The word that stuck in my head as I studied the design was “tribal”. With all due respect to the various tribes out there, I have no idea if that’s true or not, but that was the adjective that informed my decision making. Full disclosure.
Oh, adult coloring patterns, how I wish I could quit you. But alas and alack, they’re so convenient!
I found yet another pattern in my pocket-sized book that grabbed me, which is to say it was the first of three that I was able to neatly remove from the book. The other two got torn awkwardly despite my better efforts. Oh well.
Then I selected 6 markers deliberately (as opposed to at random) and got cracking:
I brought another mini coloring pattern to work on Wednesday and intended to work on it during breaks and lunch again, however thanks to a slow start to the work day, I got a lot accomplished. I was easily 80% done by about 10:30am. To be fair, I got to work really early so I had a head start.
I brought another mini coloring pattern to work on Wednesday and intended to work on it during breaks and lunch again, however thanks to a slow start to the work day, I got a lot accomplished. I was easily 80% done by about 10:30am. To be fair, I got to work really early so I had a head start.
I took that picture just before my work day officially started.
It’s time for the almost daily “I made this” report.
It’s time for the almost daily “I made this” report.
Apparently, what started out as a (self-imposed) challenge has evolved into “how I roll.” I decided to take some markers and a coloring pattern to work on Tuesday and filled it in during breaks, lunches, and idle time. I nearly completed in in a single work day (and yes, I got actual work done) and I’ve determined that for the most part, 6 colors is all I really need to accomplish things with my various coloring patterns. Behold:
Check out the back side:
I have a massively debilitating adult coloring book addiction No wait, I meant to say that I’ve graduated from coloring squares to coloring rectangles. Geometry: Making coloring patterns… bigger!
I wasn’t planning on making another 6-color challenge anytime soon, but when I was in Chicago recently I bought another set of Spectrum Noir markers. And then after our latest trip to Epcot, we stopped off at Ollie’s and Jaime got to see where I’ve been getting our coffee supply.
While we were there, I simply had to grab another adult coloring book, because WHY WOULDN’T I:
Why, yes, I am posting about coloring squares… u mad?
Why, yes, I am posting about coloring squares… u mad?
Truthfully, I just finished my final coloring square for a while. I only have one unfinished design left, and as told in a prior post I’m not feeling much love for it. Which opens the door to drop in this question as posed by the Isn’t She Crafty blog, which caught my attention by being my first to comment on this site:
Does anyone else buy things, get really excited by them, then tidy them away and even at times forget all about them? I only do this with crafty bits, but I’m really bad for it.
Heck yes! My wife and I have quite the stash going ourselves, without veering into hoarder territory. We do use our craft stuff eventually, but at the moment I loaded up on art supplies when I was in Chicago (as one does) and I have a stack of unused coloring books and markers (among other goodies) sitting and waiting. Ah, well.
Thanks to me knocking my drink over this evening, I discovered another 6-color challenge that I completed recently:
I swear I am almost done posting things about coloring squares.
Thanks to me knocking my drink over this evening, I discovered another 6-color challenge that I completed recently:
Question: What types of markers do I use?
Answer: Mostly alcohol markers.
Question: What types of markers do I use?
Answer: Mostly alcohol markers.
(Note: This is the extended remix of my prior post about my adventures in coloring squares.)
In the beginning (harp music) I got a set of 4 “brush” markers at Dollar Tree for – wait for it – $1 USD. I used them to color a sketch pad cover and really got into “adult coloring” despite using the cheapest possible art supplies. They were actually felt-tip markers with the tip cut into a brush shape, like so:
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