Adult Colouring

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:48am

sullivlo wrote: »

Well done.

Just irony that in a thread where people are complaining about others sharing their colouring on social media, you share your colouring on social media.

That's is not coloring. That's years of practice.
That is having the eye to see distance perspective etc.

That is having the sensibility to be able to choose the colors and shadows after as it was done long after the life class had ended.

That is something to be proud of. And someone will come along and say hey mine is better and it will be miles better.

Coloring in....is well ...you not doing anything.

rireland · 19-07-2019 10:49am

Tell me how wrote: »

Really?

What is achievement? Sharing interests with something isn't just about having 'achieved' something. It's about sharing an interest.

I like going to plays. Should I stop sharing my experience with people because I wasn't on the stage?

Well I wonder how many of these people would list colouring as a hobby if they were going for a job interview or something.

Thankfully none of my facebook friends share their quirky, attention seeking, wannabe unique past times. Any that do, unfriended.

Someone sharing they like plays would make you be seen as a bore whereas someone claiming they like colouring makes them "unique" because it's a typically kids thing done by an adult.

Anyways I can bet most of these colouring sharers share their first picture and claim they love colouring in and then never do it again. It's attention seeking.

19-07-2019 10:49am

Odd how worked up some people get about an activity that others enjoy doing. Colouring is a great calmer for many. I've done it myself and really enjoyed the intricacy of the books. Its nice

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:51am

Tell me how wrote: »

And that they obviously benefitted from creating that piece but can't appreciate how others might benefit from creating thei

I would argue they don't benefit from it. If its not hard work how could they?

I don't enjoy sketching all the time. Its frustrating a lot of the time. You end up pulling your hair out. But you work hard you get better.

I feel coloring is like watching T.V ...its vegging. It is it really good for the brain though?

Of course it's enjoyable. Its easy. Drawing and painting is often hard ..so its not always enjoyable.

Tell me how · 19-07-2019 10:51am

rireland wrote: »

Well I wonder how many of these people would list colouring as a hobby if they were going for a job interview or something.

Thankfully none of my facebook friends share their quirky, attention seeking, wannabe unique past times. Any that do, unfriended.

Someone sharing they like plays would make you be seen as a bore whereas someone claiming they like colouring makes them "unique" because it's a typically kids thing done by an adult.

Anyways I can bet most of these colouring sharers share their first picture and claim they love colouring in and then never do it again. It's attention seeking.

I'd love to continue to engage, but there's no challenge in this.

rireland · 19-07-2019 10:52am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I would argue they don't benefit from it. If its not hard work how could they?

I don't enjoy sketching all the time. Its frustrating a lot of the time. You end up pulling your hair out. But you work hard you get better.

I feel coloring is like watching T.V ...its vegging. It is it really good for the brain though?

It cures anxiety and depression....and you gotta make sure to tell everyone you're doing it too!!

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:53am

rireland wrote: »

Any that do, unfriended.

It's attention seeking.

It's a bit harsh.

sullivlo · 19-07-2019 10:54am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

That's is not coloring. That's years of practice.
That is having the eye to see distance perspective etc.

That is having the sensibility to be able to choose the colors and shadows after as it was done long after the life class had ended.

That is something to be proud of. And someone will come along and say hey mine is better and it will be miles better.

Coloring in....is well ...you not doing anything.

Like I said - well done!

But please don't belittle the achievements of others. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. I can't draw full stop.

But I get great pleasure out of choosing the colours to colour in - within the lines - in my colouring book.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:54am

rireland wrote: »

It cures anxiety and depression....

I don't notice these people getting better. But sure if they think its working. I am down with that.

I don't really think art is good for people TBH. Most creative people i know are mental and they know they are I think it make us worse.

Its like the price you have to pay.

19-07-2019 10:55am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I would argue they don't benefit from it. If its not hard work how could they?

I don't enjoy sketching all the time. Its frustrating a lot of the time. You end up pulling your hair out. But you work hard you get better.

I feel coloring is like watching T.V ...its vegging. It is it really good for the brain though?

