Querkles: Masterpieces

Did I mention that I love this? Well let me tell you I LOVE this. I color for therapeutic and relaxation as well as pain control ( I am teaching my brain to think about the colors and designs etc and not pain) and entertainment . This is similar to coloring a puzzle or a hidden picture. Ive told everyone about this book. I've taken it with me when I had to go to appointments... everyone was so fascinated with this concept. I think I could have sold many, very many of this book in fact! Everyone was intrigued, so I told them go to Amazon and you can get one. (Especially those that feel they are too old to color.) Really ... your never too old to color. They felt this book would be great because it's kinda like a puzzle! Say what you need to justify purchasing this awesome book. I happily tell everyone that coloring has been great for me! YOU have to buy this book. Even if it's your first adult coloring book or your twentieth book I also own the others and plan on reordering ALL of them even if I know the picture already, I can use different colors right? Please design more more more of these. I promise I will buy them!!! My family is positive I've become obsessed with these books. Well I might be just a little bit haha. It was hard (not really) to tell a family member NO you can not color a picture in my book... get your own. I'm sure you can guess I own a few, well many adult coloring books and can give you the facts on paper and bleed through. The paper is great not thin like it just came from your printer. The pages remove easily if you want to hang your picture on the fridge! Or frame! Some mediums will bleed through for example....markers,(just place a piece of paper behind while coloring) gel pens are great I didn't have any issues with them, I also have used colored pencils. I promise you will love this QUERKLES BOOK. We all need Querkles in our life to enjoy. Go ahead and order this you won't be sorry!!

I was dubious on whether this would be fun but it really is. You pick 5 colors ranging from darkest to lightest with the lightest being number 5 and the darkest being number 1. Color them from lightest to darkest so you can fix you mistakes with darker colors later. I wanted sepia tones for this particular book and wanted bold, even colors so I used markers. I generally like doing this while watching tv shows and it's easy enough to split attention between the two as you just color layer by layer according to number. I use a 13 x 19" coloring book board I got off Amazon which makes it even easier to do in my lap. I like that the pages are perforated too to make it easier to color instead of messing around with keeping a book open. Worth the money and I'll be getting more of the books later on. I just hope he keeps making more of these!

I got this for my birthday and I am loving it! I love adult Connect the Dot books with hundreds and even over a thousand dots. And I love sketching it in and filling in the pictures. I've never liked Color By Numbers before, but this is different. This feels like an artistic endeavor and it feels like good practice for getting better at shading and playing around with color combinations. I did one with just highlighters at my desk when I had a few minutes. And then I did one with a pen trying out cross hatching shading techniques. I love discovering and recognizing the work of art I'm creating! The circles overlap and create lots of different sections. Each section has a number,1 - 5, and the number is printed darker for the darker sections and lighter on the lighter sections so it doesn't interfere with the overall picture. I'm used to higher numbers being darker (like for pencils) but on here 1 is the darkest. It is very puzzle like because of all the tiny sections and keeping track of the level of shading/color to be used for which number. I'm getting a second one I like it so much!

I bought this book at the recommendation of one of my fellow colorists in a group for adult coloring books enthusiasts in Facebook, and it is just WONDERFUL! It is a twist on coloring by number - you pick your own colors, numbered 1 through 5, with 1 being the darkest, then increasingly lighter for 2, 3, 4, and 5. You can't tell what the picture is going to be unless you look in the back of the book - you just see a bunch of different-sized circles with numbers 1 through 5 in some of the circles and intersections among the circles, and the picture appears as you do the coloring! I have tried using realistic colors and they are fine but I think I am getting to like using colors that look well together, whether or not they are colors used in the actual art painting. And it is just GREAT that this is an oversized book, 13.8" x 9.8" to show off your masterpiece! I, myself, like using Bic and Sharpie markers, using both the fine tips (to fill larger spaces) and same color ultra fine tips (for the smaller spaces). I like them because they are nice rich, colors, and they fill medium to larger areas easier and more smoothly than gel pens or water-based markers. You do have to watch for feathering - the paper is a good quality and the Sharpies and Bic markers don't feather as readily as on less quality paper. But if you pause, you do get blotches and some light feathering, so you need to move along as you are coloring. I, myself, like to draw around the shape of the numbered circles and intersections, and then color them in keeping to the curve of each circle. The Sharpie and Bic markers fill in even large areas very well, but you can also faintly see the shapes of the circles underneath. I think this adds to the finished look which includes the colored numbered circles as well as some circles purposely left blank. It's amazing what a realistic image you get that clearly looks like the work of art, such as the Mona Lisa, pictured on the cover. Enjoy! This is a GREAT book to color!

I purchased this book because I love to color with Bic Markits and Sharpie felt pens in adult coloring books. This format is different in the way the picture is formed. I have used inexpensive colored pencils, the aforementioned pens, and Crayon pens. None of these have proved to be successful or fun to use with this type of format. There are teeny tiny spaces to fill in and huge spaces to fill in. The Bics and Sharpie fine points are just too small for the larger spaces. The pencils would probably work better if they were the $100 type, but I can't afford those. The Crayon felt pens leave blotches of color and are not good for tight spaces at all. Therefore, I am shelving this book until I can find a medium to use that I like. I really like the book and the concept. It is different and creative. It is nothing like the other adult coloring books that I own. Also, you only use 5 colors for each page ranging in color from dark to light per instructions in the booklet.

This book is large, the pages are perforated for easy removal and good quality. I have been using gel pens and the color does not bleed to the back of the page. The instructions are clear and the pictures are fun to uncover as you color. At first I was a bit skeptical as the numbers are a little small. In fact, I would say that the size of the numbers is the weakest part of this product. This is however necessary to add detail and depth. I wouldn't recommend this for someone who has trouble with very small print. My sister thought all the bubbles were a bit dizzying. So again, not for everyone. For me, the size of the numbers was not a problem. I've been having a wonderful time coloring these in. Some are obvious what they are, others are more of a mystery. I enjoy it.

I bought this used in very good condition and I am so happy with it! I love Querkles coloring, and I can't wait to get started on these pictures!

I have been coloring for a little while now and I stumbled upon this book and I love it. It's different compared to your regular color by number. You choose Your Colors 1 through 5 dark to light and off you go. Once I started on my first picture I found that I couldn't stop. :) Two things I chose to do different were when the picture is completed there are some areas that are white and uncolored. For example, the Van Gogh I did I chose to color in his face with a much lighter color to make it look more complete. Also I like to do just a little shading once it's done to make it look more detailed

Very engaging. Would recommend 10/10

Querkles can seem intricate and daunting at first glance, but are very calming and relaxing. Unlike the traditional colour by number, the image is cleverly disguised and, when finished, really stands out when viewed at a distance. The book is large, but the pages are perforated for easy removal. The paper is strong and I didn't experience any bleed. Overall, an excellent, addictive puzzle and I hope to see many more of them.

No he recibido el producto y se suponía que lo recibiría hace un mes.

Il pacco è arrivato con Prime già il giorno seguente l’ordine. Volevo proporlo ai miei studenti ma con le linee il procedimento è molto difficile e lungo ... comunque, la carta è abbastanza spessa ed in formato A3. Sono molto contenta dell’acquisto.

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