These days, everyone seems to be meditating. Dare we suggest a slightly different, albeit just as relaxing, activity? Coloring.
The health benefits of coloring for adults and kids alike have been extensively chronicled. Sitting down with a sheet of paper and filling it with colors is said to improve one's sleep and focus, reduce stress and anxiety, and also aid motor and vision skills.
These museums across the country are offering full archives of coloring books for free, but if you're looking for something a bit more culturally on-the-nose or if you're simply a film buff, why not try your hand at these Wes Anderson and Hayao Miyazaki-inspired coloring sheets instead?
Artist Jordan Bolton has created them, offering them for free to all on this Google drive. They are basically outlines of Bolton's own drawings, which focus on a film's minutiae (for example: the red caps worn by characters in The Life Aquatic).
Above each sheet, find a coloring map that calls back to the hues used in the artist's original designs, in case you need some direction. We're kicking off today's coloring session with Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums sheet—join us (virtually, of course)?
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