So I have already shared a piece from this book; which also goes over the application and paper type. you can find that here if you would like more information.
This piece is rather detailed; it did take me around a month to finish but primarily that's because I had hardly any time to spare for it. For two weeks I didn't even touch it. Someone who had the time each day would easily complete it in a few days.
I really enjoyed the style of this one; I do find I am leaning heavily towards the geometric stylised pieces and Arabesque-types. Maybe it's my inner control freak loving the conformity and safety/repetitiveness of them. No surprises with these ones :P
I also like the palette I picked, all those warm tones with a hint of bold cool. It's definitely one of my more favourite pieces. About halfway through I did lag a little, just because it is of course a little intricate.
If you look closely at the small floral pieces (the ones with the purple-pink outer petals) towards the top left - you can see that the little brown petal-spokes stick out. This part I noticed was supposed to be hidden under the rest of the design, but for one angular row through this piece they were over the top, not bottom. I found that a bit irritating. I'll pop a picture below:
So it's not a huge deal; but is noticeable especially when you have a repetitive layout like this. So what has been seen, cannot be unseen.
For this piece I used Staedtler Triplus 0.3mm Fineliners that we see I use most frequently. I have got a brand new addition of a big set of the Stabilo Point 88 0.4mm Fineliners (I LOVE back-to-school packs!) but I haven't started using them just yet. I was thinking of doing a comparison post, but frankly it's pretty obvious that even though not all the colours match (only 2 or 3 do) ultimately you don't need both unless you're like me and have to have all the things.
I am really loving this book quite a a lot; but I have noticed the more often I flick through it the more hastily it seems thrown together. There's some lovely geometric, arabesque-stylised and transitional floral pieces but the other half it the sort of girlish-cheap floral pieces you find on wrapping paper in the $2 store. The big bold round flowers you associated with young girls bedsheets from the 2000's.
I'll be putting up a few more tabs shortly, one to catalog my swatches for cosmetics, and another to keep a one-picture overview of each colouring piece I complete along with links. So in future you can check there, and you'll see what I mean re: girl's quilt cover styles.
The Pattern & Design Vol 1 basics:
Available: Yes
Price: $20+ AUD
Size: A slim paperback - 106 pages at 212mm x 274mm x 10mm, weighing 280g
Paper: Thin and smooth, slight bleeding, high saturation, colour goes through to following side but designs are only one-per-page.
Would I recommend it? Absolutely.
Thank you for reading!
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