, white, lightly rough and perforated. If you have colored in a Creative Haven book in the last couple of years, this is the standard paper they are now using. Glue bound; however, pages can be removed easily at perforations Designs stop before the perforations Alcohol and water based markers bleed through to some degree (alcohol based bleeds through freely and water based leave spots of color on the back of the page.) Gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page. India ink can bleed through in spots with repeated layers. Coloring pencils work well with this paper. I was able to use both wax and oil based pencils equally well. They lay down good color, layer and blend well. Hard lead pencils leave dents on the back of the page.

One of my favorite types of coloring!! This book is awesome if you like zentangles! Get ready, 😀 it's time munching!! Sat down at midnight......7 am.....I was completely done with just one page....and ready for bed....lol 😁 It's a great book!!

This could be one of the more perfect coloring books for my purposes. There are a few designs in here that while intricate compared to many books, I don't think are actually "insanely intricate" but the majority of these do live up to the title, with many tiny design elements and pictures that you can work in "patches" using fineline tip pens like Triplus Fineliners or Staedtler 88s. I do have a piece of Bristol I trimmed down to Creative Haven size that I tuck behind pictures when working in a traveling coloring book, as opposed to just tearing out the sheets, but I've had good luck with those two brands only bleeding through to the back of the actual page I'm working on. My favorites of the ones in here are the images that depict creatures and actual places, rather than the more landscape-like ones that are all swirls and floral. I can get those in less intricate books if I want a break from this. One tiny peeve with every Creative Haven coloring book. The cover images almost always look either watercolored or computer-colored, with lots of blending and shading. I'd like to see what effects you get when using the materials the paper is actually able to take, like colored pencils and fine point markers that don't feather outside the lines or bleed through the pages. Won't make any difference to my rating, or future purchases, but it does kind of make me crazy sometimes.

Notice...Amazon's title of this coloring book: Creative Haven Insanely Intricate Entangled Landscapes... the descriptive words, "Insanely Intricate", are incredibly important because the majority of pages in this book are filled with intricate, tiny details that need to be colored in. The pictures are whimsical, charming & very detailed, but will take patience, a steady hand & a sharp colored pencil to color in the fine details. For those of you who like to color a copy of the page (rather than color the page in the book), you might want to enlarge the page to make coloring it easier. I absolutely love all the whimsical landscapes in this book - the drawings are cute & fun. Before I begin most of these designs, I will need to gather up all my patience, pull out my Prismacolor Verithin pencils & my Crayola Twistables, put on some relaxing music & then start coloring the fun pics. I've been coloring for fun since 2008 & always use colored pencils. The pages in this book are filled with more intricate, fine details than any other book I own. For this book, colored pencils that hold sharp points will work best. I will use Prismacolor Premier Verithin Colored Pencils, 36 Pack because they have harder lead & hold sharp points, and Crayola 30 Count Twistable Colored Pencils which also work nicely when coloring tiny details. Tonight I began coloring my favorite picture in this book..."Why is it my favorite?" I'm sure you can't wait to know. It's my favorite because there's a friendly, smiling flying dragon in it! Update: I colored the majority of the picture using Prismacolor Verithin pencils. It took me a few evenings to finish. I really, really like the designs in this book, just wish the details weren't so teeny tiny.

I got this book twice already you can use all your budget friendly art supplies in this book. The pages are single sided and perforated for those of you who prefer that. Marker lovers are really going to like this book also. The pictures are very detailed so look thru a flip thru of this book first to make sure it's for you. I love all the detail I use my gel pens and fine liners alot and the pictures come out looking amazing. I highly recommend this coloring book for hours of relaxing coloring fun.

I really like the coloring books from Creative Haven. Out of all of the books I own, many of my favorites are from this company. The paper is always good and the designs and artwork always make me smile. The same can be said from this latest offering, Insanely Intricate Entangled Landscapes. This is a book you can sink your teeth into. You will need small tipped pens or sharp pencils for this one but the artwork is whimsical and fun. I like a variety of sources to choose from and sometimes I like small intricate work, and when I do, I will pick this one up, sometimes I like larger images without so much detail. This is a fun book all around though. Every page is filled with a special scene that has a lot going on. I also like zen tangle so I think this book is really cool. This is a great book to focus on and destress. Filling in each of these pictures will take a long time so I won't get tired of this one anytime soon. This has great artwork and you can't go wrong with the books from Creative Haven. I've had this on preorder since the beginning of the year and I really love it.

I love these entangled books there some of my favorite books just lots of fun when you are in the mood for something very detailed. Its a great book nice paper and single sided. Which is great because on these entangled books I like to use different mediums when coloring. I like gels markers pencils and chalks so on these I can use all 4 and it still looks good. And you don't have to worry about the ink going through to the next page. I recommend this book and all the entangled books by creative haven they are all amazing. And lots of fun. I use every color I have so even if I stop for a day or tow I can pick right back up where I left off. This one though is cool because you may have a desert scene and some flowers maybe a rainbow. What ever .. they are so fun and I love this book . But they are very detailed so if you don't like overly detailed pictures this book is not for you

One great factor about this book is that the designs are only on one side of the page. The pages are heavier than most, and also perforated, making it easy to remove the pages - for coloring, or for framing. This coloring book has Intricate designs for varied pictures, and is far more interesting than most designs. This makes it appropriate for those who are more experienced with adult coloring books, or for those who are not frustrated by coloring in tiny little places. It's perfect for those with a great imagination. So far, this is by far my favorite coloring book. It's a Christmas gift, and I hate to give it away! I will probably order another. This is definitely of a higher quality than many other coloring books.

Me encanta, la calidad del papel,los dibujos y el troquelado. Es el segundo libro que compro de Creative Haven y compraré alguno más seguro.

This is Angela at her very best. The detail in this book is phenomenal. It is a therapeutic masterpiece and i love colouring this gorgeous book. Geeat value!

Muy bonito libro para iluminar. Sus imágenes son increíbles para quienes disfrutan de pequeños detalles. Yo lo volvería a comprar!!!

Como todos dessa coleção, tem folhas perfuradas para destacar com facilidade e os desenhos são impressos apenas de um lado. Os desenhos são cheios de detalhes e muito bonitos.

This is the 4th time I have bought this book for myself. My preferred medium to work with at this time is gel pens, and I love the intricate designs this book provides. Each page although slightly similar when you get to the small designs offers a range of drawings. I love how each page has smaller sections to colour, it makes it easy for someone like me who has problems concentrating. It provides small sections I can go through one at a time until the page is completely done. This is by far my favourite book I have ever bought to date m. You can tell simply from the fact I have got it 4 times now lol.