RAFAEL ARAUJO DESIGNS A GOLDEN RATIO-BASED COLORING BOOK

 

Rafael Araujo is a Venezuelan architect and illustrator living in Caracas. For over 40 years he`s been drawing the most beautiful illustrations of nature, entirely by hand. At an old drafting table he adeptly renders the mathematical brilliance of nature with just a pencil, compass, ruler and protractor.

 

Rafael has been featured on CNN and in publications such as Wired and WWF`s magazine. His illustrations have been shown at Stanford University and in major exhibitions and galleries around the world. More than 20,000 people follow his work at https://www.facebook.com/rafaelaraujoart.

 

Rafael was a teenager when he first observed intelligent patterns in the work of nature and learned about Phi, the Golden Ratio. This ratio, represented by the Greek letter φ equals 1.618, and is commonplace in nature – from the hypnotic whorls of the chambered nautilus shell to the balanced proportions of butterfly wings.

 

“Phyllotaxis” is the tendency in nature for things to grow in spiral patterns. You may have observed that sea shells, plant leaves and branches grow in spirals where the ratio of the amount of turn from one branch to the next is precisely Phi. Rafael applies the Golden Ratio to his geometric formulas and leaves the construction lines intact to highlight this natural mathematical framework. Not surprisingly, it can take him up to 100 hours to create a single composition.

 

– 9.8″x9.8″ / 25x25cm perfect bound soft cover that opens flat with detachable pages so drawings can be cleanly removed. 

– 20 black and white renditions of Rafael`s best illustrations. 1 illustration per page to prevent issues with color bleed-through. 

– Printed on the highest quality drawing paper: acid-free, thick 270 gsm archival paper to prevent drawings from yellowing.

– Suitable for drawing with almost any coloring medium: pencil, crayon, gel pens, ink, marker, pastels, water color, and gouache.