Rang – Adult Coloring Book: Abstract Mandalas and Geometric Patterns
By: Ankit Chaudhari
Rating: 5 of 5
“Rang” by Ankit Chaudhan is a coloring book of 50 designs which include both mandalas and abstract geometric patterns. Both styles of design have precise lines and repeating patterns within the design. When I see this type of beautiful precision, my first thought is to mix up my colors and bring a type of colorful chaos to the pristine nature of the design.
I’ve have fun coloring the my first four choices in the book and for two of them, I went wild with color and for the other two, I tried for a more orderly fashion. The designs are versatile enough to do either and to come out with a result that I like. Many of the designs have intricate and small details. A few of them have fairly heavy black lines. I was able to utilize the heavy lines in one design as part of my shading techniques using Tombow water-based brush pens.
All of the designs stop well before the binding. The designs are printed on one side of thin white non-perforated paper that is typical for books published by CreateSpace. The binding is glued but there is plenty of room for you to cut a page out if you choose to do so. All of the designs have a framing line around the outside. I really like this, especially if I decide to color in the background of a mandala, as it gives me a natural stopping point, saves ink/pencil, and also gives me a more finished looking project when I color.