Color Me Cluttered: A Coloring Book to Transform Everyday Chaos into Art

Love this book

I enjoyed coloring these pictures, but only because I was able to tear out the pages and copy them onto Bristol vellum paper. If I wasn’t able to do that, I would’ve returned it, as it is printed on the typical flimsy amazon paper.

This is by far my favorite coloring book – and it’s all about clutter. Sure, in real life it would be scary, but for some reason cluttered living spaces are exciting to color. I find myself totally immersed in this book and could easily spend hours just coloring it each day.You can be freer with the color choices too. Unlike mandalas and other pattern-like books that need a specific color scheme, this one is all about real life – so the more mismatched and realistic the better.Already I’ve colored a few pages and instead of moving onto another book, I find myself just continuing through this one. There’s so many more to do I can’t wait! These will definitely keep you occupied for a while because each page has so much to color.I especially like how the drawings are cartoon-like, but still realistic. You can do shading or no shading at all and the pages will still look great.If I had to list one critique – and I cringe to even call it that- it’s that I wish the picture on the cover was actually in the book. It was one of the reasons I bought it. But, there are still plenty of others to choose from that are similar so it’s not necessarily missing.I can’t wait to see if this artist comes out with more books in the future and if he’s reading this, you have a fan for life!If you’re looking for a change from the patterns or nature-like scenes, I highly recommend this book as a starting point.

I have always loved detailed line drawings, and the scenes in Color Me Cluttered are FULL of detail! While "clutter" often implies "messy", not all of the scenes in this coloring book depict complete chaos. One of my favorite scenes is of two cats against a background of indoor plants in the window of a brick wall, with two potted plants on an outdoor shelf in the foreground. While the design is somewhat "busy" it is also pleasant. Likewise is the scene of a kitchen table covered with fresh produce and flowers with a full bookcase and two multi-pane windows in the background. The art studio scene, on the the other hand, is A Room With A Mess.All of the scenes depict everyday life in a home with children, pets, and adults with lots of interests -- gardening, cooking, reading, sewing, art, and collections. The scenes are inviting and welcoming, like walking into a friend's house where you might have to move a cat or a pile of books to find a place to sit down, but help yourself to a cup of coffee or something to eat, and oh, will you help me sort the laundry exploding from the dryer? There are no representations of people.

I have about 100 coloring books (Yes, I'm addicted), some with more designs than others that make me want to get out my pens and markers. I wasn't sure if I would like this one or not, but thought I'd give it a try. To my surprise, this has become one of my favorites - it's great fun! Mind you, I have different moods - sometimes I want to do a mandala, sometimes an abstract, sometimes a scene, etc., but since getting this book I find myself reaching for it time and again - it's one of those rare books that doesn't have a single picture I'm NOT intrerested in coloring.Pictures are printed on one side of the page, and the paper seems to be a good quality. I've been using my gel pens on this one for the most part and have used markers for largers areas (like furniture), and they do bleed through.The one thing that would make this book absolutely perfect is perforated pages - I like to remove pages from a coloring book and use a clipboard for support.

This book was a joyful change of pace.So grateful that it is not excessively repetative with paisleys, mandalas, butterflies or juvenile themes. Sometimes I don't want that.Good paper for coloring....nice weight.Pages are single sided, so pull out those markers and gel pens and go at it....they will penetrate but, with a sheet of protective paper, will not ruin other pagers. Paper is too lightweight for watercolors.My eyes are fading. This book has heavier lines around the objects and is easier for me to see.I found my desire for perfection loosened a bit in this book...probably the clutter theme made me feel more at home! It inspired me to experiment so my choices of colors have improved. Designs lend themselves to blending but also the simple colors that a marker leaves, look terrific as well.After coloring a few pages of my first, book, I ordered 2 more and gifted one....just might keep the extra one.Favorite picture: car being loaded with plants at the nursery. Genius design can be done simply or elaborately. Second favorite.....probably a dozen of them.

This is one of my top two favorite "adult coloring books". It's printed on one side only. The subject matter makes me laugh. I thought I was the only artist as disorganized as me. The artist draws different places in a house with all of the disorganized mess that comes with any art, particularly mixed media. It's not just about art studios. There are bedrooms, closets, nooks and crannies. It's great fun because before you begin coloring, you have to figure out what the room is and what's happening! I just love this. I wish more "adult coloring books" would understand that we use many mediums. I have so many books, before I learned to make sure the pages are on one side only. They basically end up in a stack of "one day I'll go back to Prismacolor colored pencils, but right now I'm addicted to Copic Sketch Makers. It really isn't the same to copy the pages unless you put really good paper in your printer. Coloring on standard copy paper is not fun. But this book definitely is!

Different but enjoyable to colour in.

The book has nice quality paper and illustrations on only one side, which is good. But the illustrations are very childlike, even simpler than the average children’s colouring book. Each page has one simple illustration. Doesn’t feel cluttered at all. For the cost I was expecting something a little more challenging.

Ein sehr gelungenes buch.Die motive sind sehr abwechslungsreich.Die aussenlinien sond genau richtig...nicht zu dick, nicht zu dünn.Man kann es wunderbar ausmalen, mit buntsfiften oder filzstiften.Papier ist auch sehr gut! Nicht zu dick und nicht zu dünn.Filzstifte verlaufen nicht, schatten kann man auch super setzen, ohne das das Papier sich löst! Kann ich nur empfehlen!

As someone who is a 'clutter-er' I bought it for my great and patient organizer.The images are wonderful, the author has a wonderful eye for detail simply, but wittily rendered.All of the images are a great mixture of sophistication and Great Fun.I highly recommend it to all levels of colourist / artist & illustrator.

Love this book. A nice change from the usual flowery and swirly designs. I thought the paper was a little thin at first but after colouring found it to be great. Marker showed throught but absorbed good because nothing actually ended up on the next page.