Ultimate Coloring Book Treasury: Relax, Recharge, and Refresh Yourself (Design Originals) 208 Pages of Beautiful One-Side-Only Designs on Extra-Thick, Perforated Paper in a Spiral Lay-Flat Binding - Softcover

Valentina Harper; Thaneeya McArdle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497200245 ISBN 13: 9781497200241

Publisher: Design Originals, 2015

Synopsis

Inside this big, spiral-bound coloring collection you'll find blooming flowers, awesome animals, mystical mandalas, intricate abstract patterns, smiling sugar skulls, 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
• Valentina Harper and Thaneeya McArdle, the talented artists from Creative Coloring and Good Vibes Coloring Book, contribute their 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 Ultimate 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 flowers, birds, mandalas, butterflies, quotes, abstract designs, hearts, sugar skulls, adorable animals, 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 give it as a gift.

Ultimate 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. Enjoy hours and hours of peaceful pleasure with the treasure chest of creative coloring inside Ultimate Coloring Book Treasury.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Color Away Your Stress

Coloring is the ultimate relaxation. This gentle activity takes us back to a place of simplicity, and provides a wonderful way to de-stress. Enjoy hours and hours of peaceful pleasure with this treasure chest of creative coloring. Inside you'll find all of the most popular coloring book subjects, from blooming flowers and awesome animals to mystical mandalas, intricate abstract patterns, smiling sugar skulls, and more.

You won't need to have the skills of an artist to personalize these 96 inspirational art activities. Talented artists Valentina Harper and Thaneeya McArdle provide easy-to-follow coloring tips. And as an added bonus, bestselling craft author Marie Browning joins the fun with beautiful coloring examples.

Printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper that won't bleed through, the Ultimate Coloring Book Treasury lies flat with a sturdy spiral binding. Whether you use markers, gel pens, watercolors, colored pencils, or crayons, this big book is the perfect way to relax and enjoy the soothing benefits of coloring.

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

Praise for Valentina Harper:
"My office team literally took a double-take at these adult coloring books. [They make] the coloring process fun. They're also a great tool for aligning one's thoughts with empowering truths and unleashing creativity."
—Mike Dooley, New York Times bestselling author of Infinite Possibilities

Other Books in This Series
Fun & Funky Coloring Book Treasury
Mandalas and More Coloring Book Treasury
Don't Worry, Be Happy Coloring Book Treasury

About the Author

Artist and graphic designer Valentina Harper is the author of the best-selling Creative Coloring series from Fox Chapel Publishing. Her original prints, paintings, and drawings can be found in licensed consumer products, commissioned works, and her Etsy.com store. Valentina uses black ink and other mediums to create flowing, intricate, and highly detailed patterns. Her artwork is characterized by a fantastical, dreamlike appearance, expressed in digital drawings, mixed media, and pen & ink illustrations.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1497200245
• ISBN 13: 9781497200241
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208