Zentangle Mandala #16 - Free Coloring Page

A small white circle sits at the heart of this zen mandala, ringed by a six-petal flower with rounded, layered tips and slim teardrops tucked into every gap. Six pointed shield shapes follow, each hollowed out with an oval eye and edged by a curled scroll. The widest band comes next, spreading fan-shaped tufts covered in fine stippled texture, before a thin double line, a scalloped shell border, and a row of round beads close the disc.

This mandala coloring page mixes paces: the central petals give you large, quick surfaces, while the stippled band asks for a very fine tip so the texture doesn't blur together. The shield shapes and their scrolls sit at a calmer middle ground. That range suits someone who already enjoys detail work and has an hour and a half or more to give the whole disc.

Start with the central flower and shield shapes, which are easy to trace, before tackling the stippled tufts with a fine liner or a sharp pencil. Save the beaded border for last, alternating two shades across the half-circles. For this printable mandala, A4 on 200gsm paper holds ink well without bleeding through.