A Year of Stone Painting: 52 Mandala Designs to Inspire Your Spirit (Dover Crafts: Painting)
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You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the bestselling The Art of Stone Painting . F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to transform ordinary stones into inspirational works of art. The mandala — derived from the Sanskrit word for "circle" — represents the universe, and the symbol has long been instrumental to sacred rituals and meditative practices. This treasury of radiant designs presents patterns for stone paintings, each of which is accompanied by a one-word mantra — relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe, and other uplifting terms. A few projects are meant to be painted on sea glass, leaves, or shells, but most are based on Bac's popular interpretations of classic stone-based styles. Colorful photographs accompany simple instructions for a year of crafting inspiration. Review: Rock designs - Love this book for all the different designs and how to paint your rocks Review: Great ideas - This book helped to get started. I’ve wanted to paint stones for a long time. I had all the things needed. I just needed a little “you can do it” push. So I looked through this book and just decided to do it. No one needed to see them if they didn’t come out. The picture I attached is my FIRST rock! So if you need a little inspiration and ideas, get this book. It’s easy to understand, gives you options of what and how to paint, just a really good book.
| Best Sellers Rank | #202,990 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #146 in Nature Crafts #254 in Decorating #744 in Painting (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 873 Reviews |
A**R
Rock designs
Love this book for all the different designs and how to paint your rocks
M**N
Great ideas
This book helped to get started. I’ve wanted to paint stones for a long time. I had all the things needed. I just needed a little “you can do it” push. So I looked through this book and just decided to do it. No one needed to see them if they didn’t come out. The picture I attached is my FIRST rock! So if you need a little inspiration and ideas, get this book. It’s easy to understand, gives you options of what and how to paint, just a really good book.
N**Y
Great book
Nice read
W**E
Not for Beginners...
This book has some gorgeous rocks to paint but (as I found out) it is not for the first-time painter. These designs are tiny and intricate. I use it for reference / ideas. Too hard to use step by step--my protractor doesn't do well on pebbles.
K**.
A Great Gift
This book was a gift for a relative. She paints rocks and when she unwrapped the book, it just about knocked her socks off! She loves it!
K**M
Great little book
This book is a good little book for beginners. It has great learning techniques and is a fun book.
R**A
OK....wish the would show the pages beforehand
Not what I was hoping after opening the book....but will be useful for a few designs.
R**R
Easy to follow instructions!
This is my first time painting rocks and I love it! Instructions are easy to follow. I find this very relaxing and enjoyable! This book is very inspiring! Thank you!
S**E
Projects for more experienced painters!
Lovely projects for those who relish the challenge! Ms. Bac's other publication, "The Art of Stone Painting", would be a good start, before trying to tackle "A Year of Stone Painting". Designs in both books are simply stunning.
K**N
Present for my wife and she loves it. Great price
Present for my wife and she loves it. Great price
B**N
Inspirational, bright & bold
This book is filled with bright and bold designs and inspirations. whether you chose to use the designs primarily and purely for stone/pebble decorating would be like trying to prevent a flower from blooming. Each design and colourful display is pleading to be used and experimented on other materials for anything from small portable trinkets to full blown pieces of decorative additions. Highly recommend, if for no other reason than to just look over the images and become submerged in the colours.
A**R
C'est ce qu'on appelle un livre merveilleux.
Super beau livre. Pages glacées, très bon gabarit pour une lecture facile et plaisante, 119 pages de modèles (52 Mandala). Le choix des couleurs proposées m'enchante. Ce sont vraiment de belles oeuvres. Je le feuillette souvent puisqu'il m'inspire.
E**L
Beautiful colorful books!
This is the second book I ordered from this lady. Very inspiring and I love all the colorful rocks!
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