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The artwork in these coloring books is awesome, I loved this so much that I bought the actual book when it came out so that I could color these during my downtime. And then I bought it again!

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Beautiful coloring book. Very unique which pulls it out into its own category. Love the details & the subject matter.

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Another beautiful volume of coloring pages! The illustrations are breathtaking! These are the kinds of coloring pages that you want to frame on your wall.

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Go out and buy this one too, buy it at the same time as the first one and colour until your heart is content.

I just really, really love the illustrations and want it to colour in now.

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This is an awesome series and I recommend adding all of them to your steampunk graphic novel section.

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I like this colouring book, it provides a lot of avenues and scope to make very beautifully and colourful pictures.
I enjoyed the first one and this one meets the same standard. I think it wold suit teenagers and adults alike, great deciding which to do first.

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I am not choosing to review this title at this time. Thank you for allowing me to review it.

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The illustrations are amazing. I can not wait til it’s published so that I can take some real coloring tools to the images. My favorite illustrations have to be the up close character sketches.

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A lovely second collection of art to color from the Lady Mechanism graphic novels. I will be showing this to my coloring group to see if there is interest to purchase. This had intrigued me enough to search out the graphic novels.

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I loved the first book and thus one came in a close second. The first book had clean, solid lines superb for colonists of all levels. This volume seemed more suitable for digital colonists or those of a more advanced level. The line work was more complicated and a bit more suggested in areas versus fully defined edges. Still an excellent book but worth noting I didn't find it suitable for beginners.

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Gorgeous art, and fun to colour. Just a beautifully designed book.

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“For ladies and gentlemen of all ages.” Nice.
Mechanika is one of the loveliest graphic novels ever drawn, so it’s no surprise the first attempt to franchise it is coloring books of the “Beautiful Victorian heroine.” Sounds like a perfect description.
These appear to be originals rather than taken from the graphic novels, as the first drawing is of an underwater scene not previously shown. (Even in the iron swimsuit she’s curvy and hot.) In most shots she’s holding a revolver in a Charlie’s Angels pose. On the other hand, the gorgeous redhead baddie from the first story makes an appearance, as well as others, so there’s that.
In the second volume the famous jeweled bird makes an appearance, as well as the infamous jetpack, and her costumes become even more outlandish, befitting every kind of climate on Earth. But the best drawings are the ones where she’s being Action Girl rather than just standing there posing. One of the drawings has her in a small skirt, stockings, and a cape; can’t help but wonder if her lower legs were included she’d be in knee-high boots, because it had a distinct 60s vibe.
It’s intriguing looking at these pencil drawings and imagining how they’re gonna turn out.
“Liked the artwork? You’ll love the stories!” Which is no doubt what this is about, right? Getting more people to read the graphics.

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Bored with colouring flowers and animals, or celtic knots? Chose this book for a great selection of complex colouring in true steampunk style. What could be better than this...? There's more than one book and they're both great! For teenagers and adults alike.

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A great selection of action scenes and characters designs from the second volume!

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This is a pretty nice coloring book but I definitely don't like it as much as the first one. Mostly because every single page in this one comes directly from the comics, where the first one had a few original pages as well. Also some of the pages in this I feel are way too intricate to be colored unless you are just super detail oriented or have a TON of time. Still there are some very nice pages in here, mostly the ones taken from the issue covers.

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This will seem a bit of a cop out but I am pasting my review for the first coloring book here and adding any additional comments in brackets [].

In this Lady Mechanika Steampunk Coloring Book [Volume 2] the images are wonderful and offer a variety of coloring experiences. The pictures are not shaded, or at least very seldom and very little, so you can color as you choose and make your own emphases. [There seems to me to be a little more shading in this volume but still not like some books that limit how you might want to emphasize something, so it is still a positive point.]

I got an ebook for review purposes and, unfortunately, I can't actually print one or two out to color and show. However, one of the features I particularly like is the variation of intricacy between pictures. There are times I want to color something detailed and intricate and give it a fair amount of thought before I start. Then there are times I just want to color and, for lack of a better term, zone out. This book offers pictures that cater to both of those moods. I imagine that would also make this an ideal book for someone just getting into coloring and might want to do some intricate pictures but wants to start with some basic straightforward yet beautiful designs. This book offers that opportunity. [I haven't actually compared this volume to the first but I think this volume may have a slightly higher level of intricacy. But there are still several pictures that keep background and extreme detail to a minimum so the point here still holds as well.]

I am currently unemployed so it may be a while before I can buy the book, thus my disappointment with the review copy not having any pages available to print, but if you enjoy coloring and especially if you're familiar with the Lady Mechanika series, this will be money well spent. [I would venture to say that I might have a slight preference for this volume because there is a little more detail without being intimidating.]

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.

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Someone read my thoughts and made them happen. #ladymechanika #adultcolouringbooks This is so helpful for planning cosplay costumes.

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