Here are all the colouring pencils I use in the Magical Worlds FREE online book tour. … Read More The post Magical Worlds Book Tour – Colour Pencil Guide appeared first on Johanna Basford : Illustrator & Colouring Book Maker ..read more

COMPETITION WINNERS! Huge congrats to our 3 competition winners, Angerose89, Theacgh75 and joanna82. I am SO GLAD that I pick the winners at random as trying to select ‘the best’ colouring from the thousands of joyful entries would have been a nightmare! Thank you to everyone who took part. I think our goal of inspiring people to pick up a pencil and take a little 10 minute breather to do some colouring was achieved – Bravo! Winners, please check your inboxes for an email from me so I can post you your prizes! Well done to EVERYONE who took part. Please be proud of yourself! Much love, Johann ..read more

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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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