Enchanted Magical Forests - Grayscale Coloring Edition (Grayscale Coloring Books by Selina)
Enchanted Magical Forests - Grayscale Coloring Edition (Grayscale Coloring Books by Selina) book cover

Enchanted Magical Forests - Grayscale Coloring Edition (Grayscale Coloring Books by Selina)

Paperback – September 3, 2016

Price
$9.95
Format
Paperback
Pages
107
Publisher
Fairies and Fantasy Pty Ltd
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0994585240
Dimensions
8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches
Weight
9.5 ounces

Description

"The fairytale theme is prevalent throughout all of her work, and is nothing short of stunningly beautiful." Colour with Claire "Selina Fenech's wonderful art is one to collect and color seriously." Amazon Reviewer "Selina Fenech is an incredibly talented artist. Having a coloring book full of her images is such a delight." Amazon Reviewer "Beautiful illustrations and so many of them all detailed so passionately." Amazon Reviewer As an artist, color is a thing of magic in my life. Color creates shapes, forms, and feelings in the artworks I paint. Laying color onto a blank page is when I feel closest to true magic, when I feel happiest and most relaxed, and it's through what I create that I share my love of magic with the world.Through my coloring books I want to share that same magic with you.xa0The artworks in my books are based on my completed paintings, which I have painted over the last ten years as a professional artist. I have created the coloring designs to be intricate and detailed but still fun and accessible. There is something for lovers of meditative detail while simple enough to not be overwhelming for younger colorists.When designing my books I decided to print them with two copies of each design, because I know as an artist there are always so many possibilities! I wanted to give everybody the chance of a do-over with every design, because I also know mistakes can happen, and even the fear of mistakes can hamper creativity. I want you to be able to create without fear! Try a different medium, or a different color scheme. The double pages are also a chance to share the magic with a friend, child, parent, sibling. Because sharing your creativity and joy of color is the best magic of all.

Features & Highlights

  • Explore a new way to color with Selina's GRAYSCALE Coloring Editions.  Be taken away to a beautiful and inspiring world of fairies, unicorns, and dragons as you color in these beautiful, black and white, fantasy forest themed paintings, optimized for coloring. Features fully shaded, black and white versions of finished paintings, ready for color to be added.  Let the original painting's tones and shading guide you to creating your own masterpieces that appear like magic!  Selina Fenech's coloring titles have 1500+ 5-star Amazon Reviews and sold over 100,000 copies. A favorite among the adult coloring community, discover the elegant design, inspiring scenes, and sense of magic that makes Selina Fenech's books so popular. Be calm, be content, and awaken your inner magic. Coloring has become famous for its calming power and benefits for mental and emotional health, in adults and children. Relieve anxiety while you release your inner artist, and amaze yourself with the masterpieces you can create adding color to these magical designs. 25 unique artworks x 2 copies of every artwork. This book includes an extra copy of each of the 25 images, for a total of 50 pages to color in, so you can try different colors or mediums, share with a friend, or have a back-up in case of an oops, so you can have a stress-free experience. Page size is a large 8.5 x 11 inches, 'Letter' size, approx. 22 x 28 cm. Images on one side only, framed within the page, not full bleed. Detail/Skill Level Guide: These images are medium-complex in detail.  Explore the complete 'Fantasy Coloring by Selina' collection to find your next artistic adventure. You'll find a whole world of magic with 20+ coloring books in fantasy themes from mermaids to fairies, dragons to unicorns, goddesses to gothic witches, and the totally cute Faedorables books. Selina Fenech has been a world renown fantasy artist for over fifteen years, and has carefully illustrated these coloring designs herself based on her original fantasy paintings. Enchanted Magical Forests - Grayscale Coloring Edition features the same set of artworks as Selina's more traditional Enchanted Magical Forests Coloring Collection, for those who prefer outline style coloring books. You’ll love spending hours of peace and calm bringing these artworks to life with color. Leave your worries behind, grab your favorite pencils and markers, and escape into a world of magic, relaxation, and the joy of creativity. Buy Now, and experience peace through the childlike wonder and magic of coloring. Scroll to the top of the page and click the Add to Cart button.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Another Wonderful Selina Fenech Grayscale Edt.

Yes, Selina Fenech does NOT disappoint! She has outdone herself in her latest grayscale edition of her fabulous magical coloring books! I am so happy with this one because she has lightened the darker shades a bit so lighter colors can be used. Not to mention the enchantment tone of the overall book is breathtaking!

