Small Victories: A Coloring Book of Little Wins and Miniature Masterpieces

I love Johanna Basford drawings. Moths, mushrooms, frogs, butterflies, dinosaurs, tree houses, cupcakes, tea pot, dachsunds, boats, feathers, birds, fish, florals, dragons and more in miniature to color. Very fun and calming to color. Pages are 8x6, perfect for holding in lap. Use good colored pencils or fine point markers. The spaces to color are tiny.

Johanna Basford's coloring books are my favorite! I'm a beginner and love the smaller size of Small Victories! In all of JB's books the paper quality is top notch, plus the pages are inspired and so much fun to color!I colored the 1st mushroom (see pic) using a color along with A Pictured Purpose on YouTube and love the outcome!

Perfect book for quick coloring. Lots of different scenes to color. Works well with my colored pencils and watercolor. Some bleed through with alcohol markers.

Another book by Johanna Basford for lovers of her drawings. Excellent paper, well bound which opens flat once the spine is broken in. Typical drawings, but isn't that why we love her? The drawings are small because the book is smaller (please note size) and require a steady hand for coloring (I prefer Polychromos colored pencils for fine coloring and true, rich colors which will not fade). Might not be for those who just beginning to do adult coloring or have trouble with small detail work, but for experienced colorists it is a great book for coloring in short spurts of time without committing to a larger scale work. Her other books are a great intro to the Basford style, but this is for those who want to color a complete picture in half an hour or take it along a handy size in their bags.

As a busy mum, the kids and I absolutely LOVE all of Johanna’s books! They are such a treat! And we have really enjoyed watching her live drawing and coloring sessions together on YouTube as a family - she is delightful and the kids and I just love her and the way she teaches and brings her illustrations to life! We just purchased her latest book, “Small Victories.” This copy was pre-ordered for my birthday, it just arrived yesterday, and it is spectacular! It features beautiful illustrations that pair well with paint, crayon, watercolor, color pencil, pastel, graphite, chalk or whatever you have handy. The book is the perfect size for those nights when I need just a few minutes of quiet time and I need to find a little peace to unwind from my busy day! I am also a left handed artist and find that Johanna’s books have very nice paper that is comfortable and feels great, something that can’t be said for so many other books! Would highly recommend her live videos or viewing her past YouTube videos - as I understand she may offer some new ones for this book, “Small Victories,” so grab a copy and tune in if you can! Simple but amazing fun! ❤️ Thank you, Johanna, for sharing your beautiful art work with us!! We love it!!

I recently re-discovered Johanna Basford and her coloring books. The only other coloring book I have is the artist’s edition of the Secret Garden. (I wish she made more editions like that)Overall, I’m very pleased with her signature intricate doodles that feel playful yet mature at the same time.However, I think “serious” colorists expect too much from her books. Yes, the paper is on the thinner side. But as I watched some of her YouTube videos, I came away with a better understanding of her intent and process. She uses rather light pressure and her approach is rather unproblematic and unfussy. Her books are meant to be enjoyed by all, but I think especially by the everyman.Using too much pressure on the paper will leave indents on the next page. Using light-medium pencil pressure and gradual layering seems to be the way to go with her coloring pages. (I tend to gravitate towards heavier pressure naturally, but this may not be an issue for others. I’m also not an expert colorist.)Bottom line:I definitely like saturation and I don’t want to feel restricted with coloring, so my solution to the thin paper was ordering tracing paper and good quality drawing paper, so I could transfer her drawings and color to my heart’s content without fear of using too much pressure, and hence ruining the next page.I think this is a reasonable solution, if you’d like to level up your coloring game (like me).

This is going to sound dopey, but, some of the pictures are too small. I get the idea of “little” as the size of the book is smaller than a traditional coloring book, but some of the pictures get too small to color well. Little could still apply to the little sets of pictures you can color in stages on some pages with a bigger version of the book.