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Coloring books may be associated with childhood, but it doesn't have to be that way. Sometimes we're tired of sitting around in our tuxedos, and drinking Scotch, and listening to Rich Homie Quan, OK? We just want to channel our inner child and pull out our 64-color Crayola markers to color outside the lines. Maybe we'll go draw some chalk on the sidewalk.
Thanks to the Internet and its expansive resources, it has become much easier to get your hands on a coloring book that caters to your needs. This includes interests that may not have interested you when you were a kid, like hip-hop and hangovers. We understand that these kinds of books are not the kind of things that you would buy for yourself when you're visiting the local bookshop, but isn't that exactly what the holidays are for? Asking your friends and family to buy you things that you don't need or can't afford?
Forget about any social stigmas and check out these Adult Coloring Books You Should Not Be Ashamed to Want for the Holidays.
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Bun B's Rapp Coloring and Activity Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Amazon, $10
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Author: Shea Serrano
Release date: September 2013
The perfect coloring book for any hip-hop nerd, Bun B's Rap Coloring and Activity Book is a 48-page, interactive set of coloring pages, clever activities, and smart plays on rap culture. Some of the featured rappers and artists include Queen Latifah, Drake, Talib Kweli, Ice-T, Common, Wiz Khalifa, Tupac, Ludacris, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G., Childish Gambino, and Questlove. Color these in with your favorite rap playlist playing in the background and feel like a kid again.
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Outside the Lines
Click Here To Buy It Now At Penguin, $18
Publisher: Penguin Group
Author: Souris Hong-Porretta
Release date: September 2013
This coloring book is perfect if you're a fan of contemporary art or if you simply love coloring. It has a great collection of illustrations from more than 100 celebrated animators, cartoonists, fine artists, graphic artists, illustrators, musicians, outsider artists, photographers, street artists, and video game artists like Keith Haring, AIKO, Shepard Fairey, Exene Cervenka, Keita Takahashi, Jen Corace, Ryan McGinness, and more. Outside the Lines gives you the freedom to color in the works of your favorite visual artists, and why wouldn't you want to?
Roy Lichtenstein Coloring Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Urban Outfitters, $8.95
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Release date: February 2013
In an effort to get the young ones more involved in the arts, Prestel made coloring books for some of art history's most iconic artists. This does not mean, however, that us older folks can't get our hands on a good coloring book. Lichtenstein is the perfect artist because of his simple yet vibrant color choices. Plus, you feel like you're a master of making comics, albeit dramatic, somewhat tragic ones.
More Than a Woman
Click Here To Buy It Now At Urban Outfitters, $15
Publisher: Belly Kids
Author: Mike Coley
Release date: September 2013
This coloring book features hip-hop, R&B, and pop queens like Aaliyah, Rihanna, Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Brandi, Eve, and Lauryn Hill, drawn by artists Charlotte Mei, Miguel Martin, Nick Alston, and Sphy Hollington. You can color in and stay true to the icons or go out of the box and re-imagine their aesthetic. That's why coloring is so great.
Advanced Style: The Coloring Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Urban Outfitters, $9.95
Publisher: powerHouse Books
Author: Seth Cohen ad Ilan Schraer
Release date: September 2013
What started out as a fashion blog celebrating the style of women over 50 is now a coloring book for all ages that celebrates great personal style. Color in the unique illustrations to help make the outfits of these incredibly chic women come to life. Your creative touch will apply your own personal style onto these conspicuous characters.
Color Me Drunk: A Drinking and Drawing Activity Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Amazon, $12
Publisher: Potter Style
Release date: August 2012
Forget beer pong and flip-cup—this activity book provides more creative ways to spend your drunk hours. From attempting to draw a simple straight line to coloring in the trippiest image, you will never be bored at a party ever again. Make sure you don't spill on the book, though.
Archidoodle: The Architect's Activity Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Laurence King, $19.95
Publisher: Laurence King
Author: Steve Bowkett
Release date: September 2013
Archidoodle: The Architect's Activity Book is the first to take a more refreshing approach to learning about architecture. This book is filled with a variety of architectural drawings and provides an educational and creative experience. You can design your own skyscraper, island house, or create a Constructivist monument. Not to be dramatic, but the power of architecture is in your hands.
The Sneaker Coloring Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Urban Outfitters, $19.95
Publisher: Laurence King Publishers
Author: Henrik Klingel & Daniel Jarosch
Release date: May 2010
The Sneaker Coloring Book has 100 black and white line drawings of popular sneaker designs that are free to color, alter, and customize. They are 100 of the most popular designs from 1916 to the present day from the likes of Adidas, Converse, New Balance, Nike, Onitsuka Tiger, Puma, Reebok, and Vans. Brand, model name, launch date, and category are listed for each sneaker, so you make sure you learn your sneakers. It becomes both a fun and educational experience.
The 1990s Coloring Book: All That And A Box of Crayons
Click Here To Buy It Now Urban Outfitters, $10
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Author: James Grange
Release date: September 2013
Not sick of '90s nostalgia yet? These coloring pages feature the movies, TV shows, music, and fashion trends that created the aesthetics our generation's favorite decade. Go grab your old gel pens and scented markers to reminisce about the good times.
Coloring for Grown-Ups: The Adult Activity Book
Click Here To Buy It Now At Amazon, $8
Publisher: Plume
Author: Ryan Hunter
Release date: October 2012
Ryan Hunter and Taige Jensen, YouTube stars in their own right, have once again hit their comedic stride with this hilarious adult coloring book. Let's be real, although pretty pictures are nice, sometimes we just feel like drawing the person that we thought we would become before we left all our hopes and dreams behind. They're just trying to be straight with us, and we appreciate that.