[music] >> gary price: everyone remembers when theywere young the thrill it was to crack open a new coloring book and box of crayons andstart making those black and white pictures come alive. it didn’t matter if you filledin donald duck’s coat in the same blue as it was in the cartoons, or if you made supergirl’s outfit the traditional blue and red. you were in charge; you could let your imaginationrun away with you and make your pictures look anyway you wanted. that freedom and the funof seeing the drab page light up in living color made you feel artistic and confident– in addition to giving mom an hour or so of peace and quiet! well, coloring is notjust for kids anymore. now the trend is in
coloring books for adults, and there are plentyof them out there. we talked to two of the most popular artists who design these booksabout their processes, why they think adult coloring books are all the rage now, and howfilling in a design with color is beneficial to “kids†of any age. johanna basfordis an artist and the author of a series of adult coloring books. her latest is titledlost ocean: an inky adventure and coloring book. she spoke to us from her home in scotland,and said she was an “ink evangelist†because she enjoyed making her designs mostly by hand… >> johanna basford: i champion the hand-drawnline over the computer-generated artwork. i think there’s nothing more magical andcharming than a picture that’s being created
by hand. you know i love that my circles aren’tquite perfect, and that my lines are a little bit wobbly and i think the hand-drawn linejust captures so much more character and charm than anything that can be created on the computer.you know, computer-generated artwork is essentially a series of points joined up with straightlines, and you know to me that’s just got so little soul, it’s so cold and clinical.and i think if you’re trying to capture the beauty of nature you really need to finda way of recording that that reflects nature, and that means drawing it by hand, and pento paper. >> price: when she plans a book, basford saysshe begins laying out the designs in various ways, using pencil and ink…
>> basford: i know how many pages i have tofill and then i just sit at my desk with my sheets of paper and my pencils and my pens.i draw the pages just one by one. so i just start at one point, i’ll know roughly, youknow, what shape it’s going to take, if it’s going to be a repeat pattern or circleor maybe a symmetrical design. i draw the artwork out in pencil and when i’m happywith it i redraw in ink. for the books, i use fineliner pens, so not a dipping pen,so it’s a little bit easier. you can use ones of all different sizes -- a zero pointto a five is really tiny for all the little details – and once i’m happy with it,with the inked artwork, i scan it into the computer. so i use the computer right at theend as an editing tool, essentially because,
you know, i need to tidy some of the artworkup, but more because publishers and clients just can’t use a big envelope of hand-drawnartwork. they need the individual files. so i use the computer right at the end to tidyup any bits where the dog has sneezed under the desk and my pen’s gone haywire, or youknow if i’ve been eating a cookie and like smudged a bit of crumb into the picture. >> price: she also uses the computer to createsymmetry after hand drawing a design… >> basford: now i use a computer to flip those,so i’ll draw half by hand and then by a sneaky trick of using the computer to flipover the other side, or if it’s a repeat pattern i draw one tile and then i use thecomputer to help me just replicate that up,
and that’s how the artwork is finished off.you know, it’s finished off digitally and then i send those pages over to my editor. >> price: jenean morrison uses the computerin much the same way for her coloring books. morrison is an artist, designer and authorof a series of books, the latest of which is the 2016 coloring calendar. morrison drawsa variety of subjects such as flowers and plants but she admits she does have a softspot for mandala designs … >> jenean morrison: that is a symmetricalcircular design, so those are really fun to color and i think they provide some of thebest stress relief. so the design just repeats itself all the way around the circle. andi think they’ve been around for a very long
time. that’s one of my favorite things todesign and color. when i’m coloring, i’m very focused on the coloring but i’m actuallyalso thinking about things, i‘m organizing my thoughts. and when what i’m coloringrequires repetition to maybe go all the way around the circle or something like that,that really sort of takes me out of any worries or takes me away from any stress. >> price: both morrison and basford say thatstress relief is one big reason adults are taking up coloring their intricate designs… >> morrison: it’s very meditative, and it’salso a creative activity. there’s a group on facebook that call themselves the coloringclub and every week they’re coloring another
page in one of my mandala coloring books.and it is amazing to see the variety with which people choose the different colors,the different styles. some people use colored pencils some people use markers so no twopeople do it the same way. i think that people are being really creative with their coloring.i don’t know if they would be that creative or that free or that bold if you just gavethem a blank sheet of paper. i think having a little outline there really helps. >> basford: i think it’s just a chance tohave a digital detox. you know we’re so busy in a 24/7 digital online life these days,it’s very rare to get a chance to unplug. and you know with the coloring it is thatdigital detox: you’re not looking at twitter,
you’re not checking in online, you’renot getting interrupted by email. you have this wonderful opportunity to lose yourselfin a creative, analog task and to really focus on something and let the outside world justbounce away. it’s how i feel when i’m in the studio drawing. i also think we allhave this creative spark within us, you know, this need to draw and create and we just haveto have the opportunity to let that flourish. >> price: morrison says that when she starteddesigning the books, she began hearing from people who used her books to help themselvesduring tough times when they were carrying heavy burdens or had health problems… >> morrison: i did immediately start gettinga response from people who would say, like,
i heard from teachers who were using themin their classrooms. they said nothing keeps their kids calmer, more focused. older kids,not necessarily children in the classrooms. college teachers and teachers of high schoolkids they just said it seemed to calm them down. and then as the popularity has grownover the last few years, i’ve gotten more and more letters from people and commentsand things like that on my social media. people have told me they used it when recoveringfrom surgery or when they’re grieving; i’ve heard from women’s shelters (that) are usingthem; definitely classrooms. i’ve had a request from a prison for some books becausethey were using it in the therapy sessions, so i definitely think it’s bringing a benefitto all different kinds of people.
