Just as I became bored of the games I’ve played on my phone, of Sudoku, and as a child, of paint-by-numbers. I haven’t learned anything, connected with anyone, or even really developed a stronger sense of self.Īfter about a week, and, due to an over-careful hand, only a few pages coloured in, I became really bored of Secret Paris and Splendid Cities. Racking up a high score, progressing onto the next level, or putting the final cherry-coloured flourish on the page of an adult colouring book-in the end, literally none of it matters. Angry Birds, Candy Crush, 2048, they all perform a similar function-something I can do without thinking while still having the thrill of (false) accomplishment. I kept the book on my desk all last week, with pencil crayons, and had a great time colouring in a small pattern or two while I waited for my occasionally over-burdened computer to load programs for work, and after dinner, shading in ornate landscapes from Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick’s Splendid Cities was an initially very relaxing practice.īut not necessarily more or less relaxing than wasting time with the puzzle games I sometimes play on my phone. Zoé de las Cases’s Secret Paris certainly satisfied in that regard: while I was colouring in the Parisian chic line drawings of shoes, makeup, bistro classic dishes and lovely French streetscapes I wasn’t twitching to check my phone. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. And, as CNN reports, it may have something to do with the contemporary desire to unplug. In 2013, artist She Seranno released, with the rapper Bun B, a hip hop colouring book were mega fans could freak Ghostface Killah’s Clarks and put a twinkle in Missy Elliot’s eye.Īnd now, Little, Brown has released a line of colouring books intended as a kind of self-help, under a series called “Colour Your Way to Calm.” There may in fact be some evidence that colouring has a calming effect, even for people who have long graduated kindergarten as an offshoot of the positive psychology movement, the idea is that colouring is a mindful activity that centers your thoughts and gives you the warm, nostalgic fuzzies. Martin is planning to oversee an authorized Game of Thrones Colouring book, which one presumes will depict violent images, and like the hit show, will require both a strong stomach and parental discretion. The CBC reported earlier this week that one art store in Calgary, Mona Lisa Artists’ Materials, sells more than 50 grown-up colouring books per week. And it is a craze-for the past few years, more and more grown ups have been picking up the crayons and giving themselves permission to colour inside some lines. I’ve been thinking of my childhood fascination with numbered paint pots recently, in considering the adult colouring book craze. It wasn’t hard, but it felt like work, gratifying to see the images come to life under the mild effort of my hand. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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