The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book
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The Original Ruby Charm Colors handmade spiral-bound Artist Edition coloring book

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Artist's Edition Book

Each of the 22 original illustrations in this book are printed on high-quality, 65 lb white, acid and lignen-free card stock (one side only). Additionally, three illustrations are printed on tinted (greys and tan) card stock (one side only). There are a total of 25 coloring pages and an introductory page signed by the artist.

BONUS: Also included is a thick, removable plastic protection sheet you can place behind the pages you are coloring and use in other books if you like.

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I created this Artist's Edition book especially for people who are enthusiastic about coloring and enjoy using anything from colored pencils to markers and some watercolors. It is filled with fanciful birds, flowers, insects, fish and animals as well as Ruby Charm (the muse for the Ruby Charm project) herself. Scroll through the pictures in the listing to see all the designs.

THE BOOK - FROM THE ARTIST

This coloring book, handmade in my studio, contains 22 illustrations printed on 65 lb acid and lignen-free card stock, and an additional three illustrations are printed on tinted tinted (greys and tan) card stock card stock (25 black and white illustrations total). Each illustration was hand-drawn and then digitized for printing (and for digital coloring page downloads).

There is no clip-art or "canned" art in this book.

The book is bound together with a full color reproduction of one of my illustrations on the cover, a signed color introduction page, and a sturdy, black, back board. The book measures 8.5” wide by 11” tall (not including the spiral) and is approximately 3/8” thick. Each illustration is approximately 7 1/8” wide and 10 1/4” tall. The spiral coil is intentionally located at the top of the book which makes it more convenient to use while coloring. The pages flip over, the book lies flat while coloring, and the spiral coil does not get in the way for left or right handed colorists.

As a bonus, there is a heavy plastic protection sheet inside the book that can be gently (but firmly) tugged off of the coil. You can use this sheet underneath the page you are coloring to protect the page below should any bleed-through occur—especially when using markers or paints. Better safe than sorry, though the card stock each page is printed on is quite heavy. The tabs of the plastic protective sheet can be gently pressed back onto the coil with the tip of a pen or pencil if you’d like to keep it secured in the book, or the tabs can be trimmed off with scissors so the protection sheet can float freely.

Additionally, because the book is bound with a plastic coil, you are free to carefully snip off the bent edge at the end of the coil so that the book can be deconstructed. Twist the coil out of the holes if you wish so you can work on individual illustrations (or take them out for framing). You can also save the coil and twist it back in again (though your book will no longer be “locked” together). It’s all up to you!

All illustrations in this coloring book were originally sketched in pencil and pen, and then pulled into the ProCreate app on an iPad Pro. I used an Apple pencil to add more details, correct problems, move the elements around until I got them just right, and then create a final clean line design for both print and digital reproduction. Each illustration takes anywhere from 8 to 12 hours to complete … sometimes even longer, and every one of my illustrations are a labor of love.

Many of the illustrations are complex and filled with a lot of small details. A mix of coloring tools is encouraged—don’t be afraid to take your coloring to the next level!

PLEASE respect the time and effort that went into creating these illustrations (all of my art is copyrighted) and do not reproduce the black and white images (except for personal use), or use the images commercially. This coloring book is for your personal enjoyment. Selling any and all items using any of my images in any form is prohibited. Please do not post images from the book online without your coloring them first. If you want to share your colored creations online, PLEASE DO! But please credit @RubyCharmColors (aka Susan Carlson) as the artist of the original illustration in addition to yourself as the colorist. As the artist, I retain all copyright protections, rights, and privileges. Thank you for understanding and for supporting an artist!