Can I use watercolor in my adult coloring books? Many colorists are new to art and coloring books for adults provide a wonderful way to tap into their creativity and inner artist, while other colorists come to the books with an extensive art background specializing in watercolor and immediately want to be able to use […]
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Meet Johanna Basford and her Inky World of Coloring
Johanna is one of the best illustrators in the business of keeping engaged with her fans. I’m sure one of her top most asked questions is how do you create the stunning books that you do and what do you know. Johanna Basford’s Books 2022 – 2023 Small Victories: A Coloring Book of Little Wins […]
Top Anime Manga Kawaii Coloring Books for Adults Teens and Tweens
Since Anime Manga characters are typically black and white, this genre adapts to coloring books easily. There are even lines of markers & colored pencils that specifically include the traditional colors used in this stylistic form of art. Anime refers to the animation style that originated in Japan. It is characterized by distinctive characters and […]
Best Glue for Art Journaling & Mixed Media Art
I’ve recently started making my own handmade art journals or junk journals. I find them the opposite of junk but indeed I DO use things that non-artsy folks would throw into the recycle bin. You need a way to stick those treasures to your page so what glue is best? It seems as if most […]
One sided coloring books for adults
One-sided coloring Books are perfect for those who love to color with markers or take their pages out of the book to color. Many of these one-image-per-page books also have perforated pages. People seem to be having a hard time finding these so here are several I’ve seen in person and/or colored in. Christine Karron Coloring Books […]
Hot Sexy Men to Color
The inspiration to create this new page of sexy men to color for grown-ups was inspired by Jason Momoa. I’ll bet that’s not a surprise to anyone out there. Sexiest and coolest guy on the big screen right now, and not afraid to be who he is. Sexy Men Coloring Books New this year a […]
Best Coloring Books for Seniors or those with physical or vision challenges
Many seniors will like any of the coloring books we have featured on the site already, however, some either because of vision, dementia or fine motor control issues may need to have coloring books for seniors that are better suited to them. Coloring Books for Seniors Kimberly Garvey Books for Senior Citizens This review says it […]
Best Scissors for Fussy Cutting
What is Fussy Cutting? Fussy Cutting is where you take a detailed focal point that you’ve either painted or drawn yourself or is taken from a collage book or a magazine. You need small scissors that are easily turned to go around all the nooks and crannies of a specific image. Some are fairly simple […]
Adult Coloring Books – Top 13 Tips for New Colorists
Tips for New to Adult Coloring Books I had to add one more because when I received this book it is perfect for new colorists and I had to let everyone know about it! The New Guide To Coloring Colored Pencil Techniques + Tips and Tricks for Colorists of all skill levels This book has […]
Adult Coloring Books for Men
I was trying to figure out a great gift for my dad who is starting to have signs of Alzheimer’s for Christmas and remembered that since he was a kid, he loved to design and paint large model airplanes… so why not coloring books for men? But of course, he probably wasn’t going to enjoy […]