Of course it's enjoyable. Its easy. Drawing and painting is often hard ..so its not always enjoyable.

Something has to be hard in order to benefit from it?

sullivlo · 19-07-2019 10:55am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I would argue they don't benefit from it. If its not hard work how could they?

I don't enjoy sketching all the time. Its frustrating a lot of the time. You end up pulling your hair out. But you work hard you get better.

I feel coloring is like watching T.V ...its vegging. It is it really good for the brain though?

Of course it's enjoyable. Its easy. Drawing and painting is often hard ..so its not always enjoyable.

Reading isn't hard work. I enjoy it and benefit from it.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:56am

sullivlo wrote: »

But please don't belittle the achievements of others. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. I can't draw full stop.

Correction you never put the work in to learn. Which is fine.

Anyone can learn to draw.

sullivlo · 19-07-2019 10:57am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Correction you never put the work in to learn. Which is fine.

Anyone can learn to draw.

Lol.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 10:59am

sullivlo wrote: »

Reading isn't hard work. I enjoy it and benefit from it.

Depends on what you read. You read trash and its measurable how your vocabulary suffers.

And they are two very different things.

auspicious · 19-07-2019 11:00am

I suppose it's an escape from reality; a throwback to youth when there were no responsibilities.
It would not release as much endorphins as exercise though.
And if they can't exercise then paint. It's got to be more rewarding than staying 'within-the-lines'.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:01am

sullivlo wrote: »

Lol.

Its true.

People who color don't want to put the effort in to learn because they are busy with other things.

I dunno maybe even some artists colour...who knows.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:02am

auspicious wrote: »

It's got to be more rewarding than staying 'within-the-lines'.

I think I would be demented.

Maybe i CANT colour! :eek:

jam_mac_jam · 19-07-2019 11:02am

I like it, I also draw but I can’t draw so feel stupid drawing so I tend to doodle or colour.

I find it really relaxing. Don’t share it on facebook though, I am a little embarrassed about it to be honest as people tend to look down on doing it. As above comparing it to watching TV, so what? If people enjoy it what's the problem. Everything in life doesn't have to be a little competition or a chance to judge people.

It’s a pity that you stop drawing once you reach adulthood just because you are not good at it rather then for the fun of doing it, like playing musical instruments or singing when you are a kid, you feel you must have a talent at it rather then just doing it for fun. Such a pity that we put others down and make them feel bad for what they enjoy.

sullivlo · 19-07-2019 11:03am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Depends on what you read. You read trash and its measurable how your vocabulary suffers.

Jaysus.

I'm not actually going to engage with you on this anymore.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:04am

sullivlo wrote: »

Jaysus.

I'm not actually going to engage with you on this anymore.

*Hands ring back*

Graces7 · 19-07-2019 11:05am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I would argue they don't benefit from it. If its not hard work how could they?

I don't enjoy sketching all the time. Its frustrating a lot of the time. You end up pulling your hair out. But you work hard you get better.

I feel coloring is like watching T.V ...its vegging. It is it really good for the brain though?

Of course it's enjoyable. Its easy. Drawing and painting is often hard ..so its not always enjoyable.

I honestly think you are missing the point. it is restful. No need to think when thinking hurts and exhausts. when the hands are occupied the mind can be at ease. It focusses without stress, In spiritual terms eg sewing, embroidery, manuscript work are a well used technique for focussing.. Called "recollection"

Nothing wrong with being easy; I went through a phase of that and also of tapestry cushion embroidery etc. it helped me survive and cope; things of colour and beauty do that.

SHOCK HORROR! I watch youtube as well! Hands busy with easy knitting to sell for others. Same function. Easy occupation to rest the mind. To lay stress aside a while.

Never please mock anyone who is caring for their minds by doing something you would not find restful or of practical use?

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:07am

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Such a pity that we put others down and make them feel bad for what they enjoy.

We're not we are doing it behind your back on boards because we like you and don't want you to feel bad.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:15am

Deleted User wrote: »

Something has to be hard in order to benefit from it?

