The most commonly used tools of choice for most colorists are the colored pencil and the marker, but which should you use? This is a question that many beginners ask themselves. To make this easier on you we have decided to put together a detailed pros and cons list to both. Below you can find the reasons why colored pencils are the best coloring tool to use. Stay tuned for our rebuttal piece on why markers should be your coloring tool of choice coming later this week. Pencils Are Less Expensive Colored...

Have you ever seen a coloring design colored by two different people and even though the design is exactly the same, the finished coloring can look completely different? Well the truth is that some colorists take things to a whole different level and use professional artistic strategies to create some pretty amazing effects. Here are some the techniques that professionals use to create those amazing pieces. Use a spare piece of paper behind coloring design Coloring from Instagram by @mtalbac This is a good tip especially if you are coloring a...

The other day we asked ourselves a puzzling question and decided to you bring you into it, if it were possible, what artist’s works would make the best adult coloring designs. In an attempt to answer this question we thought of what our favorite coloring designs had in common: intricate details, original, and one of the best things...a new discovery during the process of coloring that you did not realize when you first opened the page. With those in mind here are the 6 artists, old and new, whose work...

Since 2011 and the publishing of Johanna Basford’s Secret Garden coloring book the adult coloring market has seen an almost unbelievable explosion. Today, web stores and brick and mortar carriers alike seem to have an unending selection of titles to cure your need to color. Many of us may wonder where did this all come from? The really curious thing however is that this isn’t the first time that adult coloring books have dominated the market. In 1961 three admen from Chicago created the first adult coloring book titled the...

Here at Creatively Calm Studios we love adult coloring books and since we know you do as well we wanted to provide you with a way to celebrate all matter of holidays with your favorite hobby. We have researched for hours and hours looking for the best coloring books with which to celebrate some of the most popular holidays. So this year when a holiday rolls around come back to this blog and get yourself the appropriate coloring book. The Best Saint Patrick’s Day Adult Coloring Books In this post you...

New Year’s Eve is a magical moment because no matter how your year has been, the next day carries the promise of a clean slate and another chance. Just in case you are thinking about making a commitment this year to take a few hours out of every week and color, in order to get all the relaxing benefits that come with coloring, we decided to put together a quick list of the adult coloring books we think will be the best partner in crime in the coming year. Happy...

 Who doesn’t love Christmas? As the weather gets colder and the malls begin to set up Christmas decorations we all get into that mood where all we want to do is watch Christmas movies, listen to Jingle Bells, and drink hot chocolate. Well, why should what you color be any different? We have done some research and have put together a list of what we think are the top 5 Christmas coloring books on the market so that you can continue your Christmas spirit with your colorings as well....

On Veterans Day Americans celebrate those of us who have put everything on the line to protect our freedoms and our lands. These brave individuals we call veterans are the lucky ones - the ones that made it back home to the land of the brave, but many did not. We honor those fallen veterans as well. In celebration of and a show of gratitude to veterans we decided to put together a list of the colorings books on the market that we feel like are the best way to...

For many families Thanksgiving is a holiday wrapped in tradition and routines. Whether your tradition is to go to the local parade, watch the football games at home wearing turkey hats, or mentally prepare yourself for the Black Friday store rush by stocking up on Red Bull we all have some form of tradition that to us signifies it is Thanksgiving time. In the spirit of the holiday we decided to put together a list of the adult coloring books that are most likely to get you into the Thanksgiving day...

Coloring books are a fantastic way to relax and relieve some stress after a hard day of work, but these particular books may not be the best option for that. Halloween is one of our favorite holidays and we decided to compile the adult coloring books that are most likely to scare the living colors out of you. 5. Demons, Ghouls, And Zombies by Marti Jo’s Coloring First up is this coloring book by Marti Jo’s Coloring which has 45 images for you to color filled with all sorts of...