Mandalas for Meditation: Scratch-Off NightScapes

* This rating warrants a full 5 stars, yet I am only permitted to select 4.This book is truly remarkable, featuring vivid colors and exquisite mandala designs. If you are seeking something to calm your mind and engage your hands, this is the perfect book for you.

I absolutely love doing these. It is so relaxing and fun. I wish it came with more stylus. I have to sharpen some toothpicks and use those. There's a dream catcher Pic and idk how I'm going to do the feathers yet. I also use a glove to brush away the scratched off debri, and a flashlight for lighting. I have not tried any other books like this but I plan to. I wanted this book for 3 yrs and finally got it and am so happy I did. Definitely can stay focused too which is a problem for me sometimes.

It was so fun doing these. Helped calmed my mind when anxiety kicks in. Wish they had more like ‘em will definitely frame my fave ones later, only down side it the tool, it worked well but was a little odd at the tip but I just filed it to my preference

I got this for myself as a Christmas present when my best friend recommended it and I Love it!!!! So easy and so beautiful!

updated review: i LOVE the wooden scraper. i discovered this after i bought an etch book with an actual metal scraper. at least the tip on this can be sharpened when needed by using the poor man's pencil sharpener technique. the metal scaper? not so much.the one thing i do not like about it (which is why i still haven't given it 5 stars) is that some of the photos have so much detail and small spaces between them that the detail gets lost amidst the color. i found myself keeping some of the gray areas intact just to have definition and contrast to some of the pictures. aside from that, this was a great meditative experience. (and i still stick with my one pass line routing. life is made so much easier than actually trying to scrape. trust me)original review:let's set the record straight: i love this etch art book. for the money, it is perfect--tons of hours piddling away, scraping, distracting the mind. that being said, the tool they give you to scrape such a large book is actually kind of offensive. one would think that with so many pads to etch, they would include a metal scraper with it. instead, they give you a wooden long handled "toothpick."pro tips:1. buy a metal etcher. it will make your life easier.don't want to do that? then consider the following:a. learn to sharpen your wooden tool (please, for the love of god, DOT NOT use a pencil sharpener). simply scrub it against the cardboard surface in the back of the book while rolling it around. that will sharpen the point. FYI--you will have to do that about a third of the way thru the first etch.b. try the "tattoo" technique of using one pass lines to get the foil off. once i stopped "etching," i realized this was actually quite effective, especially on the etch boards with muted details.

I recently got into this scratch art, very addicting. I've tried all different books and styles and this book is by far the best! The paper is very thick and heavy, the scratching material is easy to scratch, even when it's humid. I wish there were more books from this company, I can't find anything comparable.

Will be ordering again, I’ve finished the whole book and am hooked on them. They look suuuuuper awesome!!! Just know that the black stuff does kind of get a little messy but that’s the only slight “problem” but it’s no big deal if you just pay attention.

I've never had any sort of scratch off book but I really like this one and am very glad I bought it, I love the designs and the colors so far. Working on just one mandala will take a lot of time and concentration for me at least, making it a decent time killing activity (I've gotten 1 1/2 done in 10 days). There are a variety of finely detailed designs but there is room to add your own details if you are so inclined (I'm not, that's why I bought a book that drew it for me). The book included a wooden "stylus" but its thinner than pencil sized and a tad awkward to hold for long periods of time so I made my own out of a bamboo skewer and a pen barrel- although you can buy other scratch off tools on here. I'm going to throw this in here too: I"ve worn glasses all my life so don't have the greatest vision and I have to use a clamp on magnifying glass (somewhere between 3x to 8x magnification) to see the gray parts clearly enough but that doesn't take away from the enjoyment.