Street Art Doodle Book Outside the Lines Book Review by ChristineMM

Title: Street Art Doodle Book: Outside the Lines
Author: (75 street artist’s work) compiled by Dave the Chimp

Publication: Laurence King Publishing, 2010

ISBN: 978-1-85779-682-1


My Star Rating: 5 Stars out of 5 = I Love It

Summary Statement: Fun Coloring Book by 75 Graffiti Artists; Almost G-Rated



This is a unique coloring book featuring art by 75 graffiti artists (street artists) from around the world marketed to children (and will be of interest to some teens and adults). The book is designed to allow both coloring inside and outside the lines. Some pages are mostly coloring inside the lines and others have plenty of white space to add onto. Some pages have text to encourage us to color outside the lines.



In the introduction Dave the Chimp speaks directly to children encouraging them to color this book, color outside the lines, and copy these in drawings of their own. (This is how I know the book was intended for use by children.)



The art styles vary greatly. Some ways I can describe the art in this book are:



Whimsical

Silly

Cute

Fun

Imaginative

Simple

Complex

Detailed

Futuristic

Retro

Asian-inspired

Child-like

Adult-minded





A few are subversive and creepy.



The things features in this book run the gamut from doodles to animals to people to monsters and robots to cartoons and fantasy worlds.

What Age is This Book For?

What removes the G-Rating of this book is the one two-page spread features two Japanese Geishas topless with street art style tattoos all over their torsos with breasts exposed, each with one clear nipple (pages 212-213). I realize that art often contains nudity and don’t have a problem with that issue personally but am mentioning this for parents of young kids who may wonder what age this book is appropriate for: you make the judgment call if this is appropriate for your family.



In any event teens and adults interested in street art who like to do more ‘adult’ type coloring books will love STREET ART DOODLE BOOK.

The level of detail requiring developed fine motor skills to color in well will prohibit this from being used with precision by preschool aged kids and honestly the detailed pages are for upper middle school aged kids, teens and adults.

I know some adult artists like to color in detailed coloring books for a creative break sometimes so if you love street art and enjoy doing that this book is perfect for you.

There is such a wide variety of art to color in over 250 pages that graffiti art lovers will find something to ignite their creative spark.





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