Intricate adult coloring books are the latest lifestyle craze to grip the United States, generating millions of fans, booming sales and libraries falling over themselves to host workshops.
As a young boy, graphic designer and app developer Patrick Cabral would watch his uncle inscribe names in classic lettering on diplomas. Although the uncle learned calligraphy in drafting class at a vocational school, he took it to the level of art with his soulful style. Cabral then studied it from a neighbor, who also knew the craft.
Adult coloring books are keeping their white-hot sales streak going, with the bookstores rolling out an impressively diverse selection of offerings.
Artist Mark Dean Lim was a marketing assistant at a stationery company before he quit to follow his dream of becoming a full-time illustrator and sharing his creations with
The adult coloring book craze came as no surprise to us. We at Super have been known to buy kiddie coloring books to use them as a way to relax.
Adult coloring books also have adult versions of crayons, although we wouldn’t mind losing ourselves in hours of coloring surrounded by the nostalgic smell of a fresh box of Crayola.
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