Coloring Pages for Adults
The life of older kids or adult people is very complicated in today’s world. Coloring pages can help them rescue themselves. These books are also seen as a form of adult therapy. They have flourished since 2010. It is now acting as an advanced form of the books meant for children. These pages can be found online on various websites. Coloring gives back adults, their childhood. It provides them with good skills and vision. It helps them get rid of stress in a way similar to meditation. These are free and printable from various websites on the internet. you can also have a look at preschool coloring sheets.
Coloring Pages for Adults
Pages for coloring also helps adults throw away negative thoughts from their mind. These books are also a way to be away from technology and focus on an art. Adult coloring books are digitally provided by means of e-books and digital applications. This act relaxed the customers as they would have been embarrassed to buy them in real life. This was theorized by Dominic Bulsuto about the spread of this practice. The first successful pieces of the books were outsourced in 2012 and 2013. Two such books became the best sellers at Amazon and soon became a top wished for item. At that time only Crayola also emerged with its lineup of such books.
As a result, in 2016, Faber-Castell (a worldwide color pencil supplier) reported of having troubles in keeping up with the demand of their customers. This happened due to the increasing craze of these pages not only in kids but in adults as well. Blue Star Coloring sold over 1 million titles in a year.
As many emphasize on this genre, there are many who criticize it. Author Susan Jacoby says that this practice is the beginning of a great cultural shift. He blamed the Great Recession for this shift as adults couldn’t manage to find employment. On the other hand, Blogger Dominic Bulsuto describes the practice as “stuck in The Shallows, mindfully coloring books to counter the existential angst of living in a digital society.” He proclaims this trend as being a good thing for sure. He came to this conclusion as adults were now readily buying books they want to buy rather than the books they are supposed to buy.
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