Flower Mandalas Coloring Book (Coloring Is Fun)
By: Thaneeya McArdle
Rating: 5 of 5
This coloring book is a lovely set of 30 mandalas made up of very pretty flowers. It is one of the newer books in the Coloring is Fun series by Thaneeya McArdle. The designs are really lovely and should be fun to color. Most of the designs are in the traditional round shape, are centered in the middle of the page and have a lot of blank white space surrounding them. Some of the designs are fairly open and easy to color and a few have some intricate details but I don’t think I will need my magnifying lamp for these designs.
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In addition to the designs, the artist has included lessons in drawing, patterning, color techniques and media (including shading) as well as basic color theory at the front of the book, along with some great color examples (some of which I will show in my attached photos.) The lessons are generic to the line but the samples are specific to this book.
The pages are white and are perforated for easy removal. The designs are printed on one side only with inspirational quotes on the back. The quotes have references to flowers which, as a home gardener, mean a lot to me and are very touching and motivating. Below the quotes are lines which the colorist can use to journal their own thoughts and feelings.
All of my markers and gel pens wick through these pages. If I use either of them, I will put a piece of thicker paper or freezer paper under the page I am working on to keep the following page from getting ink on it.