Lost Ocean: 36 Postcards to Color and Send by Johanna Basford (2016-05-31)

These cards are made of nice, thick paper so the markers don't bleed through (even Sharpies!), and there is a nice assortment of images and designs. Some are VERY detailed - not sure that my eye sight is up for that! :) But there are lots of other options. Very nice selection, highly recommend!

I am so impressed with this set of postcards - the art/illustrations are so beautifully done - very unique, imaginative and whimsical. I got these as a gift for my mom because she loves to color and create cards to send to others - the art on these reminded me of illustrations from children's books she would read to us as kids and also her own artistic style, I'm excited to see what she thinks, but I know she will love them!I'm excited to get the other postcards and books with different themes created by this artist!

These are heavy, stiff postcards using a number of the designs from the "Lost Ocean" coloring book......but even smaller! Have a good pencil sharpener, and use it often!I do love that these are smaller, stand-alone designs. Some are all-over that extend to the edges of the cards, but many are a single motif centered, and leaving room for an impressionistic background.Given the smaller sizes, too, I am less tempted to get crazy obsessive with individual cells, and shading and blending.I am having fun with these!

Looooove these postcards! The lines and spaces to color are a lot more thin than the regular sized coloring book, but that's to be expected. It was still do-able with a sharpened color pencil or, I used a .3mm tipped Staedtler pen, and it worked great. Love the art work and the post cards are good quality. Only complaint is that they're a little bit smaller than an average postcard which makes it tough to write a lot on the back... but I love the quality and pictures enough to buy this again for sure!

I got these to send to my grandchildren. They are out of heavy cardstock and are a great size. The pictures on the front are small - but perfect for older kids to color. And the younger ones like them too - simply because there is not just a card to read, there is an activity to do.

I do Postcrossing, which means that I need sturdy postcards to send internationally. While these do an excellent job at that, you need very fine-tip markers, sharp colored pencils, or gel pens to color these nicely.

This is a beautiful set of cards, and can be given as a gift too to anyone who enjoys coloring. Recipients of any of these postcards are sure to enjoy them more than a bought one because you actually have to spend time to color them.Gel pens work well for coloring, but I also have a friend that uses thin felt tip markers and says they work well as well. Just get someone you can draw thin lines with because some of the lines you'll have to color are very small.

These are great! Me and bf much prefer these smaller pages over full sheets sometimes, as they can be removed from book easily making them portable and easy to handle. Plus, they don't take as long as full page so great for a quick color session. Very nice designs and pictures.