I’m Del, a Welsh girl who has been living abroad in South Africa for the past few years. I have many creative hobbies and one of them is doodling. I recently picked up some adult coloring books and was so enthused by how relaxing the process was (and following encouragement from friends) that I decided to draw some mandala designs by myself for other people to color.
For the mandalas, I draw patterns and scan them onto the computer. I use Photoshop to flip and copy them into a full circle so that the intricate drawings repeat almost perfectly.
For the doodles, I draw straight onto the paper with black ink pens and let the imagination flow. I don’t start with any preconceived creative ideas, I just draw a central shape and then build up shapes and patterns around it. I use a thicker 0.5mm pen for the main shapes and then fill in detail with a finer 0.3mm nib. Doodling these detailed drawings is just as relaxing as the coloring-in afterward!
I provide the full-size coloring pages for free download, all at 600DPI, and high resolution for high printing quality so that anyone can download, print, and color my art for free, and hopefully find it as relaxing as I do.
More info: welshpixie.deviantart.com
Coloured Paisley Doodle
A finished colorful drawing, hand-coloured with Staedtler TriPlus FineLiner pens (I really recommend them!)
Flower and Leaves
Coloured Paisley Mandala
Oriental Mandala
An Oriental-themed mandala with fishy patterns.
Coloured Mandala
Peacock Mandala
A peacock-themed mandala.
Colouring the Oriental Mandala
Framed Flower
A leafy flower doodle in a square frame
Coloured Dragon Eye
Garden Mandala
A highly detailed garden-themed mandala with butterflies, dragonflies, bugs, and flowers.
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How much time does it take you to draw one of these? It's very impressive!
With the mandalas I only draw a 'slice' of a circle then use Photoshop to copy /paste the slice into a circle, so not long - an hour maybe?
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Absolutely gorgeous and very creative...this type of artwork appears to be inspired by emotional status ( mindset ) a the time of design .
Thank you! Indeed, different kinds of designs come out depending on mood - they're also very relaxing to draw too ^.^
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You are very talented. Thank you for sharing. Thank you also for being in South Africa.
How much time does it take you to draw one of these? It's very impressive!
With the mandalas I only draw a 'slice' of a circle then use Photoshop to copy /paste the slice into a circle, so not long - an hour maybe?
Load More Replies... Absolutely gorgeous and very creative...this type of artwork appears to be inspired by emotional status ( mindset ) a the time of design .
Thank you! Indeed, different kinds of designs come out depending on mood - they're also very relaxing to draw too ^.^
Load More Replies... You are very talented. Thank you for sharing. Thank you also for being in South Africa.
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