Spooky Szn Coloring Sheets are here!

Hi friends! I don’t know about you but I am SO excited that spooky season is approaching and in honor of this magical time of year, I’ve released a digital download version of Spooky SZiNe that you can print off at home and color in!

There are 18 different images included in this digital download. There are a few different kitty cats, which are a favorite subject of mine to draw.

You KNOW I had to incorporate roller skates in here somehow!

Last year I released Spooky SZiNe as a small coloring zine. It was a 8.5” x 11” printout, folded in half. So the images had to fit in about 5.5 x 8.5”, which is on the smaller side depending on the kinds of coloring supplies you use. Another downside with the original zine is the they were double sides images, which meant if you colored in using markers, it would bleed through to the other side.

I wanted to give these drawings another chance to really shine, so that is why I decided to release the downloadable version that you can print at home! There’s some fun details you now that you can definitely see on a full size sheet of paper (like the tattoos on the skate witch!).

I know there are so many wonderful benefits to coloring. To me, it feels so therapeutic. Sometimes I don’t know WHAT to draw, but I still feel like putting down something onto paper and coloring allows me to do that. I enjoy taking the time to fill in areas and go back in and layer colors. It also just brings me comfort and reminds me of coloring as a kid. I hope that if you download these sheets and color them, you can connect with your inner child and feel that comfort too.

Coloring is so therapeutic. As I was coloring this, it actually made me think of my little Loki as I colored in this stripes on the cat. NGL I cried a little…Just made me think about the bond between witches and cats in a deeper way too.

Zombabe! I wanted to capture glamour and horror with the drawing. I colored her with pale green skin and it was just fun to add the bright pops of pink to contrast. This was so fun to color!

You can download the Spooky Szn Coloring Sheets here. These will be available for FREE until October 11.

I published a my own roller derby coloring book (and you could too!)

In February of 2020, I Released a coloring book.

I published my own coloring book and made a childhood dream come true. It’s probably one of the things I’ve put out into the world that I’m so proud of it, because I did not think it would be possible for a small artist like myself. Honestly, I didn’t really know what all was involved in publishing a book of any kind. I thought I had to work with a company and would have to invest a bunch of money, figure out where to keep inventory, figure out how to ship etc. And perhaps that’s the way some people still do it, but then I found out that I didn’t need a publisher and I didn’t even have to pay anything upfront to make it happen.

You can get a copy of my coloring book here https://amzn.to/448jBSP

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Here’s a picture of my Goddaughter coloring her copy of the book. She’s become quite the artist and I’ve really loved seeing her creativity blossom.

I’m sure it’s not a surprise to hear me say that as a creative person, I LOVED coloring books as a kid! Sometimes I would be so obsessed with looking at the art that I wouldn’t color certain pages because I didn’t want to "mess up the art”. BTW, if you’re one of those people, I want to encourage you to COLOR IN. MESS IT UP. Don’t worry about it being perfect. :) Have fun with it. I find the actual process of coloring is quite therapeutic. Don’t overthink it, just go for it!

There are quite a few drawings in this book that are based on skaters I’ve had the chance to share the track with.

This is a page I colored using markers, prisma color pencils and a white gel pen.

One day a video popped up Youtube about publishing coloring book. I thought, oh, that would be really cool if I could do this…I kept watching and then I realized, wait, I CAN do this. Don’t overthink it, just go for it! I’ve had quite a few roller derby drawings I’ve made over the years, so why not compile them into a book?

OKAY, we got it, so spill the beans!! How did you publish this thing??

I did it through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon KDP). I had my artwork ready, then I laid it all out into a book format, then uploaded it and published it all through Amazon KDP. You can set how much you want your book to cost (this allows you to adjust how much profit you’d like to make per book sold) . Once the book is published, all you have to do it send the link to someone and they can order a copy and it gets sent right to their door or mailbox. The books get printed as they are ordered and you don’t have to keep inventory or pay anything up front. Once you meet the payment threshold, you’ll get a check from Amazon for the royalties.

As of the day I am writing this, I have sold 386 copies of this book (mostly in the US but also Canada, the UK, Germany, and Australia!) and it still makes me really happy to know that people have some of my art in their homes.

Here’s an old screenshot I found! :) I love seeing how other people colored in the skaters to fit their own team colors.

I adore this version! So fun. Thanks Pslay <3

If you want to know more about this coloring book, I made a Youtube video about it in 2020. https://youtu.be/HhMLz_JRKGQ

Let me know if you have a copy of this book! Or are you someone who’s thought about publishing your own book? Do you want to know more about Amazon KDP? Leave a comment :D

Thanks for reading!