Chalk-Style Garden Coloring Book: Color With All Types of Markers, Gel Pens & Colored Pencils (Design Originals) 32 Peaceful Floral & Plant Designs with Uplifting Messages in the Chalk Folk Art Style - Softcover

Deb Strain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497201756 ISBN 13: 9781497201750

Publisher: Design Originals, 2016

Synopsis

All the beauty of chalkboard art—without the mess!

• 32 hand-drawn designs, each with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art
• 8 beautifully colored examples to help inspire your palette choices and creativity
• Gardening designs include plants, flowers, bees, butterflies, flowerpots, watering cans, and more
• Looks like a real chalkboard, with white line illustrations on textured black backgrounds
• High-quality, extra thick paper resists bleed through and stands up to markers, gel pens, watercolors, brush pens, colored pencils, and more
• One-side-only designs so you don't have to decide which pages to color and which to sacrifice
• Perforated pages detach easily so you can present your art as a gift, or frame and display it

If you love the simplicity and spontaneity of coloring with chalk—but wish it were less dusty—this book is for you!

Enjoy soothing images and uplifting messages with chalkboard art coloring pages. These 32 hand-drawn horticultural designs bring a peaceful garden to life—with all the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art. Relax, release stress, and fill these beautiful designs with color to create your own rustic-chic masterpiece!

Each stunning white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard! You'll be delighted by the way warm colors, bright colors, neons, and lighter pastel shades really pop from these designs. You can even use light-colored pencils and gel pens to personalize your work with lettering, flourishes, and patterning.

Inside this mood-boosting coloring book for grown-ups, author and talented chalkboard artist Deb Strain provides useful coloring tips and tricks, beginner-friendly information on color theory, insight to her own creative process, and 8 beautifully colored examples to help jump-start your chalk art coloring adventure.

From beehives and birdhouses to planting boots and wheelbarrows, these 32 handmade designs also feature happy gardening messages like "Flowers bring joy to the soul" and quotes like "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow," (Audrey Hepburn), plus beautiful decorative borders and backgrounds. Each relaxing pattern is printed on one side only of toothy, archival-grade, acid-free paper, so you don't have to choose which pages to color—you can color them all!

On the back of each page, you'll find an uplifting quotation and lined space to write a small note or reflection. The pages of this motivating adult coloring book are perforated, so you can remove a page before you color in order to use a different surface or, when your art is complete, it is easy to remove for framing, display, or gifting.

Create your own chalk-style garden and enjoy all the beauty of coloring with chalk—but without the mess—with Chalk-Style Garden Coloring Book!

About this title

About the Author

Deb Strain has been one of Moda Fabrics top designers for 19 years. She licenses her work on products from fabric to greeting cards, calendars, dinnerware and figurines. Deb and her husband own Saltbox Wholesale, a business that distributes their Folk Art line of stationery products. She is the author of With Love from a Country Kitchen and her art has appeared in numerous other books including A Grandma Is a Gift from God, Your Friendship Is a Gift from God and Hope Will Light Your Way.

From the Back Cover

A Chalkboard Garden to Color & Inspire

All the beauty of coloring with chalk--but without the mess! These 32 hand-drawn horticultural designs bring a peaceful garden to life with all of the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art. Relax and fill them with color to create your own rustic-chic masterpiece.

From beehives and birdhouses to watering cans and wheelbarrows, each lovely white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard. You'll be delighted by the way warm colors, bright colors, neons, and lighter pastel shades really pop from these designs. Use light-colored pencils and gel pens to personalize your work with lettering, flourishes, and patterning.

Talented chalkboard artist Deb Strain provides useful coloring tips and tricks, along with beautifully colored examples to help get you inspired. Each inspirational design is printed on one side only of high-quality, extra-thick paper, perforated for easy removal and display.

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497201756
• ISBN 13: 9781497201750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80