Ok, the nitty and the gritty!

I really like how she still includes an extra copy of each image, it makes it a little less nerve racking just knowing you have a back up. Or if you are happy with how your picture turned out, you just have an extra to do as you wish with!

Also, I love how each page is single sided and very easy to remove if one is so inclined. The paper quality is pretty much the standard of all coloring books, not artist quality but not super thin, it has a wee bit of tooth to it.
It seems to accept any medium you may want to use, Marker, some water color, pastels, but I find that colored pencil works best, more specifically oil based colored pencil. No matter what medium you chose, I would always place a pice of card stock under for any bleed through. If you are going to leave your pic in the book as you work I would most certainly put card stock underneath so you don't get indentations on the next page.

I just got my book today, so as soon as I get a page finished I will upload so everyone can see a finished pice.

I did NOT receive this book free or for a reduced price. I am just an artist trying to pass on hopefully some helpful information!
61 people found this helpful
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But these coloring books are amazing. When I first looked at the pages

If you are thinking of purchasing the grayscale books, my recommendation is: Go for it! I wasn't sure, being new to adult coloring (although I colored all the time as a child, and revisited coloring in my teens). But these coloring books are amazing. When I first looked at the pages, I thought, "There's no way I can color these pictures; they have shading all over them!" Then I read the instructions in the front of the book. Selina Fenech explains in great detail how to color using these pages. I have one of the biggest sets of Prismacolor pencils, so I have a wide variety of colors to choose from. That is key here, because you'll want each color in at least three variations: light, medium, and dark.If you take your time and color carefully, you will have a masterpiece. My husband made me put one of my pictures up on the fridge! Also, it's teaching me how to shade, contour and shadow. I can't stop coloring!!
15 people found this helpful
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AWESOME BOOK!

This book is just fabulous. I knew it wasn't going to be as easy as it says in the description "just color like normal" and with the grey scale your pictures will look like you are an artist that knows how to do shading....but what it does, it gives you a guide as to where to put your light or dark colors and helps you learn how to shade and how to get your colors to blend. You just need to take your time and try different techniques. I think this book is GREAT, and I'm getting more of her books in grey scale. As a new artists, I think this book has really helped me.
10 people found this helpful
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Absolutely beautiful & relaxing...

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.
9 people found this helpful
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Not for all mediums as written. Water colors are best.

The technique of grayscaling is taking your painting and scanning it into a computer. The computer determains the lights, medium, and dark colors. They then print it out using a thicker viscous ink that leaves dots on the paper. The tecture is like a copper screen. I used prism as which got eaten up very fast and you need gamsol to dissolve the medium. Markers I was very limited in colors and blending is non existence. After viewing the videos all they used was water color. This is the best medium. The book has a duplicate set in case you make a mistake but the last 10 photos are not as they are from other books. If you want to cut out the pages you will need a construction knife to cut off the binder which took about 30 minutes and unless you have help it's difficult to do right. Would love to see her series without the grayscale technique as they are beautifully done.
7 people found this helpful
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Very beautiful, detailed pages.

I got this book as a gift and just finished my first page in it. The pages are all very beautiful, and there are 2 copies of each one in case you mess up, or want to color it differently. I would recommend this book for more advanced colorists. It does still require a lot of color blending and shading even with the grayscale. printing. The pages are also quite detailed. If you would like a book that challenges your skill, this is a great book for that! I am so happy that I received this gift!
6 people found this helpful
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... SELINA FENECH BOOK THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD AWESOME. ALL HER WORK IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU ...

ANOTHER SELINA FENECH BOOK THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD AWESOME. ALL HER WORK IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU CANT HELP BUT FALL IN LOVE WITH EVERY PAGE AND DESIGN. PRINTED IN GREYSCALE THE SHADING IS ALMOST DONE FOR YOU. A GREAT BEGINNERS BOOK TO.
6 people found this helpful
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Five Stars

Beautiful I love this book
6 people found this helpful
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Great pictures!

This book is great! The pictures are beautiful and I can't wait to color them all. My only complaint is that the pages aren't perforated but you can use a utility knife to cut the pages out instead. Overall, I'm very happy with this book and would definitely recommend that you buy it!
4 people found this helpful
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Five Stars

Awesome grayscale coloring book
4 people found this helpful