These are great books for those of you who find intricate images fiddly or too difficult and frustrating to colour. I found that my Stabilo 88 fineliners worked well for some of the more intricate details (hot air balloons above) but these and my felt-tips did bleed through but as mentioned before, this doesn’t damage any of the images as they’re printed one-sided. The nature scenes are lovely and very varied with some looking quite realistic and others more surreal. The pictures are calming and not too intricate meaning they are perfect for using pencils, felt-tips or even paints or watercolours on, just slip a sheet of scrap paper underneath to protect the subsequent pages. In terms of mental health, these books certainly made me feel happier and calmer with Color Me Happy’s sunny yellow cover and light-hearted, positive images and Color Me Calm’s peaceful cover, soothing patterns and natural scenes. Unlike with many series of books, none of the images in these were repeated between the books and the categories are different in each too. These books are each split into 6 chapters of images that fall into the following categories: Color Me Calm: Mandalas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Geometric Patterns, Floral & Fauna, Natural Patterns Color Me Happy: Nature, Animals & Babies, Music, Food & Drink, Whimsical Imagery and Art & Architecture. Each of the 100 images are printed on one side only so you don’t need to worry about bleeding from pens and a lovely repeating image is printed on the reverse of each page which you could colour if you really fancied. They are lovely square books with nice sized borders around each picture to avoid losing any of the image into the spine. Organized into seven therapeutically-themed chapters including Mandalas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Geometric Patterns, Flora & Fauna, Natural Patterns, and Spirituality - the book examines the benefits of putting pencil to paper and offers adults an opportunity to channel their anxiety into satisfying, creative accomplishment.Disclaimer – Please read this disclosure about my use of affiliate links which are contained within this post.Ĭolour Me Calm and Color Me Happy are part of the Color Me.… series published by Race Point Publishing and kindly sent to me by Quarto Publishing. Art therapist Lacy Mucklow and artist Angela Porter offer up 100 coloring templates all designed to help you get coloring and get relaxed. Color Me Calm is a guided coloring book designed for harried adults. "Now" has become something that happens online, not in the space and time that we physically occupy. Constant stimulation and expectation have left us burnt out and distanced from the present moment. Our lives become busier with each passing day, and as technology escalates, so does our access to work, obligations, and stress. Part of the international bestselling Color Me series, Color Me Calm is the perfect way step back from the stress of everyday life, color, and relax! Don't forget to try Color Me Happy and Color Me Stress-Free!īY (AUTHOR) Mucklow, Lacy, ILLUSTRATED BY Porter, Angela Organized into seven therapeutically-themed chapters including Mandalas, Water Scenes, Wooded Scenes, Geometric Patterns, Flora & Fauna, Natural Patterns, and Spirituality - the book examines the benefits of putting pencil to paper and offers adults an opportunity to channel their anxiety into satisfying, creative accomplishment. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects
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