As a lover of both coloring books and National Parks, this was a great book to pick up! I really enjoyed that each section had information about the national park it corresponded to. The artwork was also in very cool designs that had lots of small shapes in them similar to certain tribal art or stained glass. There was good variation between animals and landscape pictures. I think the target audience for this would be teens and up, but any age could certainly enjoy coloring these pictures.

Like a lot of people, I have admired and enjoyed Eric Dowdle’s artwork in other creative forms; specifically, both full and mini sized puzzles. So, naturally, a coloring book of his work was right up my alley! Really enjoyed this ARC and how it permits the reader to engage in their own expression of creativity, while having a frame of reference in the original work… also, really appreciated the little nuggets of info and facts accompanying the different landmarks and locations depicted. Many thanks to the author/artist, NetGalley, and publisher for the opportunity to review this ARC!

I wasn’t familiar with Eric Dowdle’s art, but I like colorful folk art and I love to color, so I was delighted to receive an electronic review copy of this coloring book. This book features iconic imagery of national parks and historic sites from across the United States. I counted 50 line art pages to color, many with the full-color reference art on the facing page so you can see how the artist originally colored the image. I love the artist’s style and enjoyed learning a little bit about the various locations. Some of the images brought back fond memories of places I have visited, and some made me long to travel to new places.

I recommend this book for adults or teens who enjoy coloring, like folk art, and have an interest in travel. The coloring pages are fairly complex and may be challenging if you don’t already have some experience with adult coloring books.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and Walter Foster Publishing for providing me with an eARC through NetGalley. I volunteered to provide an honest review.

National Parks are very popular right now as well as adult coloring. So this combines those two things beautifully. This book has very detailed intricate drawings that can be colored. There is a color representation on one side the drawing to be colored on the other. There is a brief description of the National Park under the colored drawing. There are some cities and historical sites in the book as well. Such as Bar Harbor city and the Statue of Liberty. Not all National Parks are included but most of the popular ones are such as Arches, Glacier, Grand Canyon, and Yellowstone. This would be a great book to have to color while on your way to visit a National Park.

This coloring book gives you not only the sketch of the location but shading guides as well. If you’re someone who does not feel comfortable adding your own shadows and shading, these guide lines will be very helpful. This book is such a fun idea if you’re traveling this summer to the National Park, bring this along!
Thank you for the eARC!

To call this a colouring book, is a misnomer I think. It is a beautiful art book which allows you to try your hand at achieving the artistry and level of detail that Mr Dowdle puts into his remarkable drawings.

There are line drawings of each of the national parks plus extras of some specific features. Then there are full colour examples of Mr Dowdle’s finished piece. This allows you to enjoy his skill and colourful rendition, then either have a go with his palette or go mad and choose your own colours.

As a Brit, I’m unfamiliar with many of the parks although I’ve heard of quite a few of them. I’m looking forward to getting a hard copy of this when it’s released to see what I can achieve with the creator’s guidance, his colour ideas, and my trusty watercolour pencils.

I was given a copy of this book by NetGalley

This might be my favourite of all the colouring books I've seen by Eric Dowdle (and I've loved them all!) As ever I love the style of the illustrations and the inclusion of facts about each national park. The coloured inspiration for each location really evokes each parks unique atmosphere and it was so fun to learn new facts about each park from the little facts included. I can't wait to buy the physical copy of this.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

Perfect for those who love travel and coloring! Eric Dowdle is famous for his folk-art style and now, many of those beautiful pictures are available as a coloring page. These are ideal for those who appreciate a lot of detail. There are 40 pictures from various National Parks. Each picture includes people enjoying the moment, bringing the picture to life beyond the scenic view. The original picture is provided in color, for those who enjoy a reference. A few of the locations provide an extra page or two for coloring, but most are a singular picture.
I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.

The Eric Dowdle Coloring Book: National Parks is such a wonderfully intricate coloring book--perfect for coloring enthusiasts!

Colorists aged 13 and up will be captivated by the full-page illustrations depicting the beautiful national parks featured in the collection. Each scene is full of natural wonder and is intricately detailed. The bold, moody colors of the featured artwork also serve as perfect inspiration for your own works of art. You'll want to keep a pencil sharpener handy as you color each page! It's all about the details in this natural wonders-inspired collection.

