Johanna Basford Blog
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Johanna Basford is an illustrator and ink evangelist who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. She's on a mission to make the world a happier and more creative place through her coloring blog she shares her latest Coloring artworks, collaborations, printable downloads, and many more informative articles.
Johanna Basford Blog
6h ago
I know lots of us struggle to complete a page and it can make entering competitions a little stressful. So this time, I’m doing things differently!
Colour just ONE of the illustrations on this page of Small Victories to enter.
You can colour more if you like and even complete the page, but that’s your choice – definitely not a requirement!
I want this competition to be fun and open to everyone, even those of you with very little time to colour at the moment – so complete just one little illustration in 10 minutes or so and you can enter. Boom!
As usual for my competitions, winners will be pic ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
5M ago
If you haven’t got your copy of Small Victories yet, here’s a little taster of what’s inside my new book! Sharpen your colouring pencils and get your FREE DOWNLOAD HERE!
If you are joining me for my week of live colour-alongs on Facebook (kicking off today at 4pm UK time) get your book or your download ready, your favourite pencils in rainbow order and a cup of tea on the brew!
Small Victories
We don’t always have a whole afternoon or even an hour to dedicate to our creative practice. Small Victories is the perfect book for when you want to pick up a pencil and complete some colouring i ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
7M ago
CONGRATULATIONS! Our 5 randomly selected Secret Garden Colouring Competition Winners are Allielulu, Bevi, Sabita, Abbie and Amijami97! Well done folks! Please check your inbox for an email from me so I can arrange your prize.
Well done to EVERYONE who entered. There were hundreds and hundreds of beautiful pictures uploaded and shared – each one so different and unique. Such a testament to the inclusivity and creativity of the colouring community. If you missed out this time, never fear! I have another competition planned for November to celebrate the launch of SMALL VICTORIES (Which you can p ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
7M ago
To celebrate 10 YEARS OF COLOURING and the release of the Special Anniversary Edition of Secret Garden, I’m hosting a colouring competition!
To enter, just colour this Floral Sphere in your copy of Secret Garden or you can get a free download of the page here.
Colour the page in any way that takes your fancy!
Upload your entry to the Secret Garden Colouring Competition album on my Colouring Gallery by 11:59pm (UK time) on Wednesday 20th September 2023.
My colouring competitions are all about championing creativity and encouraging you to pick up a pencil ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
8M ago
As an end of summer treat and as part of my 10 Years of Colouring Celebrations, I’ve got TWO colouring downloads for you! The Rooms of Wonder KIDS v ADULTS colour off with the enchanted mushroom page and this brand new kids version! It’s a bit simpler, with bigger shapes for chunky pencils or even crayons, perfect for little hands! (Also really good if you struggle with your eye sight or mobility or if small details just aren’t your thing!).
Print your downloads, assemble your team, colour and upload to my colouring gallery or post on social media and remember to tag me!
I roped Evie and Mia ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
8M ago
A celebration of the arts with a TONNE of FREE classes and resources… and me!
Although technically this is aimed at Primary school aged kids, I reckon big kids and adults will love this too! Everyone is encouraged to take part in the activities and share their creations online in a week long creative adventure 19-23 June, but you can sign up NOW and get your hands on all those great resources early!
SIGN UP HERE
Teachers, Educators, Youth Group Leaders, Parents (and anyone else who’s a bit curious and creative!) get access to all the amazing FREE resources. There’s curriculum lead lessons ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
1y ago
I’ve been quiet for a while as behind the scenes myself and the US team have been busy getting to the bottom of the Great American Paper Caper…
Here’s what we’ve discovered…
Printing Errors. Very unfortunately some copies of the US edition of Rooms of Wonder have a printing error. I’m so incredibly sorry. We work hard to try and bring you a wonderful book each time we publish a new title, so to have this go wrong at the printers is so upsetting. We’re speaking to our printers to find out exactly why this happened and avoid it ever happening again.
Wrinkles. We have learned that delicate w ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
1y ago
HUGE congratulations to the hundreds and hundreds of you that entered my Rooms of Wonder Colouring Competition! I’m always overwhelmed (in the best possible way!) by the sheer volume of entries, never mind the wonderful colours and talent and love everyone puts into their work.
Thank GOODNESS I pick the winners at random though, as it saved my poor heart much turmoil not to have to pick between you all! So without further ado, our winners are:
Yoee
Saramg
SlyviaFoster
Boisvert72
Lepaulin
Well done to the 5 of you, please check your inboxes for an email from me about your prizes!
To everyo ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
1y ago
To celebrate the launch of my new book, Rooms of Wonder, I’m hosting a colouring competition!
To enter, just colour the Wizard’s Workshop page in Rooms of Wonder. If your book hasn’t arrived yet, don’t worry, you can get a feee download of the page here.
Colour the page in any way that takes your fancy.
Upload your entry to the Rooms of Wonder Competition album on my Colouring Gallery by 11:59pm (UK time) on Monday 17th October.
My colouring competitions are all about championing creativity and encouraging you to pick up a pencil, so the winners will be picked at random from all the en ..read more
Johanna Basford Blog
2y ago
Charity Colouring Christmas Card Download
I made this festive illustration for the wonderful folk at The Archie Foundation here in Aberdeen who do incredible work for the Children’s Hospital. The artwork was printed out to be coloured on the wards by kids and grown-ups and we also had a few sets printed (with envelopes!) which you can buy from the wee shop at the entrance to Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital or here.
However, we thought you might ALL enjoy a spot of festive colouring!
You can download the artwork here, for free, but I ask that if you can, you pop a little donation to T ..read more