A Year of Stone Painting: 52 Mandala Designs to Inspire Your Spirit (Dover Crafts: Painting)

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.

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.

I love the ease and beauty of these designs. My mandala rocks are being snapped up as soon as I make them.

A friend is into rock painting. I gave this to her as a Christmas gift. It was very well received. Photography and presentation appeared to be first-rate.

Not what I was hoping after opening the book....but will be useful for a few designs.

I love this book! Not only are the designs beautiful, the how-to explanations are just what you need. Can't wait to find another book by the same author.

I like that there are so many choices for painting, I do recommend this book for intermediate and advanced painters.

A beautiful book with easy, step-by-step instructions to be able to create rocks of art!

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.

What an absolutely lovely book. It really opened my eyes to the art of the possible

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.

Would have liked some more detailed instructions on some of the projects.

This is the second book I ordered from this lady. Very inspiring and I love all the colorful rocks!