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My Adult Coloring Books

01/25/17 | art

Adult Coloring Books - Stress Relieving Animal Designs and the Stress Relief Coloring Book- Garden Designs, Mandalas, Animals and Paisley Patterns

In my opinion January is the coldest and dreariest month of the year.  True, we are passed Black Monday but it is till freezing here in New York City and instead of exploring I am looking for inside activities.   At the end of November I went a little crazy online shopping and definitely one of the best Black Friday purchases I made were three coloring books and an incredible set of colored pencils for a grand total of $24. 

I chose the Magicfly 72 Colored Pencils Set which are watercolor pencils which seemed like a good place to start especially considering  they had great reviews and were on sale and believe it or not two months later they still are – only $19.99!  And then I got three books;  Stress Relieving Animal Designs and it’s pair Stress Relief Coloring Book: Garden Designs, Mandalas, Animals, and Paisley Patterns and for the hell of it Art of Coloring: Disney Animals: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation.  

Adult Coloring Books - Disney Animals- 100 Images to Inspire Creativity and Relaxation

Believe it or not, the Disney coloring book is not my favorite.  I was so excited to get the chance to shade in my favorite characters from my childhood but this Simba page I ripped is actually the least detailed of any in the book – eek.  Perhaps my query should have been “beginners coloring books,” these overly detailed designs are something to work up to I guess!

Adult Coloring - Magicfly 72 Colored Pencils Set Premier Soft Core Watercolor Pencils

I was thrilled when I opened the tin the first time to see how many colors there were but then got even more excited when I realized you could lift up the tray and all of the vibrant colors were below.  The picture below shows that the neons do not really color neon but instead a pretty rich pastel shade that has made for some pretty great drawings.  And to answer the question I am sure with come, yes, adult coloring books are quite stress releasing as the titles suggest! 

Adult Coloring - Partially Colored Snail - Stress Relieving Animal Designs

Do you have any any adult coloring books? 
 

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Comments

  1. Gerardo Sawina says

    January 29, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    I could not resist commenting. Well written!

  2. head to toe chic says

    January 26, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    I love adult coloring books!

    xo,
    Angela

  3. Misty says

    January 25, 2017 at 11:05 am

    I don’t have any, but keep thinking about grabbing some.

  4. Pam says

    January 25, 2017 at 8:05 am

    I don’t but it seems like an inexpensive stress reliever while being creative. I will have to give it a try.
    Thanks~

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