Colour your way into childhood reminiscence

Well Colour Me Happy!! Secret Garden & Enchanted Forest are Number 1 & 2 on @amazon bestsellers! pic.twitter.com/7DuIuld8R4

— Johanna Basford (@johannabasford) March 20, 2015

The series is becoming increasingly popular around the world, selling more than a million copies. Her colouring books can be found on Amazon.

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Basford’s hand drawn illustrations have also been used by numerous brands, including Absolut Vodka, Sony, Nike and Tate Modern.

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“Every piece I create starts life as a simple pencil sketch, evolving into a rambling pen and ink drawing usually spanning several sheets of paper. I love the tactile nature of the materials I use and the joy of smudgy fingerprints,” she writes on her website.

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In another blog piece she wrote, “Personally, I love the original drawings (which is partly why I hoard them away!) They have character and tell the story of how the piece came together.”