Buddhist Art Coloring Book 2: Buddhas, Deities, and Enlightened Masters from the Tibetan Tradition

This book is a follow-up to his Buddhist Art Coloring Book 1: Auspicious Symbols and Mythical Motifs from the Tibetan Tradition published earlier this year. It follows the same format but all the drawings are figurative: Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Masters and Lineage Masters. The drawings are reproduced from his previous works on Tibetan Buddhist iconography, limited-edition silkscreen prints, and some have never been published before. Each includes a brief description of the subject.If you have either his The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs or The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols, you know these two classics feature incredibly skilled black-and-white brushwork drawings with explanatory text on their meaning in traditional art, and you have an idea what this coloring book contains.If you haven't seen his books, or the earlier Volume One, be advised each drawing is a little work of art, the original carefully drawn with a very fine sable brush, and there has been no attempt to simplify them for a coloring book format! The upside is that the bones of your coloring effort will be the work of an incredible artist, but also it will require much discipline and patience to complete the pages. When you are done, you will probably have something worthy of framing, but this is not a book to doodle on to relax. If you aren't familiar with Robert Beer's books on iconography, this is an important point. This are very tightly done drawings that are going to require more focus than many other coloring books. A few of them could be done with felt-tip pens, but most are going to require very sharp colored pencils or fine-pointed pens. Some areas are big enough for shading effects but some are going to be enough just to manage one color in the spaces. The drawings are probably not as visually dense as Volume One but they are still very intricate images. I have attached some photos of the Green Tara page which is one of the more complex to give you an idea of what I mean here.Another thing to be aware of is that six of the drawings are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: Amitayus, Medicine Buddha. Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara, Green Tara and White Tara, Forty-four of the drawings are teachers and lineage masters, including the well-known ones such as Tsongkhapa, Virupa, the Fifth Dalai Lama, Marpa, Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyal, Vajradhara, Milarepa, and Nagarjuna. There are also many lesser-known masters, including one of the Jonang lineage (Taranatha).For ideas on color schemes, try googling for the Rubin Museum's Himalayan Art website. himalayanart dot orgor Robert Beer's website. tibetanart dot comIf you feel that this book is too complex, there is a new coloring book available from Tashi Dhargyl: Coloring for Meditation: With Tibetan Buddhist Art His drawings are simpler but just as authentic in terms of Tibetan iconography.

Very nice pictures which to color! It combines just the right amount of challenging detail to also make it relaxing at the same time! Was unaware the author was such an accomplished artist and that he has his own website which sales his works of art. You will want to hang on this book!

Beautiful coloring book. This is fun and relaxing.

I ended up buying 40 dollars worth of fine tip pens. A little too detailed to zen out coloring. And I wish it was easier to cut out the sheets from the book. But they are nice pictures.

This was a gift and has been a joy for my wife. She finds it relaxing, and rewarding and a wonderful break from work.

LOVE this book. The images are fabulously and professionally drawn. I would buy this book even if I didn't plan to color in it. The drawings are just lovely. Nice paper quality and image resolution. Highly recommended.

I photocopied the pages I wanted to color, leaving the original intact fur further coloring with other range of colors. Precious.

Beautiful book. Coloring in the Buddhas is a great form of meditation.

Patience is required, with a steady hand! Love this book..

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Mrs C does a lot of these colouring books and is always looking for books with new content. I am came across this book on one of the many Buddhist sites I visit. I meditate have a shrine in my studio and try very hard to be mindful and aware. So I thought this might get Mrs C into my way of thinking . She is really looking forward to making a start , if she can tear it away from me I have been looking at the informative descriptions of each piece of art work. I'm looking forward to seeing how she tackles each picture.

I like the fine clean linework. Maybe some areas are too fine to colour, but the book is still is a must for collectors of Tibetan Buddhism artwork. The author also published a book on symbolism in Tibetan Buddhism, if you are wondering what the objects and colours mean.

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