>> price: so how should adults approach thecoloring books? are there any rules to follow or any “best way†to color in the designs?basford says that coloring is only ruled by your imagination… >> basford: i just say to people it’s allabout getting started and not being too precious with it. i don’t think you even need toworry if you go over the lines. i used to go over the lines and still do all the time.the outlines are just there as a suggestion. i think you need to pick your color paletteor, you know, look roughly at what you’re going to do and make your mark. you know it’snot about the pursuit of perfection; it’s just about enjoying the process. and if youdon’t like how it’s going, you’ll just
stop and start a new one. i think the lesspressure you put on yourself, the more you will enjoy it and the more you’ll get wrappedup in your task. >> price: basford says that she doesn’tcolor in her own designs very much, she’d rather leave that to others. she gets a lotof pleasure and relaxation out of making the designs, however, and especially enjoys thenatural subjects that she pursues… >> basford: i think to create anything withlove and authenticity you have to be 100 percent wrapped up in the imagery and in the schemeof it. and for me, i just love the natural world. you know i’m a country girl, i grewup in the countryside. i’m never happier than when i’ve got my boots on, i’m inthe garden or down at the seashore, so i just
wanted to pick themes to create artwork thati loved and i was completely enchanted by and i want to share that love with peoplethrough the drawings and through the book. >> price: her latest book, lost ocean, ismore than just a succession of underwater scenes. basford says she adds a little mysteryinto the mix that her fans look forward to… >> basford: with all my drawings i like tohide things in there for you to find, little details and intricacies. so, you know, itmight be a rogue robin, or a little butterfly. in lost ocean it’s as though i’ve takenthe contents of a pirate’s treasure chest and scattered it throughout the pages: there’sgoblets and crowns and jewels and gold hidden within all those drawings. and it’s an inkytreasure hunt so you have to find each of
the things hidden in those pages. and i justlike the idea that the more you look, the more you see, and it invites people to pauseand to not just scroll or flip the page. you know, just take your time, be gentle and seewhat you can find within those drawings. >> price: morrison says the large adult coloringcommunity out there, each with a different take on how to color her pictures, surprisedher… >> morrison: these people are bringing a hugelevel of their own creativity to these designs. i’m really surprised with what i see a lotof times, choices that people make. some people color in with dots and stripes and thingslike that. i saw a lady the other day in this coloring club mentioning she just, in herbrain, saw little santa clauses in the design
so she added like little santa claus facesall the way around the circle. and people are really getting creative beyond just whatis in front of them. and through instagram and facebook and things like that, it’sreally allowed me to connect with people in a way that i never have before. and then isee all of these other people connecting with each other over the art. if you look on instagramthere are just tons of posts that are coloring books for adults and people share their work.and it’s just all these beautiful images filling up people’s feeds, and people arecomplimenting each other, and like, “what markers did you use?†“what book is thatfrom?†and i just love the creativity that has been spread through the community. andi love the fact that people are benefitting
from this. >> price: basford says that it’s just anatural conclusion that adults would want to share their coloring with others on theinternet just like they shared it with the family on the refrigerator as kids. and that’sone of the reasons she thinks coloring is so popular with grown-ups these days… >> basford: i think we just all want thatopportunity to create, to have the digital detox, but there’s also a bit of nostalgia.you know the chances are the last time that you colored in you didn’t have a mortgage,you didn’t have an angry boss, you weren’t worried about the fiscal crisis. so there’sdefinitely this feeling that, you know, it
helps you to think back to more carefree,fluffier times when you were a kid and i think, you know, that makes people happy and theyenjoy that sensation, >> price: you can find out just how much funcoloring can be when you’re over 18, in johanna basford’s new adult coloring booklost ocean available in stores and online. she invites listeners to visit her websiteat johannabasford.com where they can read her blog, see more of her designs and evenupload ones they’ve colored themselves. for more information on jenean morrison, herbooks and her 2016 coloring calendar with 300 designs to color in, you can log ontoher site at jeneanmorrison.net. for information about all of our guests, visit our site atviewpointsonline.net. you can find archives
of past programs there and on itunes and stitcher.i’m gary price. [commercials]
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