Adult coloring books

Post by **Sandra Smith 18** » 03 Nov 2024, 23:22

Qwerty Writes wrote: ↑28 Sep 2024, 07:25 Hmmm! I don't own any coloring books but I enjoy coloring for fun. I find it very calming and it's a good stress reliever. But I do like sketching faces or eyes so I color or outline that. It's always 'a feel good' session when you can match skin tones and colors.

Yes, I agree that coloring is very calming and a good stress reliever. I've always been fascinated by drawing faces and especially eyes - they are so complex and beautiful. I have not tried coloring skin tones yet,but would really like to try sometime.

Post by **Sandra Smith 18** » 03 Nov 2024, 23:25

Blueberry Dragon wrote: ↑28 Sep 2024, 10:15 I have a few coloring books and sketching books. I love to color to destress and it leaves me feeing satisfied at the end of the activity. I have collected a few over the years and dip into them when I have some time.

I love that feeling of satisfaction when I color something and like how it looks!

Post by **Sandra Smith 18** » 03 Nov 2024, 23:28

Jacqueline Torres 2 wrote: ↑22 Oct 2024, 14:34 While I don’t have any adult coloring books I think they sound relaxing and fun. I’ve always wanted to try one. I bet it sometimes helps with anxiety and depression as well. Art is always my go to.

I hope you will get to try some adult coloring someday!

AsterAlder · Post by **AsterAlder** » 27 May 2025, 16:34

I love having coloring books around. I always wanted one of the really intricate ones by Johanna Basford but when I finally ended up getting one, I realized it felt like more pressure than I expected. I find myself reaching for the simpler coloring books where I can add detail as needed (and of my own making) rather than just trying to fill in the huge amount of detail already printed on the page.

Post by **Sandra Smith 18** » 27 May 2025, 18:18

AsterAlder wrote: ↑27 May 2025, 16:34 I love having coloring books around. I always wanted one of the really intricate ones by Johanna Basford but when I finally ended up getting one, I realized it felt like more pressure than I expected. I find myself reaching for the simpler coloring books where I can add detail as needed (and of my own making) rather than just trying to fill in the huge amount of detail already printed on the page.

I know what you mean about being overwhelmed or pressured by details. I have a couple of Johanna's books and have only colored about 3 pages in them. I want to increase my coloring skills before trying pages that seem hard to me. I was gifted a coloring book called Edible Paradise, which I love, but seems even more detailed than Johanna's books, and so I have not even attempted coloring in it! We can either give in to the pressure to be a good colorist, or take inspiration and learn from all those wonderfully talented YouTube colorists (I've done a little of that), or totally ignore our own and other's expectations and just color however we feel like coloring. In the end, coloring should be fun and uniquely ours! Happy coloring!