Mandalas Stained Glass Coloring Book (Dover Design Stained Glass Coloring Book) [Paperback]

Marty Noble (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Design Stained Glass Coloring Book | Publication Date: December 17, 2004

Popular among designers and crafters, the circular symmetry of mandala designs also makes them fun to color. This eye-catching collection of "stained glass" illustrations invites coloring book fans to apply their hues to a variety of these intriguing patterns, complete with centerpieces of human faces, florals, mythical creatures, and abstract designs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486441350
• ISBN-13: 978-0486441351
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Marty is from a family of artists going back several generations. Raised in Santa Barbara, she pursued her creative interests from an early age, settling on the batik technique in the early 60's. From simple pieces the work grew into very detailed paintings earning her a reputation is area galleries as well as in the illustration field. In 1980 she switched to watercolor and pursued opportunities with art publishing firms and has since enjoyed seeing her designs used as book illustration, posters, puzzles, greeting cards, plate designs and calendars. Her primary focus in the last 15 years has been as an illustrator for Dover Publications where she has had 230 books published that include a series of coloring books of many of the famous painters and art movements as well as a variety of design and activity books for artists and children, Marty lives in Anna Maria Florida, where she finds continual inspiration for her current series of photo art prints. Her passion for photography and mastery of computer art programs have enabled her to marry the two in her recent print series depicting the natural beauty of southern Florida

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent selection of designs, July 18, 2006

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geist (seattle, wa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mandalas Stained Glass Coloring Book (Dover Design Stained Glass Coloring Book) (Paperback)

There is a good selection of designs, and the print is on both sides of the page. The mandala will come out in much more vibrant colors if you use fine tip markers and color on both sides. The look beautiful in my windows and my only problem is that they don't perforate the edges of the page, so tearing the finished product out of the book is sort of a pain.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peace, love and crayons!, May 30, 2008

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J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mandalas Stained Glass Coloring Book (Dover Design Stained Glass Coloring Book) (Paperback)

Just beautiful Mandalas to color! You have to see these to really appreciate how lovely they are. I recommend that you photo-copy the pages multiple times and experiment with doing them in different ways. Crayons, gel pens, paints, colred pencils -- try them all for different effects. Cut them out and use them in other craft projects. Frame them on interesting natural papers or fabric as a backing.

There's endless inspirational fun to be had here, not to mention the meditation time you gain while working on them. What a way to clear your thoughts, lower your stress and just enjoy a bit of peace!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Mandalas, March 29, 2008

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This review is from: Mandalas Stained Glass Coloring Book (Dover Design Stained Glass Coloring Book) (Paperback)

I did not purchase this book to actually color as stain glass and to display in windows, but that would look nice too. I purchased it to photocopy and color. I don't recommend scanning and printing because you will use up your black ink very quickly. It's cheaper photocopying them elsewhere. When photocopying these ones I tore each page out so that the other pages wouldn't show through the photocopies. The nice thing about photocopying is that you can color the same one ten times and they will all look so different. There are some very cool designs in this book.