Review Fix Exclusive: Inside ‘Think Happy! Coloring Book’

September 17, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Books & Comics 0

Review Fix chats with ‘Think Happy! Coloring Book coloring artist Thaneeya McArdle, who discusses the book and the impact she’d like it to have on her audience.

Review Fix: What inspired this book?

Thaneeya McArdle: My Think Happy Coloring Book is mostly a compilation of my previously-published work, hand-picked by my editors to appear in this new special jumbo edition. I also created 12 brand-new coloring pages that appear in this book. 

Review Fix: What makes it special?

McArdle: This book contains a variety of whimsical, upbeat images such as positive phrases, quirky animals, mandalas, campers, flowers, abstracts and so much more. 

Review Fix: How is it different from other adult coloring books?

McArdle: Think Happy contains 96 images – 3x more than a typical coloring book – printed on one side of the paper with an inspirational quote on the back. Since the coloring pages aren’t double-sided, you never have to worry that using markers or pens on one side will ruin the image on the reverse side of the page. Also the paper is high-quality and rated to last 200 years without fading or yellowing. Plus this book contains 7 pages of coloring techniques and color theory along with 17 full-page colored examples to get your creative juices flowing!

Review Fix: Why do you think adult coloring books have taken off the past few years?

McArdle: Coloring is so relaxing and therapeutic. It’s a fun and easy creative outlet that is accessible to everyone. All you need to get started is a coloring book and some basic coloring supplies like markers, colored pencils or gel pens and that can lead to hours and hours of coloring fun!

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy it the most?

McArdle: I find that my books appeal strongly to the young at heart, especially those who enjoy whimsical art with a hippie, retro vibe.

Review Fix: Inside or outside the lines?

McArdle: Whatever floats your boat! I love seeing all the creative ways people color in my artwork and am constantly amazed by all the creativity out there!

Review Fix: What’s next?

McArdle: I recently wrapped up my next coloring book, a Christmas-themed coloring book called Holiday Cheer, which will be out later this year. I’m currently working on two calendars that will be out in 2020, called Sugar Skulls and It’s All Good. After I finish those calendars I’m looking forward to a much-needed break which will hopefully involve some combination of putzing around my art studio and traveling. However, new projects and opportunities tend to pop up all the time, so anything can happen!

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

McArdle: To help people get a good look at the art inside my coloring books, I post slideshows and flip-throughs of all my coloring books on my website, www.thaneeya.com. I’ll be posting the flip-through for Think Happy very soon, so stay tuned!

 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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