Autumn Mandala #8 - Free Coloring Page

Ridged pumpkins, acorns and clusters of round berries repeat four times around the middle ring of this mandala, sitting just outside a dense band of maple leaves and small curved-stem gourds that circles a central rosette of eight spiralling scrolls. A wide border of scrolling vine work runs around the outside, closed off by a clean double circle line rather than beads or a scalloped edge.

Linework stays fine throughout, tightening further inside the berry clusters and leaf veins, so small brush tips or sharpened pencils work better there than broad markers. The pumpkins, by contrast, offer generous ribbed sections that fill in quickly. This printable mandala suits colorists who already enjoy detailed pages and have a few sittings to spare, since the leaf and berry rings take real time.

Block in the pumpkins and acorns first to set an autumn palette, then move to the berry clusters and the spiral center, the most delicate parts of the design, with a fine-tip pen or a short, sharp pencil. For printing, choose A3 or A4 on at least 200gsm paper so ink and blending stay contained around all that detail — this mandala coloring page rewards the extra paper weight.