Design Originals: Happy Campers Coloring Book

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! From the Back Cover Indulge Your Wanderlust with a Happy Camping Adventure! 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. I took my first intercontinental plane ride before I learned to walk, and I've been hooked on travel ever since. From staying with a tribal village family in India to getting married under a tree in Australia, the world offers me such an amazing variety of experiences--cultures to explore, places to see, differences to appreciate. Art is my way of assimilating and interpreting the world around us. And my travels allow me to keep my art and techniques fresh and interesting. Inside are 30 original art activities, inspired by the good life on the open road. They're perfect for decorating with markers, colored pencils, gel pens, or watercolors. Happy Campers Coloring Book is printed on high-quality, extra-thick paper to eliminate bleed-through. Each page is pre-perforated for easy removal and display. Happy art making! Thaneeya (check out www.art-is-fun.com for my latest drawing and painting tips) Author Bio Thaneeya McArdle creates colorful art in a variety of styles, ranging from abstraction to photorealism (with a special focus on creating vibrant, detailed sugar skull art). Her artwork hangs in private collections around the world, and c