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Adult Colouring

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    #62
    sullivlo
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    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.


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    #63
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #64
    sullivlo
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Correction you never put the work in to learn. Which is fine.

    Anyone can learn to draw.
    Lol.


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    #65
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #66
    auspicious
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    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'.


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    #67
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #68
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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:


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    #69
    jam_mac_jam
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    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.


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    #70
    sullivlo
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    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.


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    #71
    ILoveYourVibes
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    sullivlo wrote: »
    Jaysus.

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


    *Hands ring back*


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    #72
    Graces7
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    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?


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    #73
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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. :D


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    #74
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #75
    Badly Drunk Boy
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    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: :D


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    #76
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #77
    eoinob50
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    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!


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    #78
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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!


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    #79
    eoinob50
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    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.


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    #80
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #81
    eoinob50
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    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.


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    #82
    eoinob50
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    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


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    #83
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #84
    ILoveYourVibes
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    eoinob50 wrote: »
    same, still sh1t though haha
    :pac:

    I suck at maths!


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    #85
    ILoveYourVibes
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    I didn't mean to make people feel bad about their colouring.


    Im sorry!


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    #86
    jam_mac_jam
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    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.


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    #87
    Graces7
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    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..


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    #88
    blue note
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    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.


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    #89
    ILoveYourVibes
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    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.


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    #90
    Thoie
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    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.


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    #91
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    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.


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