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Steven Universe Adult Coloring Book Volume 1
Head on down to Beach City and create your own artistic vision through color with the official Steven Universe Coloring Book!
This book includes forty-five black-and-white illustrations by artists including Gale Galligan, Coleman Engle, Aatmaja Pandya, Constanza Yovaniniz, and Rica Diaz! Relive all your favorite moments from the show, from Ruby and Sapphire's first meeting, to Stevonnie's show down with Jasper, to Lars of the Stars--colored however you choose!
This book includes forty-five black-and-white illustrations by artists including Gale Galligan, Coleman Engle, Aatmaja Pandya, Constanza Yovaniniz, and Rica Diaz! Relive all your favorite moments from the show, from Ruby and Sapphire's first meeting, to Stevonnie's show down with Jasper, to Lars of the Stars--colored however you choose!
96 pages, Paperback
Published October 9, 2018
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Cartoon Network
214 books22 followersCartoon Network (CN for short) is an American pay television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.
The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 and primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It operates daily from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. (ET) and primarily aimed at children between the ages of 6 to 11, and targets older teens and adults with mature content during its late night daypart block, Adult Swim, which is treated as a separate entity for promotional purposes and as a separate channel by Nielsen for ratings purposes.
As of January 2016, Cartoon Network is available to approximately 94.0 million pay television households (80.7% of households with television) in the United States.
The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 and primarily broadcasts animated television series, mostly children's programming, ranging from action to animated comedy. It operates daily from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM. (ET) and primarily aimed at children between the ages of 6 to 11, and targets older teens and adults with mature content during its late night daypart block, Adult Swim, which is treated as a separate entity for promotional purposes and as a separate channel by Nielsen for ratings purposes.
As of January 2016, Cartoon Network is available to approximately 94.0 million pay television households (80.7% of households with television) in the United States.
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October 10, 2018
The Steven Universe coloring book is a fun treat for adults who like activity books! I enjoy collecting the kids’ activity books as much as any other, ahem, hardcore adult fan, but it’s definitely true I’m not going to be challenged or particularly amused by some of the offerings. The coloring book is different: The designs are complex enough to allow for any level artist to have something to transform into their own style. And unlike most adult coloring books, most of the pages are not so intricate that it’s all about lines and detail.
The artists credited are Gale Galligan, Aatmaja Pandya, Coni Yovaniniz, and Rica Diaz. Occasionally the images have slightly skewed or off-model proportions, and sometimes the line weights are weird, but overall everybody did a great job. The art for us to color is NOT just a bunch of screenshot redraws; most recall specific moments we’ll all know from the show, but they’re more conceptual than they are calling upon a specific visual.
Each black and white illustration is on the right-hand page, with the left pages bearing a quote from an episode associated with the character(s) pictured on the right.
They don’t go in exact order or follow any specific pattern, but they do progress in an overall order from earlier to later episodes, with “Reunited” being the last episode with an illustration. (The episode numbers quoted are using the airing order, named season and episode number within season.)
For coloring, the paper is actually really well made. When you color with marker ink, your color will most likely show through to the other side, but I noticed almost no actual BLEED (even though I did put a piece of card stock in between to protect the next picture, just in case). It does end up obscuring the quote on the opposite page if you have colored heavily in markers. But I think it was a smart choice to include content that’s relevant without being too upset if your coloring covers it up.
My favorite images are Garnet with an intricate background featuring Cat Steven; Pearl against an intricate rose and strawberry background with a sword; Garnet fighting Jasper; Pearl and Peridot fighting in robots; the Gems, Lion, and Connie drawing Steven; the Shorty Squad featuring Peridot with her alien plush; the cute Smoky Quartz with yo-yo; the scene in the Big Donut referencing “Last One Out of Beach City”; Lars doing Bingo Bongo to Emerald; and the wedding group pic.
The artists credited are Gale Galligan, Aatmaja Pandya, Coni Yovaniniz, and Rica Diaz. Occasionally the images have slightly skewed or off-model proportions, and sometimes the line weights are weird, but overall everybody did a great job. The art for us to color is NOT just a bunch of screenshot redraws; most recall specific moments we’ll all know from the show, but they’re more conceptual than they are calling upon a specific visual.
Each black and white illustration is on the right-hand page, with the left pages bearing a quote from an episode associated with the character(s) pictured on the right.
They don’t go in exact order or follow any specific pattern, but they do progress in an overall order from earlier to later episodes, with “Reunited” being the last episode with an illustration. (The episode numbers quoted are using the airing order, named season and episode number within season.)
For coloring, the paper is actually really well made. When you color with marker ink, your color will most likely show through to the other side, but I noticed almost no actual BLEED (even though I did put a piece of card stock in between to protect the next picture, just in case). It does end up obscuring the quote on the opposite page if you have colored heavily in markers. But I think it was a smart choice to include content that’s relevant without being too upset if your coloring covers it up.
My favorite images are Garnet with an intricate background featuring Cat Steven; Pearl against an intricate rose and strawberry background with a sword; Garnet fighting Jasper; Pearl and Peridot fighting in robots; the Gems, Lion, and Connie drawing Steven; the Shorty Squad featuring Peridot with her alien plush; the cute Smoky Quartz with yo-yo; the scene in the Big Donut referencing “Last One Out of Beach City”; Lars doing Bingo Bongo to Emerald; and the wedding group pic.
October 10, 2018
This book exceeded expectations! You might think it's easy to make a coloring book based on a popular franchise, especially if you can just churn out black and white lineart images from the stock marketing images you've been using all along. But these folks did not do that. They hired four credited artists to draw scenes in the style of the show for adult fans to color, and though they generally invoked certain beloved moments from the show, they also didn't become simple screenshot redraws. They were new art, sometimes straying into concept pieces and other times presenting with really detailed backgrounds. They seem like they'll be a lot of fun to color. Also, there are quotes from the show on the back sides, and it was smart of the creators to put content on the backs of the colorable pages that won't matter much if it's covered up, because markers do come through a little (but don't really seem to get onto the next page even if you're using pretty thick marker ink; I still used a cardboard divider just in case). It's a well made and well conceived book, and I bought two so I could actually color in one while enjoying the black and white lineart as is in another copy.
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