Celtic Mandalas coloring book from Dover Publications |
In 1972 I bought my first Dover Publications coloring book, Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
from The Tale of Peter Rabbit Coloring Book, 1971 |
When our son was young he and I would place big orders from Dover for coloring books.
Dover Publications, 2000 |
colored page from Freshwater Pond Life |
colored page from Freshwater Pond Life |
colored page from Freshwater Pond Life |
colored page from Fashions of the First Ladies, Abigail Adams. 2001 |
Martha Washington, Fashions of the First Ladies |
But it has been a few years since I last colored. So when Dover Publications offered a coloring book for review I thought, why not? Everyone else has finally caught the craze and are coloring--there are even adult coloring parties at my local library--it's time I got out my colored pencils again.
coloring a page from Celtic Mandalas. Note how the colors appear against a black vs. a white background. |
One thing I love about coloring is the ability to try different color combinations. Unlike playing with fabric in my quilting, I can go wild without any negative repercussions. Fabric is expensive and the patterns available for a limited time. But a coloring page is inexpensive.
I enjoyed playing with warm and cool colors in the pages I colored. I also wanted to see how the colors looked against a colored background.
Sample Mandala from Dover Publications available at http://www.doverpublications.com/zb/samples/814238/sample7g.html |
My colored Mandala |
I often blended my colors by layering one on top of the other. For instance, in the outer border in the mandala above I colored motifs a deep red then used a pink color for the background, coloring right over the red. I did the same for the yellow and green rings, coloring the yellow over the green.
I need to see if my colored markers are still good. I think these Mandalas are ideal for marker use.
Download sample pages Mandala from the book at
http://www.doverpublications.com/zb/samples/814238/sample7.html
I received a free book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review.