Leighton Noyes is an artist and children’s book
illustrator with a warped sense of humor. As well as
illustrating more than 70 books since 2000 for a wide range of
publishers, including Scholastic, Collins, and Random House,
he has produced cartoons for a Dr Who magazine.
Leighton studied illustration at (KIAD) Maidstone, followed by
a BA (Hons) Degree at Camberwell College of Art and a book
illustration course at Chelsea College of
Art. www.leightonnoyes.com
Twisted Colouring by Leighton Noyes has the tagline “A Wonderfully
Wicked Creative Colouring Book” which perfectly summarises this
book. It is smaller than most colouring books at 23.5 x 17.8 cm
which makes it a good size to fit in your handbag or for carrying
on your travels. It has a black glossy cover with a white partially
coloured skull, the design of which can be found inside the book.
What the cover doesn’t do is prepare you for the sometimes gruesome
but often hilarious illustrations inside. On the title page inside
you are presented by an egyptian mummy in his sarcophagus armed
with colouring pencils and turn the page and the Grim Reaper is
busy colouring. This gives you more of an indication of what the
majority of the illustrations style is like; a combination of
horror and humour. After the title and printing details pages, and
colouring pages of another Skull design and a Werewolf in a photo
booth; you reach the introduction which is a couple of pages
of hints and tips on choosing your colours, choosing your media
etc. The book is broken into seven themed chapters, each with a
brief written introduction and title of each of the illustrations
in the chapter. The Chapters are: Skulls & Bones, Zombies and
Vampires, Ghostly Apparitions, Awful Edibles, Freaky Tales, Spells
and Potions and Death & Destruction. The titles are equally
as good as the humorous horror themed illustrations and as well
thought out. In ‘Transoldvania’ you can colour Dracula’s house move
complete with removal men loading the van with coffins, a possible
new owner shaking hands with the Count himself, tiny gravestones in
the front garden, numerous bats, and a sold sign that doubles
as a stake through a heart. So many little details – and that is
just one picture. There is ‘Scare Extensions’ where Dracula, a
Werewolf, Frankenstein and his Bride all visit the hair salon;
‘Rolling A-Head’ where a ghost uses his own head as a bowling ball,
‘Poltermice’ where the ghosts of numerous mice come back to haunt
the cat who killed them; ‘Finger Food’ which shows a serial killers
refrigerator and ‘Sandwitches’ which, you guessed it, shows some
sand – witches having a picnic on the beach. And that’s just a few
of the illustrations inside the book. I love this book, it’s so
much fun. If you have a bit of a dark sense of humour and love
horror then this is one book you will love.
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