Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury: Designs to Energize and Inspire (Design Originals) 208 Pages with 96 Groovy One-Side-Only Designs on Extra-Thick Perforated Paper in a Handy Spiral Lay-Flat Binding - Softcover

Thaneeya McArdle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497200210 ISBN 13: 9781497200210

Publisher: Design Originals, 2015

Synopsis

Inside this big, spiral-bound coloring collection you'll find peace signs, sugar skulls, folk art, happy campers, mandalas, and more!

• 208 pages, 96 designs—3 times the size of an ordinary coloring book
• Spiral-bound, sturdy binding lays flat and make coloring easier and more comfortable
• Thaneeya McArdle, the talented artist behind Good Vibes Coloring Book, contributes her stunning designs
• Designs vary in complexity from big, simple curves that are easy to fill in, to small, intricate details that focus your concentration
• Beginner-friendly coloring guide offers coloring tips & techniques, suggested color palettes, & fully colored examples
• High-quality, extra-thick paper stands up to markers, gel pens, colored pencils, or watercolors
• One-side-only designs, each paired with an inspiring quote on the back and room to write a little note
• Perforated pages detach easily for display and gift-giving

Inside Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury are 96 ready-to-color art activities that will unleash your inner artist! Each vibrantly detailed illustration is designed to help you relax and unwind while you exercise your creativity. You'll find awesome designs with groovy subjects like peace signs, sugar skulls, folk art, happy campers, mandalas, and so much more—just waiting to be filled with color!

Beautifully colored finished examples are provided to encourage your creativity, along with a handy beginner-friendly guide to basic art techniques, from patterning and combinations to color theory.

This big therapeutic coloring book for grownups is perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. Printed on one side only of high-quality, archival-grade, acid-free, 200-year, extra-thick paper that won't bleed through, all of the pages are perforated for easy removal, so you can display your finished work—or gift it to a friend!

Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury is bound in a sturdy spiral cover, which lays flat or can be folded under itself for easy, frustration-free coloring in any space. The designs vary widely in complexity, from big, simple lines that are easy to fill in with big swipes of color, to tight, intricately detailed shapes you can lose yourself in for hours.

With 96 designs and 208 pages, this big coloring book for grownups is three times the size of a standard coloring book—three times the fun, three times the relaxation!

Coloring is the ultimate relaxation. This gentle activity takes us back to a place of simplicity, and provides a wonderful way to de-stress and spark creativity. Come inside and play with doodles, shapes, and patterns with the treasure chest of creative coloring inside Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury!

About this title

About the Author

Professional artist Thaneeya McArdle is the author of more than 30 bestselling coloring books from Design Originals. Thaneeya creates colorful art in a variety of styles, ranging from abstraction to photorealism (with a special focus on creating vibrantly detailed art). Her artwork hangs in private collections around the world, and can also be purchased on t-shirts, puzzles, jewelry, coloring books, and more.

Thaneeya shares her love of art at her popular art instruction site, Art-is-Fun.com, with fun lessons and detailed information on drawing, painting and mixed media. Her site has received over 32 million page views and counting.

In addition to her passion for art, Thaneeya also enjoys travel, photography, reading, and learning new things.

From the Back Cover

Designed for Groovy Coloring Fun

Welcome to the Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury! I'd like to invite you to come inside and play with doodles, shapes, and patterns. Coloring and patterning are relaxing, meditative activities that encourage self-expression, sending you on a creative adventure. I hope that you'll use each of these pages as a launching pad to spark your creativity and unleash your inner artist.

Inside this big book are 96 enjoyable art activities with groovy subjects like peace signs, sugar skulls, folk art, happy campers, mandalas, and more. Spend many happy hours decorating them with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. They're printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper that won't bleed through.

Happy art making!
Thaneeya

Praise for Thaneeya McArdle:
"The information about color and patterning theory and techniques is presented in a particularly concise and clear way."
—Hello Happy

Other Books in This Series:
Don't Worry, Be Happy Coloring Book Treasury
Mandalas and More Coloring Book Treasury
Ultimate Coloring Book Treasury

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497200210
• ISBN 13: 9781497200210
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208