I created this at the end of 2024 after I did about 80/100 drawings on paper for a 100 days of drawing self-inflicted challenge throughout the summer and fall.
I took photos of the drawings, put them on my iPad in Procreate and eventually re-drew them at the size of the book (to ensure quality) for this purpose.
Drawing
Digital drawing/illustration
Editorial layout/graphic design
Creative direction
Production for print and digital products
Only a very small sample of the book is shown below to protect the creative rights as this would be very easy to copy from the photographs.
After a few people mentioned these drawings would make good colouring book pages, I decided to run with it. I also wanted to share some of the meditation/mental benefits.
There are limited printed copies in person at spectrumyxe.ca as well as a download for a digital version here to print at your own leisure. This is (hopefully) going to be a series—but since it’s something I do in my free time there is no definitive timeline for each issue.
Colouring can be similar to meditating in that it reduces thoughts of a restless, busy mind, generating mindfulness. Anytime I make art my mind goes silent—the act of creating is really the only thing I’ve ever found to be successful at quieting my autistic and adhd mind.
My purpose for this project was to make something where anyone can experience this same mindfulness through creation, even if they aren’t an artist.
on most pages i added tiny, digital hand drawn messages.
these messages are some of my main personal values—patience within the creative process is key. deadlines and finishing work is important, but nothing good comes when we rush.
