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5

Aug 13, 2015

I always liked coloring books, but it’s been difficult to find them in the kid’s section with smaller detailing. Boy was I looking in the wrong place. I had no idea these existed until recently.

With this you get 50 pages of beautiful, intricate designs with each taking many hours to fill in. Each page is blank on the back so no messing up another design while filling in the current one. I’m using colored pencils which is working out well.

Stress relief? Definitely. This is so relaxing that I always liked coloring books, but it’s been difficult to find them in the kid’s section with smaller detailing. Boy was I looking in the wrong place. I had no idea these existed until recently.

With this you get 50 pages of beautiful, intricate designs with each taking many hours to fill in. Each page is blank on the back so no messing up another design while filling in the current one. I’m using colored pencils which is working out well.

Stress relief? Definitely. This is so relaxing that everything else just falls by the wayside. I know what I’ll be getting a couple of people for Christmas this year. ...more

5

Jun 12, 2015

This is an adult coloring book for relaxation. It was a college graduation gift for my anxious daughter. Now we have several 20 somethings coloring the stress of the day away each evening. It's a wonderful gift for yourself, or any frantic person you know.

4

Jan 14, 2018

Complexity: Moderate/complex
Paper Quality: Standard weight (similar to printer/fax paper) non-perforated pages
Illustrations: 50 mandala drawings on single-sided pages

If you are looking for a stress relieving coloring book then Balance is a great choice. I found that I quickly entered a hyper focused state as I worked on the more delicate features towards the middle of the mandalas, so much so that I lost track of time. I would recommend Balance for anyone looking to escape the stress from one’s Complexity: Moderate/complex
Paper Quality: Standard weight (similar to printer/fax paper) non-perforated pages
Illustrations: 50 mandala drawings on single-sided pages

If you are looking for a stress relieving coloring book then Balance is a great choice. I found that I quickly entered a hyper focused state as I worked on the more delicate features towards the middle of the mandalas, so much so that I lost track of time. I would recommend Balance for anyone looking to escape the stress from one’s daily grind or for anyone that finds comfort in symmetry and elegant designs.

I rated this coloring book as moderate to complex because of the finite detailing in each layout. Also, take into consideration that this coloring book’s dimensions are 8.5 x 8.5, which is slightly smaller than the other coloring books in this review. Since there are a great deal of finite details, I felt like a toddler holding a crayon for the first time due to a slight tremor in my hand which makes it difficult to keep the colors within the defined lines. The narrow areas of the illustration cause some issues with certain color mediums.

I found that soft lead color pencils did not take to the page as well as hard lead. I have a heavy hand when coloring with color pencils and I prefer the color to fill in without having those white speckles on the page (when the color doesn’t take to the paper) or leaving heavy indentation. If you use color pencils make sure to keep a sharp tip in order to fill in those finer curves. I did use several gel pens and found that the gels made the pattern pop more because the color filled in better than color pencils. I also used brush tip markers (similar to a painting brush) which worked better in the wider angles but for the slimmer areas I stuck with fine tip sharpies and art pens. When using markers, be aware that you might experience bleed through due to the paper quality. If you want to keep all of your finished drawings in the binding then I would recommend using wax paper behind your work; otherwise, consider cutting the page out of the book or gently separate the page from the glued binding.

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3

Aug 11, 2015

Pretty good patterns, rather complicated, but interesting.

However some of the spaces are very small. And the cover photo/pattern is larger than those inside, so I'd suggest all these patterns to be enlarged, maybe by 200%. (That's twice the page size)

5

Jul 19, 2016

Great adult coloring book. Some pages have TEENY-TINY spaces, and some have larger ones. I like having options depending on my mood. ;)