Mind & Body · Visual Arts & Making
Adult Colouring
Fill in printed outlines; nothing here asks you to be able to draw
A book of outlines and a tin of coloured pencils is the whole kit, and one page absorbs an hour or two. Unlike drawing, none of the composition decisions are yours: colour is the only choice left, which is why it goes so well with a podcast. Pencils, markers and watercolour all work, and the same page comes out unrecognisable in another medium.
First stepBuy a colouring book and a set of pencils, and finish one page using only three colours.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $50–300
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsColour mixing and harmony