Kind of realized that is my thinking yeah.

Dunno where i got it from.

Work ethicy thing.

Bit screwed up maybe i dunno.

Badly Drunk Boy · 19-07-2019 11:17am

JupiterKid wrote: »

When I first looked at the thread title, I thought for a few seconds it was porn silouettes to be coloured in...:O

I thought similarly when I saw a leaflet for Adult Scrabble in a local library. :eek:

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:19am

Guys I can't talk ....i watch ASMR VIDEOS! It feels like dust falling on you!

I do think we can have a laugh at ourselves though sometimes.

Thats actually the best medicine.

eoinob50 · 19-07-2019 11:23am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Depends on what you read. You read trash and its measurable how your vocabulary suffers.

And they are two very different things.

So if a parent reads 100s of baby books their vocab suffers? Logic!

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:24am

eoinob50 wrote: »

So if a parent reads 100s of baby books their vocab suffers? Logic!

Its true. Ask a mom who has been home alone with her kids for a year.

I notice it too. If i read a lot of social media sites my grammar goes way down.

I can't spell for **** no more!

eoinob50 · 19-07-2019 11:25am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Kind of realized that is my thinking yeah.

Dunno where i got it from.

Work ethicy thing.

Bit screwed up maybe i dunno.

Agree with this in the sense, the harder something is the greater the reward/ sense of accomplishment.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:26am

eoinob50 wrote: »

Agree with this in the sense, the harder something is the greater the reward/ sense of accomplishment.

Yeah I mean with drawing etc. I am not ****ing picasso etc. But I got better than I was at the start

Someone else would come along and think 'OMG her drawing is infantile in technique etc'.

But at least they would have to point out technical flaws etc.

I like the structural way you see improvement with the wildness of art or sport etc.

Put those two together it feels unique.

Maybe its why i can't colour.

eoinob50 · 19-07-2019 11:27am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Its true. Ask a mom who has been home alone with her kids for a year.

Well now that's different, if the mom was solely with her child for the year then yeah probably somewhat but realistically people aren't that restricted.

eoinob50 · 19-07-2019 11:27am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Yeah I mean with drawing etc. I am not ****ing picasso etc. But I got better than I was at the start

same, still sh1t though haha

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:30am

eoinob50 wrote: »

Well now that's different, if the mom was solely with her child for the year then yeah probably somewhat but realistically people aren't that restricted.

Probably some people are. I know women who are or have been.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:31am

eoinob50 wrote: »

same, still sh1t though haha

:pac:

I suck at maths!

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:33am

I didn't mean to make people feel bad about their colouring.

Im sorry!

jam_mac_jam · 19-07-2019 11:34am

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I didn't mean to make people feel bad about their colouring.

Im sorry!

oh I don't think you have. Its more a general thing in the world that people have lost the joy of doing things for the sake of it rather then the final product.

Graces7 · 19-07-2019 11:49am

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

oh I don't think you have. Its more a general thing in the world that people have lost the joy of doing things for the sake of it rather then the final product.

Oh so true. So very true! It is seen as wasting time. maybe old age is good after all! Sheer joy in my handwork and in my cats... and in wild flowers etc..

blue note · 19-07-2019 11:50am

ardinn wrote: »

Apparently any activity with your hands in front of you performing a task is practicing mindfulness.

Huh. That's nice to hear. I never regarded my own private special time as anything constructive, but apparently I'm practicing mindfulness.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 11:52am

blue note wrote: »

Huh. That's nice to hear. I never regarded my own private special time as anything constructive, but apparently I'm practicing mindfulness.

Fairplay I am too immature to practice mindfulness.

Thoie · 19-07-2019 12:18pm

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

WHat?

There is no SKILL to coloring in. Its like watching T.V.

It might make you feel good. But is it actually good for the brain?

I don't think it's necessarily "good for the brain" in terms of forging new neural connections. But in the same way that sleep allows your body to rest, for some people (like me), giving our brains a chance to veg out is helpful too. I watch very little TV, and am generally on the go a lot, so 10-15 minutes just doing something easy is nice. It requires just enough concentration to quieten a lot of the muddle of thoughts running through your brain, without requiring any major commitment.

