Adult Coloring Books, Supplies & Tips - Adult Activity Art Books
You may be coming to a place in your coloring where you want to add your own embellishments or personalize some of your favorite colorings for gifts for others with hand lettering. You can always trace something you create from your computer but most of us that enjoy creating artsy things may want to learn […]
Adult Coloring Books first became popular when psychologists found that coloring was a way for people to get out of their own heads and relax. They became very popular about 3 years ago and although the mega craze has subsided a bit, there are still lots of coloring book addicts like me enjoying the hobby. […]
This curated list of Christmas & Winter themed Coloring Books are perfect for seniors, people with impaired vision, and those that prefer a simpler design or large spaces to fill in with Zentangles or patterns. Large Print Christmas Coloring Book This Christmas book for seniors includes 40 adorable one-sided pages of cute and easy animals, […]
Fantasy Coloring books are very popular with grown-ups and include themes such as mermaids, fairies, dragons, whimsical characters and beloved fairy tale characters. Since escaping to a new land can indeed be relaxing and get your mind off your troubles, mythological and whimsical characters are very popular with colorists or all ages. Fairy Tales, Princesses, […]
Jane Davenport is probably the most famous to me for her mixed media beautiful whimsical ladies. Just as I discovered her book “Beautiful Faces,” she launched an entire line of mixed media art supplies exclusively for Michael’s including washi tape, art journals, acrylic and watercolor paint, magical mermaid markers and so much more. I am […]
Most people either prefer markers or colored pencils to work within their coloring books for adults but both of those groups also like to supplement their work with gel pens, particularly if you want to highlight an area with a glitter or metallic effect. ALL pens will smear if you don’t give them time to […]
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 […]
Coloring Books Relieve Stress! There are articles everywhere to support the premise that coloring books for adults help with not only stress relief but people with chronic pain, depression, and mental illness. The act of concentrating on the piece of paper in front of you, deciding the color scheme, whether or not to use markers, […]
Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with your coloring books in front of the fire with a cup of cocoa or a glass of wine. You can color away while the weather outside is a bit frightful! It can be cold during different months depending on what part of the world you live […]
Listed below are my favorite coloring books SO FAR! These are the ones that I always come back to if I really am in the mood to color something fabulous. These are MY favorite books so your results may vary. Hanna Karlzon Coloring Books Dagdrömmar (Daydreams) Click to Order on Amazon: US UK […]
