by Maisie Bloom
The Paper-Cut Collection
Stories you know.
Forty bold silhouette scenes from Grimm, Alice, The Nutcracker and The Odyssey. A reference gallery in the back shows every scene finished.
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New Shadow Lives · The Guided Collection
Every shadow keeps a secret.
Forty everyday scenes where ordinary people and animals cast shadows that reveal who they really are. Small dots mark every shape to fill. Color them with one pen and the secret appears.
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The page you getAfter one pen
Familiar worlds. Fewer decisions. One pen.
The Paper-Cut Collection
Forty scenes. One pen each.
Story-driven books in the Scherenschnitte paper-cut tradition. Each holds forty full silhouette scenes from a tale you already love.
Monochrome Grimm
Forty dark, enchanted tales from the Brothers Grimm.
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Monochrome Alice
Forty scenes from Wonderland, one pen at a time.
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Monochrome Nutcracker
Clara's Christmas Eve, told in forty silhouettes.
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Monochrome Odyssey
Homer's epic voyage in forty bold silhouettes.
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Three ways to color with one pen.
Every Monochrome book is finished with a single pen. What changes is the art, and how the page shows you where the ink goes.
The Paper-Cut Collection
The Stencil Collection
Bold designs, light or dark.
Standalone stencil-style designs, from Japan to cozy everyday moments. Fill the shapes for a light page or the background for a dark one.
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New The Guided Collection
Dots show where the ink goes.
Small dots mark every shape to fill, so you always know where to start. First up: Shadow Lives, forty everyday scenes with a secret in every shadow.
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How it works
Put down your phone.
Put down your phone.
Pick up a pen.
Coloring that feels finished, fast. The art is already designed. You just bring it to life.
Pick up one pen
A fine liner, an acrylic marker, any pen you like. That's the whole supply list.
Fill the shapes
Every page is a clean outline of a silhouette scene, ready for your pen. Fill the right shapes, leave the rest white.
Watch it appear
Stroke by stroke, a bold silhouette emerges. Not sure what to fill? Paper-Cut books have a reference gallery in the back, Stencil books have free solution guides, and Guided books mark every shape with small dots.
The page you getAfter one pen
From colorists
What readers are saying
“If you are after an adult colouring book but struggle with colour choice, this. This is what you need !”
“Absolutely love these books and her style. This is my second one and going to get another soon. Monochrome coloring is very relaxing.”
“A good choice of pictures and is relaxing to do!”
“Such a lovely colouring book! Love the Grimm theme!”
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Monochrome Tarot Mini
Twelve mystical coloring pages inspired by the Major Arcana. Print them at home and try the one-pen method for yourself.
- 12 printable pages, 8.5 x 8.5 in
- Silhouette reference gallery included
- Delivered to your inbox as a PDF
The Stencil Collection
Bold objects. Light or dark.
Instead of full story scenes, each page is a single bold object designed as a stencil, grouped around a theme. Fill the shapes for a light page or the background for a dark one.
- Bold standalone objects
- Themed sets of related things you love
- Color every page light or dark
- Quick to finish in one sitting
