Adult colouring books are just that: colouring books for adults. They're full of outline pictures made to be filled in with coloured pencils, markers, crayons, or whatever other media you want to use, just like children's colouring books.
1. Colouring book for adults
Adult colour books differ from children's colour books in that the adult versions have less immature imagery and patterns. Adult colouring books are more commonly filled with: instead of superheroes, barnyard animals, and television characters, adult colouring books are more often filled with:
geometric designs; psychedelic patterns; repetitive 'wallpaper' type patterns; cities and buildings; anatomical drawings; goddesses, angels, and mermaids; mandalas; and Celtic designs; elements of the natural world, such as trees, flowers, leaves, gardens, animals, and insects; geometric designs; psychedelic patterns; repetitive 'wallpaper' type patterns; cities and buildings; anatomical drawings; goddesses, angels, and mermaids
There are also other 'theme' books available, covering a wide range of topics such as automobiles, steampunk designs, and Art Nouveau patterns.
2. Popularity of Adult Coloring Books
In 2013, Johanna Basford, a Scottish illustrator, released Secret Garden, a colouring book with pages of gorgeously hand-illustrated ink paintings. According to the New York Times, a Korean pop sensation called Kim Ki-bum shared a snapshot of a 'delicately colored-in floral pattern' from Secret Garden on Instagram in March. Ki-bum had over 1.8 million Instagram followers at the time. The post went viral, contributing to the spread of the obsession.
The rise in popularity of the books is attributed in part to adult relaxation and stress relief. Many adults who use the books indicate that the repetitive, low-stress aspect of colouring in is calming, relaxing, and a means to de-stress from the stresses of life.
Adults who colour in books say to enjoy recapturing the nostalgia of childhood by participating in an activity that is generally reserved for children. It transports individuals to a simpler era, and it may also help parents connect and bond with their children by allowing them to colour with them.
Many parents have been colouring in children's books for years, but now they have more options than just Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants.
3. Coloring Pages And Books Habits
My passion for colouring was reignited when I was 15 years old. I was in the airport book store looking for a magazine to pass the time before flying home on a 14-hour flight from New Zealand when my eye was drawn to an intriguing-looking colouring book. 'On a 14-hour flight, why not try colouring?' I reasoned.
I tightened my seat belt as the plane took off, armed with a box of pencil crayons and not expecting my interest to continue long. I expected the colouring to last only a few minutes before I was enticed into the mega-variety of in-flight movies, so I was startled when 30 minutes went...then an hour...
then two hours had passed and I had not even looked at the movie option! I'd completed the first page of my brand-new colouring book and had 12 hours of flight time left. The rest of the flight was uneventful and enjoyable. My passion for colouring has only grown stronger, and here are some of the reasons why:
Coloring is a simple and enjoyable activity.
All you'll need is a colouring book and whatever tools you want to use. You can fully immerse yourself in the craft without worrying about what to make, how to read the pattern, or how it will come out from here.
Coloring is a meditative activity
When you sit down with a new box of pencil crayons, choose the hue that jumps out at you, and begin your trip into the paper, there is something genuinely hypnotizing that happens. Time loosens its grasp on the mind, allowing the colorist to focus on the present moment, the line, and the colour floating across the page.
Coloring is a fun way to spend time together
Invite your buddies over for a glass of wine, some cheese, and some food colouring. Perhaps they will look at you with scepticism and distrust at first, but hand them a fresh sheet of paper and some bright or glitter coloured pens, and you will not be able to pry those colours out of their fingers in minutes.
Soon, you'll be able to visit without difficulty, occasionally peering over at each other's creations to admire their colour choices. You'll start to feel like you've been transported back to second grade, and you won't want to go.
Coloring is a relaxing activity with no expectations
The beauty of this project is that there is no need to complete it, use a specific colour, or even stay within the lines!!! In those golden hours when you only get to colour, you have complete freedom.
To get started, the following ingredients can substantially enhance the fun of colouring:
- A colouring book with a pattern that inspires you.
- Your preferred tools (pencil crayons, glitter pens, or crayons all work nicely, and you may get as creative as you want!)
- A few of your closest friends or family members
- A beautiful pot of tea or a bottle of red wine
- Snacks to serve at the table
- Energetic backdrop music
Now go get your crayons and colouring books and get colouring! You will not be dissatisfied.
In conclusion, adult colouring looks to be a growing pastime that allows individuals to unwind and disengage from their daily stresses by participating in a hands-on activity that requires no commitment and maximises nostalgia.
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