Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be stopping in today to share about my latest colourign class release! These are our April-May monthly colouring projects - get colouring now!
What is the monthly colouring project?
Every month on the 15th I release two beginners colouring projects - one for markers and one for pencils!
All of our classes are: - Suitable for beginners as we go through the very basics - Come with lifetime access to work at your own pace - Fully downloadable on any device - Art therapy tips and prompts throughout to help with confidence - Free private tutoring on technology, art therapy, and your colouring - No lock-in contracts to take a class (do as many or few as you like) - With the monthly class, stay on for next month and get a bonus $20 class that you get to vote on!
What we're learning this month: We'll be breaking down the absolute basics of these techniques: animals, fur, clothing folds, creating clothing patterns, leaves, grass, gound, night sky, tree trunks, woven textures, fire, rocks, glowing effect, lightsource techniques such as cast shadows, secondary lighting, bird's eye view, and more! Plus this month, all images are included free as a bonus!
Take a closeup look below!
PENCILS
Don't be nervous by the smaller details, we'll be learning the absolute basics here! Did you know that I'm also a qualified Art Therapist? Our classes always include tips on confidence, letting go of perfection, allowing yourself to make mistakes. We focus on progress, not on perfect. So if you are nervous, this is a great place to start.
MARKERS
These classes are only available for sale until May 14. Once you join, you'll get lifetime access to work on each class at your own pace :)
To find out exactly how the class works, and what we’ll be covering, head on over to the class page here:
When you purchase a class, you are also supporting our free community for members around the world. We do weekly free stamps for everyone, new weekly colour blends for markers and pencils, art therapy posts, free private tutoring, and free workshops for the QLD Children's Hospital and QLD Cancer Council. I'm really grateful for your support during this difficult time and thank you for continuing to allow me to help others :)
If you have any questions, or require any support, please get in touch any time! Hope to see you in the class rooms!
“I spend an insane amount of time wondering if I’m doing it right. At some point, I just remind myself that I’m doing my best. That is enough.” ~Myleik Teele
Does this sound like you? Perfectionism is an obsession in our society right now. So, what is perfect? One definition of perfect is this – without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings. I tend to see a lot of people approach learning with this attitude – I can’t make any mistakes and allow anyone to see me being less than perfect. Although when I ask whether or not perfection exists, they say no. "I must give my all" isn’t really a bad thing but when having to give your all means being perfect, and there’s no such thing as perfect, it can turn into… I may as well do nothing. At least if I do nothing, I haven’t really failed and I won’t feel embarrassed or humiliated.
So, why this push to be something we can't be?
Because perfection doesn’t exist, it sets us up for failure every time. From that perspective, it certainly makes sense why you’d want to do nothing versus failing every single time. Once in a while you see glimmers of what is perceived as perfection. Those glimmers continue to keep you holding on for hope. If I just do this one thing…I’ll get there, I can be perfect. The problem is, the one thing never leads to perfection… Because there is no perfection.
HOW TO DEAL WITH PERFECTIONISTIC TENDENCIES
Learn to embrace mistakes – know that mistakes will help you grow.
Feel good about a win – winning feels good and should be celebrated, but having a win doesn't mean every practice will be a step forward. Celebrate then refocus so you are present for the next challenge.
Find 1-2 things that you did in a practice that are positive – Beginning to point out the positive things will help motivate you and give you confidence.
Being present in the process will allow you to do what you want to do. Mistakes will still happen but they are so incredibly important for growth. Here’s my challenge to you – instead of trying to be perfect, try to find another way to appreciate the positive things and deal with mistakes in a healthier way. I'll leave you to think about this quote: "If I am not failing regularly, I am living so far below my potential that I am failing anyway".