This collection also provides colorists with the opportunity to learn more about each of the locations the artist drew inspiration from. Each location's art is accompanied with a brief description that entices readers to want to travel to witness the beauty of the national parks in real life. With over 25 locations to explore, you'll travel the United States in this beautifully illustrated coloring book collection!

Thank you to NetGalley, Walter Foster Publishing, and Eric Dowdle for providing me with an advanced copy to review. I look forward to seeing this coloring book in its printed form.

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This is amazing! I love the Dowdle puzzles and it’s so cool to have them in coloring format. I love how they have the painting as well so you can reference it if you want to use similar colors or you can just fill it in how you please. I also loved the little snippets about each of the parks. You could also use it as a bucket list and color them in once you’ve visited the park.

I love the variety in this coloring book. It covers some big parks, but also some lesser know historical sites that are part of the park system. There's a lot of detail in the pictures, I like it in some of them, but all the people in the Arches picture really turned me off. To me, that's not what that park is about and this highlighted how busy some of the parks have become. The Independence Hall picture looked like a super fun picture to me though. Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for a review copy of this coloring book.

This is not a coloring book for little ones; the designs are way too tiny and intricate for that. However, this is a great book for older kids and adults who enjoy spending time with a coloring book.

In addition to the pictures to color, there is some information about each of the parks and one colored in picture. These pictures are quite appealing.

Recommended for those who enjoy this pastime. I think that I would like a hard copy.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.

I really loved this coloring book and all its fun facts and details makes me want to visit some of the places. I am going to get this book and sink some coloring pencils in it.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book

This is a magnificent coloring book for mature colorists. Many of the most famous national park are depicted. I love that there's a full color picture for many of the parks. These images with full color, and the associated image to be colored are more realistic, Although some of the images may be from an earlier time. And for some of the parks, on the next pages there are more fanciful images.

For example, for Yosemite National Park, there is a scenic image in full color, and the exact picture, outlined, and ready for coloring. The women in the picture have hats and parasols, cars are historic.

On the next page, there are even more fanciful images of bears, rocks, and scenery. and another of a couple in a row boat and scenery, but the images have non-natural patterns in them that are really fun to be creative with. Color any way your creativity takes you..

These images are too intricate for young children, but they present a lot of fun and relaxation because they will take time to complete.

I am a big Eric Dowdle fan and have well over 100 of his jigsaw puzzles featuring his art. I gladly took advantage of seeing a digital copy of his coloring book. The original artwork is shown in color and then there is a line drawing of the art work to be colored. Dowdle’s style of folk art is very detailed. This is not a coloring book for children. It is more for adults probably using coloring pencils. An extra enjoyment for me is that I have been to all of the sites selected for this book. The title isn’t totally correct as a few locations are not National Parks. For example, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown and Lake Powell (Utah) are not NPs. I would not purchase this in a digital format. But for the person who enjoys relaxing by coloring or enjoys Dowdle art this is a fun book.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This a beautifully drawn coloring book by Eric Dowdle. Each picture was like taking a walk through the history of each national park. I enjoyed seeing national parks I have been to featured in this book. It's a wonderful book for adults and young teens.

Holy cats, this art style does not translate well into coloring book form. The pages to be colored in made me feel dizzy. Is it careless computer rendering of line art or a bad idea that never should have been sent to print? Not sure. . .

This was incredibly detailed and beautiful. I can't wait to purchase a copy to actually use. I will be sure to look at the publisher's other coloring books for future purchases.

This coloring book is very cute. The original paintings are gorgeous and very detailed. Next to them is the blank version to color. Because the designs are so intricate this is definitely a coloring book for an older audience. Accompaning each picture and chosen National Park are a few sentences of information about the location. This book will be a delight to anyone who likes to color, whether they are familiar with the artist or not.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What a beautiful, yet really refreshing colouring book. The designs are original, detailed and truly charming. There are some lovely scenes, and a variety of interesting landscapes to colour. Would have preferred a hard copy to read and review properly, as the illustrations are stunning! I like that you can follow the guide, and copy their colouring suggestions, or completely do your own thing.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster and Netgalley for an eARC of this book to read and review.