Beautiful Hand-drawn Coloring Book with Celtic Knots

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Iiiireader

The Ancient Alchemy Coloring Book: Celtic Knots, Mandalas, and Sacred Symbols

By: Cher Kaufmann

Rating: 5 of 5

This is my second coloring book by Cher Kaufmann and I will certainly be back for future books. The smaller format book has many, many designs. While a lot of coloring books are created from computer generated artwork (and I enjoy those, too), this book has 100 hand-drawn designs from the beginning to the end. The designs include many Celtic knots, mandalas, and other sacred symbols based on ancient cultures and traditions.

In addition to the designs, the artist has included information about the history of some symbols. She has also provided an Ancient Alchemy Symbols guide to explain a number of the symbols that she uses in the coloring book. Reading this information has certainly enhanced my appreciation of the artwork and what the artist is trying to convey with each drawing.

The pages are white and are a good weight. The pages micro-perforated for easy removal. This is especially nice as the book is so large, I am sure to want to remove each page for coloring. The designs are printed on one side with the back of each page left bland.

All of my markers bleed easily through these pages. I have been able to use various gel pens (including Fiskars) with no leak-through. My suggestion is to test your type of marker/pen and if it leaks through, put a piece of thicker paper or chipboard under the page you are working on to keep the following page from getting ink on it. Or you can simply and easily remove the page from the book (as I will) and not have to worry about it at all.

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