Mystical Mandala Coloring Book Dover Coloring Book

Customer Reviews

Mystical Mandala Coloring Book - Gorgeous & Fun

2008-08-29
The Mystical Mandala Coloring Book is a gorgeous book at a great price. I got this as a gift for a friend at work. We both enjoy coloring and the spiritual significance of mandalas. This book does a beautiful job of combining both.

Mystical Mandalas

2008-07-26
These are a bit more intricate than my preferred style; however, I use them in creative writing workshops and many are drawn to them. Thanks for offering the diversity of images to appeal to all interests.

Turns out to be my favorite! Here's why...

2008-07-12
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!

Mystical Meditation at a Tiny Price!

2008-05-23
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.

my FAVORITE mandala's

2008-05-19
These mandala's have become my favorite Mandala's. I absolutly LOVE these. Beautiful, Magickal, and Fun. You SHOULD definately purchase this book!

Great Mandalas

2008-03-29

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.

awesome if repeatitive

2008-02-12
Admittedly, after a while the mandalas all seemed pretty similar, but yes they are intracite and yes they are awesome. I've printed off copies of them for my entire school and they are raving about it! (I finally gave them the book. I and am ordering more) I highly recomend the other dover books like this and other books like it in general.

Great designs but on both sides of the page

2008-01-30
This is a great book with great designs. Some of the patters are a little detailed and could be hard to color without sharp points and since they are on both sides of the page it makes it hard to color with marker, which I would prefer. If the designs had been on one side only it would have rated 5 stars.

mandalas too small

2007-09-06
The Mandalas are drawn in thick black leaving little space for coloring. Not the best coloring book I've seen!

Leaves Something To Be Desired...

2007-09-05
In my opinion, this book isn't up to it's previous reviews. I find the designs rather repetitive, and not especially imaginative. They also don't seem to be representative of the spirituality of real mandalas.

Still, not too bad, considering the price.