adult colouring book

edited March 2015 in creations
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Who said adults can’t use coloring books? Johanna Basford, a talented illustrator and artists in the UK, has created a series of coloring books that have become wildly popular, selling more than a million copies.

Basford’s beautiful books, which can be found on Amazon, are full of beautiful illustrations of fairytale forests and beasts. She told Dailymail that she had been inspired by her childhood visits to her grandparents’ home on the Isle of Arran in Ayrshire in south-western Scotland.

“Every piece I create starts life as a simple pencil sketch, evolving into a rambling pen and ink drawing usually spanning several sheets of paper. I love the tactile nature of the materials I use and the joy of smudgy fingerprints,” she writes on her website. “For me, computer generated graphics can feel cold and soulless whereas hand drawing captures a sense of energy and character which no pixel can ever replicate.“
via: boredpanda

Comments

  • ^I really can see the therapeutic gains. Love it!
  • i'm considering one for the missus. it's not something that she'd consider, normally, i'd have to make her sit and colour. relax, damnit, RELAX!
  • teehee
  • edited March 2015
    i was expecting something ENTIRELY different when i clicked on the title of this thread. needless to say, i'm a little disappointed. :(
  • nimmot, i'm pretty sure those are also available! i'm about to leave the office, so i'll let you do the searching...
  • do you have CHRISTo's contact info? :P
  • edited March 2015
    i was expecting something ENTIRELY different when i clicked on the title of this thread. needless to say, i'm a little disappointed. :(
    Ha! So was I!

    Thing is about THOSE books, I believe you're not allowed to use a rubber! :)

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