Escape to Shakespeare's World: A Colouring Book Adventure

I brought this book at full price for my personal collection. I colour purely as a hobby, one that I put an incredible amount of time and effort in to. This is another beautiful book by Goodwives and Warriors and is the 3rd in their "Escape To" series. It follows the same size as the previous books which is approximately 18.5cm x 18.5cm. Inside this book there are 70 illustrations. Approximately 43 single page illustrations and 23 double page spreads. Almost every illustration is drawn all the way in to the spine, I found the spine to be very tight and even after working it, it doesn't sit flat enough to be able to colour extremely close to it precisely. All the illustrations are printed double sided, using alcohol markers stains the next page. However I had no problems with gel pens or fineliners. The paper itself is non perforated, of medium quality with a slightly textured surface. I used a mix of Marco Raffines and Polychromos for most of the illustrations I've completed and found that multiple layers of pencil was difficult, as the tooth runs out quicker then I would of expected. The illustrations contained within the book are based on both the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare. Of which the following are included within this book: As You Like It Romeo and Juliet The Tempest Hamlet The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream The Comedy of Errors Macbeth Anthony and Cleopatra Sonnet 18 Richard III King Lear Julius Caesar Twelfth Night Cymbeline All's Well That Ends Well (one picture referencing this at the end of the book) These illustrations vary from notable objects (such as the poison vial from Romeo and Juliet), flora, animals (normal and mythical) to immersive scenes you'll be able to recognise from Shakespeare's original works. Interspersed throughout the illustrations are pre printed black elements. The thicker of these are used in a few scenes to illustrate a dark night sky. There are also quotes from the original work every few pages allowing you to follow the story and understand how the illustration relates to his work. I honestly have nothing bad to say about any of Good Wives and Warriors Escape To series. You get an incredible amount of value for what you pay and the illustrations are so varied you can find almost any type of illustration within the pages. I've personally brought all 4 books from this series and love following a pictured version of classic works.

I have all 4 of the Escape To series by Good Wives and Warriors. This book obviously features the works of Shakespeare all the popular stories and sonnets appear in here . As always the line art is absolutely incredible,, the images are double sided, the paper is lovley in these books and quite thick but I would recommend being careful with your mediums , I used a couple of glitter gel pens as highlights on a page and although it didn't completely bleed through you could see a slight image on the other side so markers will definitely go straight through , but this by no takes away from the beauty of this series of books , I just want my review to be as honest as I can make it . X

Beautiful little book. All kinds of different images themed around Shakespeare's sonnets and plays on good quality cream coloured paper. It's the perfect size for slipping in your bag and carrying with you. I've completed a couple of pages in pencil and the paper took the colour well. My new favourite!

Somewhat smaller than I expected but the pages are full of wonderful drawings to colour in. It's well laid out and it's printed on good quality paper. Except that it wd have been better for colouring in if it was printed on white paper not cream.

I bought this on a whim because it was the anniversary of Shakespeare's death and I'm so glad that I did! It's such a fun little book, with lovely, intricate designs. I already had Escape to Wonderland, and I was glad to see that this one also has quotes throughout the pages, which I think is a really nice touch. The book is smaller than an average colouring book, but don't let that put you off! The artwork is really interesting and the paper quality good. I think it's a wonderful little book, and well worth buying!

Lovely book some great pictures to colour, some more intricate than others. Good paper quality, I have used pens and no bleed through. I was so happy with this book I bought the other books in the series

There is a series of these books and i’m hoping to get all of them, they are only small but the quality of art work is beautiful and unique, the pictures are different and cover both sizes of the book so would recommend colouring pencils. Because of there size would be good to travel with, paper quality is good.

Really lovely artwork, plenty to colour. Love the little snippets of Shakepeare quotes throughout the book. Nice size book easy to pop in a suitcase or rucksack. Would make a lovely gift.

