Urban Anna Coloring Book - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Color your way around the world with this beautifully drawn celebration of 45 urban shopfronts by Instagram-sensation Urban Anna (@urbananna20).

Discover the hidden magic of everyday buildings in The Urban Anna Coloring Book. From real-life shopfronts and pubs to office buildings and tearooms, from Paris to Madrid, Kyoto to New York City, add color to the beautiful and detailed illustrations that make every building charming and enchanting.

The book's thick paper allows working with many different coloring materials, such as watercolor, marker, and pen. Come along and discover forty-five of the most unique and whimsical shopfronts from all over the world. Whether you are looking for an artistic outlet or a mindful activity, an imaginative urban world awaits creative spirits to bring it to life with vibrant color.

• Color 45 cafés, bakeries, bookstores, restaurants, boutiques, flower shops, tearooms, and other detailed façades inspired by actual buildings.
• Each subject is shown first as Urban Anna's finished watercolor illustration and then as clean line art, providing optional color inspiration while leaving plenty of room for personal creativity.
• Visit architectural inspirations in Paris, Madrid, Kyoto, Amsterdam, Dublin, Melbourne, New York, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Tuscany, Malta, and destinations throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
• Thick, easily removable pages: Experiment with multiple coloring materials, then remove finished pages for framing, displaying, or giving as handmade gifts.
• In a watercolor color-mixing guide, learn how red, blue, and yellow can be combined to create a versatile palette for the buildings, windows, flowers, signs, bricks, and architectural details throughout the book.

From cozy bakeries and overflowing bookshops to flower stores, cafés, restaurants, boutiques, and historic façades, Urban Anna Coloring Book invites artists to slow down, notice architectural details, and make the everyday magical. Choose your favorite storefront, create a new color palette, and turn a quiet street scene into your own miniature work of art.

About the Author

Urban Anna, the alias of Astrid Wielinga, is a self-taught, internationally published illustrator and watercolor artist. Her mission is to make the everyday magical! In her artwork she likes to capture the beauty of vibrant urban architecture from all over the world. She draws cafes, shopfronts, and other vivid facades, and then uses watercolor to bring the worlds she creates to life.

Astrid lives and works in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

Follow @urbananna20 for more.