Mandalas: 50 Hand Drawn Illustrations

I color with these frequently. I am disabled and sometimes stuck in bed and these are great to keep me busy without the TV. I find it very relaxing and a joy to be creative with the colors. I use the Prisma pencils with them along with a shading pencil and this allows me to mix, blend, and highlight all of the shapes to my liking. Are they absolutely perfect drawings, no. But they are hand drawn. Whoever said they were sloppy clearly didn't read the cover or description. The hand drawing makes them that much more appealing to me. Much rather have them hand drawn that computer generated.

I don't know what it is about patterns, circular patterns, patterns. Patterns that seem to make you want to grab your pencils or crayons, and PLAY with the designs! As a child I used to make circular and other geometric kinds of patterns using a compass, or a ruler, or just freehand. I've never lost that love of playing with designs, and colors, and I'm quite a few decades past the "young" stages of my life.! This book of Mandalas is a bit more organized than I might have been as a child drawing freehand designs, yet, it's a great way to begin, again, and again, to envision colors, and patterns, maybe even to think in a kaleidoscopic way. Quite nice.

Really loving these. I use them for prayer, meditation, and to get past writing blocks. I find the hand-drawn designs so much more organic and relaxing to color. They allow me to focus more on my meditation vs. consideration of color scheme or artistic perfection (since I'm nowhere near an artist). I've put many more of these on my wish list. They are, simply, one of my most important new writing tools.

This book is fun for adult or kids. The designs are very cool. The trick is to color it like a mirror, with the same colors reflecting each other. We use wax crayons, wax pastels, color pencils or markers. We like the wax pastels because the color is richer than crayons or pencils. Color pencils are nice in that they are easy to sharpen. Markers provide the most vibrant colors. A large pack of inexpensive markers works just fine. Its a good idea to scan a page, print it out to color on and keep the originals as masters. Each design is on its own page so you can use markers to color the originals if you want. A very relaxing way to pass the time. Can be done while watching TV, or if you want to escape for awhile into a world of illusions.

These books are the best therapy. Creating something so colorful and beautiful in the quiet company of myself is calming. Coloring with my nieces and nephews is just plain fun :)

These Mandalas are wonderful, because whenever things get hectic and our child is feeling the stress she'll pull out the book and start coloring. Now she is creating her own and talking or singing while "creating" she is expressing a lot of thoughts that otherwise may or may not get a chance to come out. I highly recommend it for any person that needs to find a reason to sit down and relax....

You can really tell these are hand drawn. I like this fact so when I color them it will look like I drew them. Oh I'll not make any such claims but they are really pretty. They come one to a page which I like. If using markers in some other books they bleed through and so you lose the one on the back, that doesn't happen here. Nice thick quality paper. If you like coloring to relax this is a great choice.

My first attempt at this. Pleased that these mandalas are neither too simple or too complex. Of course the drawings are all just what they are; it's our reactions that make things difficult. I read the reviews for nearly all the mandala coloring books. Sure is confusing. And perhaps people are too picky for books that sell for under $7. Anyway, I got lucky with this one. Also, was pleased with the Colore pencils set, 60 pencils for $14.

Love love love Mary Robertson Mandala coloring books. Easy one sided images. Very relaxing

中身を見て思ったのは、少し大雑把過ぎる画が多いかなぁということでした。 まあ色に強弱をつけたりして塗り方を工夫すればいいんでしょうが 私のように線の中身はそのまま同じ色で塗る人には少し物足りなさを感じる画もあるかと思います。 なので自分で線を書き足して塗っています。

i like this book . i'm so into mandalas and given reviews on other mandala books . this one has nice thick paper and nice printed mandalas . best to use fine felt tips or pencils as the drawings are delegate which is sweet . think its best for young teenagers and of cause us grown ups . i love doing them as it helps me relax . also helps my bi polar as i can realy sit down for a couple of hours and for get the world . hope if you get this book you'll enjoy it as much as me . :-)

Lovely book, great pictures and very clear, just the one to a page. I've had to buy 3 more as people have admired it and wanted one.

I am new to adult colouring and absolutely love this collection of mandalas to colour. So rewarding to see the gorgeous patterns emerge as they are filled with the colours of my choice.