Sure, learning to draw might be nice, but it requires dedication and commitment, which may just be "one thing too many" if you're already stressed.

Other people might take that quiet time having a candle-lit bath with a glass of wine and soft music. Maybe some people have baths AND colour.

19-07-2019 12:33pm

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I have actually, and that’s precisely how I came to the conclusions I have above about these various fads.

Reading about something on the internet then forming an opinion is not "research".

I had an adult colouring book, it was a foresty one. But my brown and green markers ran out and I couldn't justify to myself buying a whole new pack of markers every time my brown and greeens ran out and I got tired of blue squirrels, so I stopped colouring. It's fun though.

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 12:41pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Reading about something on the internet then forming an opinion is not "research".

I had an adult colouring book, it was a foresty one. But my brown and green markers ran out and I couldn't justify to myself buying a whole new pack of markers every time my brown and greeens ran out and I got tired of blue squirrels, so I stopped colouring. It's fun though.

Its expensive bein an artist!

Thoie wrote: »

Sure, learning to draw might be nice, but it requires dedication and commitment, which may just be "one thing too many" if you're already stressed.

Yeah I understand.

Graces7 · 19-07-2019 12:42pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Reading about something on the internet then forming an opinion is not "research".

I had an adult colouring book, it was a foresty one. But my brown and green markers ran out and I couldn't justify to myself buying a whole new pack of markers every time my brown and greeens ran out and I got tired of blue squirrels, so I stopped colouring. It's fun though.

now you are tempting me...

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 12:43pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Reading about something on the internet then forming an opinion is not "research".

I had an adult colouring book, it was a foresty one. But my brown and green markers ran out and I couldn't justify to myself buying a whole new pack of markers every time my brown and greeens ran out and I got tired of blue squirrels, so I stopped colouring. It's fun though.

Its expensive bein an artist!

Thoie wrote: »

Sure, learning to draw might be nice, but it requires dedication and commitment, which may just be "one thing too many" if you're already stressed.

Yeah I understand.

Church on Tuesday · 19-07-2019 12:46pm

Apart from people who suffer from mental health issues, I find adult coloring books an extremely odd pursuit.

Yester · 19-07-2019 1:01pm

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Guys I can't talk ....i watch ASMR VIDEOS! It feels like dust falling on you!

I do think we can have a laugh at ourselves though sometimes.

Thats actually the best medicine.

I had to google that. Now I watch ASMR videos. Thanks for that.

RhubarbCrumble · 19-07-2019 1:11pm

Paddy Cow wrote: »

I was going to get one for my sister for a laugh one Christmas, until I went into Eason's and it was €13. Not a chance I'd pay that for a colouring book. I just checked online and they have some with "mindfulness" in the title which are nearly 20 quid :rolleyes: I saw them recently in the euro shop for €1.50

Mr Price have a good selection too.

19-07-2019 1:11pm

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Its expensive bein an artist!

Thought colouring wasn't art?

ILoveYourVibes · 19-07-2019 1:23pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Thought colouring wasn't art?

Changed my mind if you will be my fwiend?

Jackman25 · 19-07-2019 1:29pm

Who are people whining about being judgemental, when the OP specifically asks for it?

Tammy! · 19-07-2019 1:41pm

I don't think it would be for me. It's not magic or anything but if people enjoy it and feel they get something good from it then I don't see a problem and so what if they share it on Facebook.

The thread reminds me, I was sitting on the bus once and this man of about 60-65 was sitting across from me. He kept looking at me from over his glasses and then he was sketching something. I didn't think anything of it but after a while he said to me, 'here, it's for you. It's not complete but you have it' and he showed me the sketch proudly. It was a picture of Justin Biebers face :pac:

I said 'oh thanks very much' and I took it but I was around 25 at the time and definitely not into Justin Bieber!

it was a nice gesture though and not a bad drawing.

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