Creative Haven Christmas Color by Number (Adult Coloring Books: Christmas)

I have colored my fair share of flowers and butterflies already and was looking for a coloring book with more intricate pictures/ scenes. I bought this after seeing reviews and pictures and I absolutely love it.I like all the pictures in this book and that never happens. There are plenty of pictures so this will last awhile. I don't see any mistakes. Pictures are outlined nicely. One picture per page - blank on the back. The pictures are definitely intricate/detailed. I'll be coloring for a good 5 hours and only finish half a picture.The intricacies also mean I can't see all the tiny gray numbers. I'm 45 and my reading glasses didn't help so I hold a magnifying glass with a light in my left hand while I color with my right. It helps me see the numbers and many of the tiny, detailed areas I'm coloring.These are minor issues but noteworthy:1.) Sometimes you will see portions of a picture without numbers. Check the picture reference index to verify color(s). Sometimes it's correct (it's snow and meant to be left uncolored), other times it's a mistake.2.) On occasion, the numbers are cut off or even indistinguishable (15 vs.16, 16 vs. 18) - at least for these eyes - but again check the picture index.3.) Sometimes the wrong numbers are used which you may or may not realize before coloring. For example, I'll be coloring a pink bow and see the other half is numbered green, but the picture index shows the whole bow is pink. You kind of pick up on these things as you go along.4.) I don't get what 0 means on the color chart. I think 0 means shaded and based on the picture index maybe you're to use darker shades of color but I'm not certain.I've included a pic of the book's color chart.I was using a 24-pack of Crayola colored pencils at first (finished picture is from using Crayola pencils). Crayola 24 colors work well with this book but it doesn't have violet, the purple comes out blue, and it doesn't have different shades of gray but you can improvise (pic of Crayola 24 color chart attached). I upgraded to Prismacolor Scholar pencils but actually prefer using Crayola (I'm now using the 100-pack). I personally don't see any quality difference between using Crayola vs. Prismacolor.The book's chart color names don't match exactly with the pencil colors (Crayola or Prismacolor) except for a few colors. Not really an issue, just an FYI.I don't agree with the review that said the color of objects doesn't make sense. My only issue is sometimes a simple object will be 8 different colors when it could just as easily be one color. But I wanted intricate!I think the paper is nice and sturdy and the pages are perforated. I tried to leave the pages in the book as I colored them but as you keep turning to the color chart the pages in the front start to fold along their perforation line and the book starts to wear and tear. I would love for the color chart to be a flap that folds out so that you don't have to keep turning to the front of the book.Lastly, it's super affordable, most coloring books are more expensive. I highly, highly recommend.

These are turning out so gorgeous! Hung one in my office at work! They have so many details and it keeps me busy for hours!

I love this book! I have about 3 different creative haven books and this only is my fav. I love Christmas so every single page gets me excited to start. Yes there are some numbers missing but once you get into it, you figure it and you get better and better. Also, you eventually realize that you can exchange the colors to something you like better. You’ll begin to experiment and let your mind just go.

It is a great adult coloring book. I love that it comes with tiny colored pictures so I know how it's suppose to turn out. BUT there are a few flaws. ONE: 0 = shade does not mean darker all the time. One of the pictures I did, shade meant lighter/highlight. So I had to use the picture index to make sure I was doing the correct "shade". TWO: some of the sections were missing numbers that needed color. THREE: one of the pictures I did had a section that wanted two different colors. The picture index became very handy in choosing a similar color. OVERALL a good product. It is a good for passing the time during the holiday season.

i have most of mr toufexis' books ^.^ they are my favorite to color in. this christmas book is great. there is a huge variety of pictures to color. i like to do them with watercolors. never had any issues with the paper. sometimes you come across a missing or wrong number, but it's not anything that would keep me from enjoying the books or buying more.

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Disappointing that collection of well drawn pictures doesn't include a Nativity scene. That IS what Christmas is about. Lots of nice pictures to color with an introduction to different coloring techniques. The numbers are light making them a bit of a challenge.The pictures are intricate and very pretty. I wear glasses yet need to use a magnifier to discern some of the numbers as they are very small. Overall this book is just okay.

I've been wanting to try color by number and this one looked perfect. I really do like all of the images and will need to start sorting my colors.

This book has quite a few good pictures. I don't always like the authors choice of colors though so I change them (the santa was blue so made him red). My partner saw me coloring and asked to color one too. I use a magnifying glass to see the numbers, but I'm glad they are small like that, so that they don't show on the finished result.

The media could not be loaded. Magnifiques illustrationsLes avantages : - feuilles détachages - impression au recto - solutions couleurs - minutieuxLes inconvénients : - papier fin - des erreurs de njmeros - des oubliés de numeros - tjs les mêmes couleursJ’aime beaucoup les livres de coloriages de créative heaven (je ne prends que ceux avec numeros par contre) car les coloriages sont fin et les feuilles détachables et ça c’est super pratique !De même que le fait que les coloriages soient sur le recto uniquement, me permettant de colorier aux feutres alcool aussi ! (Coloriage avec le genre de mage, le sapin en ville c’est avec des feutres classiques à base d’eau)Comporte hélas quelques erreurs comme l’oublie de numeros (donc faut regarder la solution, heuresement qu’elle y ait car chez certain éditeur elle n’y est pas) ou carrément le mauvais numéro mais heureusement c’est rare 😅J’ai énormément de livre de chez eux et j’apprécie toujours autant !Pas excessif en prix, de beaux dessins, facil à utiliser, beaucoup de coloriage.

A pleasure to color, different scenes and good paper.

Das Buch enthält viele tolle Motive. Zu bedenken ist, dass es viele amerikanische Motive sind, was mich überhaupt nicht stört. Die Zahlen sind klein und hellgrau, so dass sie sich gut übermalen lassen, vor allem mit Buntstiften.Der Versand lag auch innerhalb der angegeben Zeit.Kann also gerne gekauft werden.

Beautiful pictures! Delighted with this colouring book, I love the creative haven colouring books I have quite a collection of them now and I love each and every one of them, they not only have stunning pictures and have loads of detail and are a pleasure to colour but each page is perforated so they can be easily taken out and displayed!!! Fantastic!!!!!