Zentangle Mandala Coloring #13 - Free Coloring Page

The outer edge of this design isn't a clean circle or a beaded ring — it's a scalloped silhouette shaped by the pattern's own points, jagged where the knotwork pushes outward. Follow it back to the center and you find a small circle holding an eight-point star, hugged by four knotted petal shapes that each curl into a tight spiral. Between the two, the mandala fills out in wide bands of Celtic-style interlace: ribbons weave over and under each other, dotted with small coiled spirals, tiny square meander keys, and slim teardrop shapes repeating all the way to the rim.

The linework stays fine and tight throughout, so every woven ribbon encloses a narrow cell rather than an open field — the spirals and meander squares packed into all three bands multiply those small spaces further. This printable mandala rewards a colorist already comfortable with detail: expect a couple of hours minimum, more for the outer band alone, and treat it as a page for teens and adults rather than young children who'd tire quickly on the interlacing.

Start with the isolated spirals and the small circles — they're easiest to read — before moving into the crossing ribbons, which call for a sharp pencil or a fine-tip marker to keep color off the thin white borders separating each strand. Print this mandala coloring page at A4 or A3 on stock of at least 200gsm so repeated pencil pressure on the dense bands doesn't wear through.