Daily art therapy

Get creative and boost your wellbeing

In this hectic world, many of us crave moments of calm and relaxation. One great way to carve out some quiet me-time is to spend a few minutes colouring in simple patterns. This brightly coloured heart motif is not only inspirational, it’s also incredibly easy to create using edding brush pens - perfect if you fancy a spot of meditative DIY art therapy. edding brush pens have soft, flexible nibs, allowing you to create both broad and fine strokes. Just pick the colours you like – two bold and two pastel shades – and get creative!

Category: Colouring and Zendoodle
Products: Materials
Fibre and felt pens
Materials: Paper, carton and cardboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

For this Idea, you’ll need four different edding 1340 brush pens – two in bold colours and two in pastel shades. In our example, we’ve opted for silver grey (026), light orange (016), tangerine (084) and violet (008).

Step 2

Draw a large heart in the centre of your paper using your silver grey brush pen. Next, draw a series of uneven vertical and horizontal lines across the paper. You don’t want the distances between the lines to be exactly the same, as this will make the design less interesting.

Step 3

Gradually colour in every other square around the outside of the heart using your tangerine brush pen to create a chessboard effect.

Step 4

Now colour in the gaps using your violet pen (remember not to colour in the heart just yet). If you want to achieve a darker tone, simply go over a square with your pen for longer.