Here’s something to whet the appetite of you and your children while you’re waiting patiently for Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine to become available for purchase—some free colouring sheets.
One of my daughter's early attempts at using a Wacom Tablet to colour in Charlie
While I was drawing the frames for the book, my daughter would see me colouring the images on the computer (yes, I used Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom Tablet, not real paint!) She would ask if she could colour them in too, and I was more than happy to oblige. Sometimes I’d print off some of the black-and-white illustrations for her to colour with her crayons, and occasionally I would sit her on my lap and show her how to use Daddy’s special computer pen to colour in Charlie on the screen in Photoshop, while I changed the colour for her as requested. Now that was a special treat!
Now your kids can enjoy colouring in Charlie as well! I’ve chosen four of my favourite frames from the book, and turned them into colouring sheets that you can download for free.
I’d love to see pictures of your children’s colouring efforts. Link to them in the comments!
