Mystical Mandala Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books)

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$3.95

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This vibrant collection of drawings was inspired by the hypnotic appeal of the mandala. An ancient form of meditative art, mandalas are complex circular designs that draw the eye inward, toward their centers. These 30 dazzling mandala designs will captivate colorists of all ages, challenging them to create kaleidoscopic effects.



Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Mystical Meditation at a Tiny Price!, May 23, 2000
Now, this is cool! If you are an adult enjoying coloring books to reduce stress, you couldn't pick one any better than this one! You might even want to get a second one, because the pictures are on both sides of the page. They are so nice that you might be tempted to cut them out and hang them on the wall.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Wonderful , May 5, 2000
I just ordered several of the Dover Coloring Books and this was one of my favorites. I don't know anything about Mandala's, but the images in this book are intricate and beautiful and I can't wait to start working with them. I even ordered a back up copy!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Turns out to be my favorite! Here's why..., July 12, 2000
Friends gave me some art markers as a gift recently, and I quickly became addicted to designs like these. I've searched hundreds of similar products and have "test driven" about 15 of them now. This book turns out to be my favorite. I don't love EVERY design in the book, but I love enough of them that I'm about to order my 3rd copy. Yes, I could (and have tried to) photocopy the pages to avoid buying the book again, but the quality of the copy paper I have isn't very compatible with the Prismacolor Art Markers that I use. That doesn't mean that you can't or shouldn't make copies for yourself. I like this product so much that I don't mind spending $3.95, and I think I'm going to order a stack of them. The designs are that satisfying to me. I want to try them out in a variety of color patterns.

These designs offer such satisfying detail in a format that's NOT so small that you have to squint while viewing the page, yet neither are they simplistic, childlike, or so large that using markers results in streaks as you try to fill the space. The scale of the designs lends itself nicely to the Prismacolor art markers I use. If you like to use various shades of the same color, these designs are structured in a way that allows you to experiment wonderfully with that technique.

The quality of the paper isn't way off the charts, but it's a bright optic white and is of a much higher quality than what I've seen in far more expensive products. I'm satisfied with it! Yes, it's true that these images are printed on both sides of the page, so if you use permanent markers like I do, the ink bleeds through, rendering the back side of the page unusable. This is where you'd end up photocopying the other side of the page (if you have access to quality copy paper... if that matters) or buying more copies of the book.

For $3.95 I can't beat this book. I've spend HOURS absorbed in the designs. I posted about 10 of them into the "viewer's pages" section above... hopefully they're visible.

I absolutely recommend this product!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Mystical Mandala coloring book, February 15, 2000
I love it. Am having a ball. I use watercolor crayola crayons and since
they are wet, I can blend the colors togther and get interesting results.
I live in snow country; pretending to be an artist is what I do best
when snowed in. On a more serious note, mandalas do help one focus on
issues in their lives, help create peace where there is chaos, give the
hands someting to do that is creative while giving the mind the space
it needs to process, find closure, etc. The contentment and satisfaction that follows a finshed piece that I know is good, is priceless, a "legal high." I highly recommend, so much so that I am sending my young neice,
a sensitive and talented young artist, some children's mandala coloring books for her birthday.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
my FAVORITE mandala's, May 19, 2000
These mandala's have become my favorite Mandala's. I absolutly LOVE these. Beautiful, Magickal, and Fun. You SHOULD definately purchase this book!