Brain Games - Pixel Pictures: 104 Pictures to Color by Squares

i love these, they help reduce my screen time !

My sister has ahlzheimer’s and she really enjoyed coloring in this book not knowing what the final picture would be.

This book is a mixed bag. I’ll list the pros and cons so you can decide for yourself:Pros:+Lots of nice pictures+Reference “answer key” in the back of completed pics+Nice book size (not too small, not too big)+Nice pixel size (I didn’t find them too small)+Spiral binding is good quality & handyCons:-I am normally great at distinguishing like colors, but since this book relies on a lot of shading, it can get insane! Even with 108 Tombows I had trouble figuring out some. See the example with 10 very close shades of light/gray blue!!!-No color key either, so it’s not like if you figure it out for one pic you can use that to help with another-All this means you may spend 10x more time figuring out the colors than you will coloring it-Paper is THIN. Like, even thinner than CreateSpace! So pretty much everything will shadow or bleed to the other side (see pics)-Double-sided pics mean if you don’t use something like light pencil you may not be able to color both sides-Cover is SUPER thin, not much thicker than the paper, and mine came already ripped-Color key uses LETTERS, not numbers: for me, it’s a lot easier to confuse since I’m mildly dyslexic, than numbers are, so I definitely made some mistakesFinal Thoughts: Once I figure out the colors, I really had a blast coloring the pics. But with so many similar shades and no consistency between pics, it makes for a frustrating experience. You NEED to have a large set of pens/markers/pencils— I would suggest a MINIMUM of 72, and 100+ would be better.I have a chronic illness so colored pencils aren’t always an option; markers use a lot less force and are less painful for me to use. So I was very disappointed that I couldn’t use the markers I had wanted to, and even the tombows with a light touch shadowed/bled.I understand the book is inexpensive and all, but it may prove too difficult/stressful for those who like color by number precisely BECAUSE it’s relaxing and easy.I’ll definitely keep the book and color other pics, but I’m not sure if I’ll buy others from this company.

This book is surprisingly sturdy given that it’s just an activity book, and it has many coloring pages to last you quite a while. However, the book requires you to have some very odd colors. For example, the first puzzle required some strange and specific shade of a crossover between pale green and dark yellow. So unless you have a collection of the strangest colors imaginable I wouldn’t recommend it.

Bought for my cousin, adults version of paint by number and more detailed, it’s a good sit down after a long day type of mind rest project or a dreary Sunday

I don't dislike this product at all this is my first time trying this out I've been doing it on my phone I've been wanting to do this for a long time but not find any until now I love doing pixel pictures I have games on my phone

I was excited to see a color by number in spiral form to be easier to color with. When I got this book I was disappointed. The squares are way too small, making the triangle half squares way smaller. You would have to use a sharp pencil everytime you see a triangle. Also I don’t like how they’re double sided. The last thing that was a deal breaker. The color key is horrible!!! Each picture has a different color key! The letter “A” color for one picture is different for the next. Plus how would you match a color based on the picture. I wish it was consistent on colors and e letters with all the pictures.I will stick to my Mindware color by numbers. Those I highly recommend if you’re looking for a color by number.

Definitely not a book for older adults if you have trouble seeing. These squares are small and some squares have 2 colors in 1 square. Would also need sharp pointed pens for coloring as well. I like the binder for turning pages easily just wish the pages and squares were bigger.