This is another great book in the “Escape” series by Good Wives and Warriors. It is the same size as the first two (at approximately 7.5 x 7.25 inches) and is loaded with designs which art both detailed and intricate. The designs are based primarily on William Shakespeare's plays though there is a nod to one of his sonnets as well as his portrait, birthplace and the Globe Theatre. The designs are a wide range including dragons, sailing ships tossed on the waves, Ophelia in her watery grave, fairies, mermaids, witches cauldrons, maps of constellations and much more. The plays and sonnet which are included in the book are as follows: As You Like It Romeo and Juliet The Tempest (which is one of my favorite of his plays) Hamlet The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream The Comedy of Errors Macbeth Anthony and Cleopatra Sonnet 18 (“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”) Richard III King Lear Julius Caesar Twelfth Night Cymbeline All's Well That Ends Well The main focus are on the plays from Romeo and Juliet through Macbeth while the others have few designs, in some cases only one. The designs are appropriate for the time without modern anachronisms. Because of the size of the book, many of the design elements will take a well sharpened pencil or a small nib pen in order to stay within the lines. I studied Shakespeare quite extensively in school and I am very pleased to have this coloring book based on his works. I think it is a nice presentation. There are plays I might have liked to have seen represented but I believe that the ones included are those which most people most readily associate with the Bard. The attached cover of the book is well made and has gold foil, as well as black and purple. You can color the remainder of the cover (front and back) if you wish. The inside of the cover has fold-outs (front and back) and a white on purple line print which you can also color. The rest of the pages (including title and intro) are designs, so you can literally color this book on every page, if you choose to do so. The binding is sewn rather than glued, so removing pages will require a few snips of threads every few pages. I prefer to leave my together as it tells a whole story as it is but coloring into the binding takes some manipulation of the book. 96 pages of Imaginative Designs based on works by William Shakespeare and his world. Designs are printed on both sides of the cream colored paper Paper is heavyweight, cream colored, slightly rough and non-perforated 26 Designs are printed across two pages Sewn Binding Some design merge into the binding area Alcohol-based markers bleed through this paper Water-based markers left indistinct shadows on the back of the page but did not bleed through. Gel pens and India ink pens did not bleed through. Colored pencils work well with this paper – both oil based and water based. I was able to layer and blend well and get a nice deep color with both types of pencils. Hard lead pencils did not dent through the paper.

Every page has a very beautiful illustration and coloring it is very relaxing. The illustrations are famous scenes from Shakespeare's books and there is a quote on every page too.

El libro de Alice in Wonderland es muy bonito, ¡pero este lo supera con creces! Es muy bonito, con una calidad excepcional, tanto en la tapa (con detalles en dorado) como en el interior: unos dibujos maravillosos, muy elaborados, acompañados como pasaba en el libro de Alicia de textos perfectamente reconocibles, a poco inglés que uno sepa. Los dibujos están agrupados por obras. Hay varias páginas dedicadas o Romeo y Juieta, Varias a La Tempestad, también las de El Mercader de Venecia y las de El Sueño de Una Noche de Verano son chulisimas, y hay también varias de temática egicia, gracias a Marco Antonio y Cleopatra. Sin olvidar Macbeth, también con varias páginas fantásticas. Después hay 2 o 3 sobre Ricardo III, algún soneto, Julio césar y alguna obra más, pero el grueso del libro son las que cito en primer lugar. Las ilustraciones son fantásticas en todas las páginas, muy elaboradas y diversas. Ideal para disfrutarlo coloreando o para regalar a cualquier a aficionado a Shakespeare (incluso si no le gusta colorear!)

Très jolies illustrations, le papier n'est pas blanc mais beige jauni, ca ne le dérange pas. Possible d'utiliser l'aquarelle si on ne fait pas d'excès d'eau et bien attendre que le papier sèche

Finalmente un soggetto un po' diverso dagli altri per noi che amiamo colorare, in un formato di book molto pratico (se ad esempio si gira per colorare meglio in certi punti) e una qualità di carta decisamente superiore a quella standard degli album in questa fascia di prezzo, per di più in un gradevolissimo color crema chiaro che trovo migliori anche l'effetto finale. Ci sono disegni sia molto particolareggiati e anche su doppia pagina, che altri più semplici e di dimensioni contenute ma non per questo meno belli. Sicuramente consigliato.