Happy Campers Coloring Book (Coloring is Fun) (Design Originals) 30 Cheerful Art Activities from Thaneeya McArdle on High-Quality, Extra-Thick Perforated Pages that Resist Bleed-Through - Softcover

Mcardle, Thaneeya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574219650 ISBN 13: 9781574219654

Publisher: Design Originals, 2015

Synopsis

Indulge your wanderlust with a happy camping adventure!

• 30 amazing art activities take you to a happy place of patterning, shading, and coloring
• Beginner-friendly so there is no need for special skills or art experience
• A guide to basic art techniques, from patterning and blending to shading and color theory, is included
• 8 beautifully colored finished examples from Thaneeya are included to encourage your creativity
• High-quality, extra-thick paper won't bleed through, and stands up to markers, gel pens, & watercolors
• Perforated pages for easy removal and display, or for gift-giving
• One-side-only designs with inspiring quotes on the back, so you don't have to decide which designs to keep

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. The whimsical, quirky images inside Happy Campers Coloring Book offer an easy way to de-stress, have fun, and unleash your inner artist!

Inside this relaxing coloring book for grownups are 30 vibrantly detailed art activities inspired by the good life on the open road. Optimism is contagious, and focusing on these cheerful images is a great way to generate good feelings and radiate positive energy!

Thaneeya McArdle's transcendental art explores a visual language of shape, form, line, and color. Each detailed illustration is designed to exercise your imagination and creativity. Inside, Thaneeya has provided you with coloring suggestions, but there is no right way or wrong way to color these groovy visions.

Beautifully colored finished examples are provided, along with a handy guide to basic art techniques, from patterning and combinations to shading and color theory.

This therapeutic coloring book is perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. Each design is printed on one side only of archival-grade, acid-free, 200-year paper. On the back of each design is an inspiring quote and space to write a little note. When your art is finished, you'll find the perforated pages detach easily for gifting or display.

Coloring is a fun, artistic experience, and a creative way to relax. Use each of the pages in Happy Campers Coloring Book as a launching pad to spark your creativity and unleash your inner artist. Happy art making!

About this title

From the Back Cover

Color a Happy Highway to Your Dreams!

Welcome to the Happy Campers Coloring Book! 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.

The whimsical art activities inside are all about being happy in your camp, wherever your camp may be. Consider each of these caravans, teepees, tents, and tree houses to be your own sweet home at the end of the rainbow. I've provided you with coloring suggestions, but there is no right way or wrong way to color my patterns. Use them as a starting point to find and express your unique passion. Life is a journey, so let's take time to enjoy the scenery!

Each illustration is perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. Happy Campers Coloring Book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper that resists bleed-through. Each page is perforated for easy removal and display.

Happy art making!
Thaneeya

Check out art-is-fun.com for my latest drawing and painting tips!

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

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DO Magazine Artist Fair Trade Seal of Approval Guarantee

Archival Quality - Acid Free
200 Year Paper
Meets ANSI Standards for Permanence

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1574219650
• ISBN 13: 9781574219654
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80