Colour Quest Cityscapes: 30 Extreme Colouring Challenges to Complete (Colouring Books) Paperback – October 19, 2017

If you have the right expectations, this book can be a great deal of fun! The idea is that you color in areas according to a color key and reveal an architectural landscape. In addition there is a page of thumbnail coloring guides to the design.This is a very large format coloring book - almost 11 by 15 inches, with the design on single-sided, perforated pages. There are 20 different designs, in a range of complexities, though most are fairly complex.Things to consider if you are thinking of getting this book:--the individual areas to color can be quite small, the size of a match head in some. With the large page size, it will require some sustained effort to finish an image. So if you like quick-to-complete designs, you may find it frustrating. If you like a prolonged coloring project though, this will likely satisfy.--between the small areas to color and the fact that the outlines and color number are printed in a very light gray (so as not to interfere with your finished colored page), you will want to have very good light to work on the designs. You may also want a piece of cardboard underneath to help stabilize the book as you work, if you don't have a desk/table to work on. With the very light gray lines, this is not a coloring book for someone with poor eyesight, problems with eyestrain, or low lighting situations.-- if you really want to get fairly close to the colors in the color keys, you'll need many more than just primary colors, or patience with mixing,Some of the designs are very geometric and pattern-like - almost like a quilt, and others more realistic but still stylized, like a graphic travel poster A nice selection of buildings from around the world.CONTENTS:Shanghai skyline, ChinaDubai skyline, United Arab EmiratesTokyo skyline, JapanThe Great Mosque of Djenne, Djenne, MaliChrist the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSeattle skyline, WA, USAHallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik, IcelandThe Louvre, Paris, FranceThe Taj Mahal, Agra, IndiaThe Colosseum, Rome, ItalyRialto Bridge, Venice, ItalyThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, TurkeyWestminster Palace, London, United KingdomKinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, JapanCologne Cathedral, Cologne, GermanyThe Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, RussiaAzadi Tower, Tehran, IranEiffel Tower, Paris, FranceMarket Square, Wroclaw, PolandSalzburg, AustriaCopenhagen seafront, DenmarkMilan Central Train Station, Milan, ItalyBrandenburg Gate, Berlin, GermanyTyn Church, Prague, Czech RepublicSydney skyline, AustraliaBurano island, ItalyNew York skyline, NY, USAThe Chrysler Building, New York, NY, USANdelbele painted houses, South AfricaSt. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia

Editing my review to add that after I have actually gotten going with this book series, I am now in LOVE with the more mosaic-looking pictures in this book. It is nice to have something different, with every other page being a mosaic or a series of hexagons. The mosaic pictures look SO cool done - almost professional. The hexagons and others are cool because you don’t see the finished product until the end. Although some of the mosaic-y spaces are so small that it is hard to get a pencil tip in there, I still enjoy the challenge. It would be great for a coloring book full of mosaics! I hope the author continues this series - it is so wonderful!!

My favorite series of color by number books. Half are repeating shapes of which one is triangles and the others divided between squares and hexagon. The other half are 'mosaic' types. I much prefer to use Prismacolor and Holbein pencils which require less hand pressure. The buildings in the mosaic pictures have fiendishly tiny details so I had to choose from firmer pencils such as Marco Raffine, Marco Renoir, Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor, Caran d'ashe which limit how much time I can spend coloring each day. Printed on one side on heavy paper, perforated for easy removal; I pull each one out and work on an 11 x 15 clipboard.I had preordered this and it arrived by August 1, and 3 months later I have a few half done and 5 still waiting. I saved my favorites. The only 'dud' is the Eiffel tower; with its hideous red-white-blue sky I can't bring myself to color it. Yet I'm sad to be nearing the end of this book and wondering how long until the next one. I wish they would publish a new one every 6 months!

The pictures in this book are beautiful. I initially thought 30 pictures was too little and was concerned I would go through them quickly but the level of detail that you have to color in is quite high and this will take a good amount of time to work through.About half of the pictures are made up of small hexagons or squares and the other half are made of different shapes, including very tiny spaces to fill in. Definitely need markers with fine tips or gel pens if you're not using colored pencils. I thought the quality of the paper was good and each picture is printed on only one side so you don't have to worry about bleed through. I used Crayola Supertips and you can barely see any bleed through in the back.The pages are also perforated so I can easily remove each page as I'm working on it. Makes it much easier to color in the fine details.

I’ve been buying this color book along with Color Quest and Color Quest Animals for 2 years now. Haha have at least 15 of each. I’m obsessed. Each page in these books is A+ and keeps your engaged and busy for hours. I always look forward to getting back to my coloring page every evening. Paper is of great quality with the right quality markers. I primarily use sharpie fine points or Copics or even Bic intensity fine points. They work GREAT! Colored pencils too! I’ve not experienced with gel pens or other mediums but I do love using markers most! Love these coloring books!