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Johanna Basford
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design |
Johanna Basford is a famous Scottish illustrator. She was born in 1983. Her drawings are all done by hand, mostly in black and white. She uses pencils and pens to create her detailed art. You can find Johanna's amazing work on many different products. These include popular colouring books, wallpaper, and even labels for beer. She is known for helping to start the big trend of adult colouring books.
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About Johanna Basford
Johanna Basford was born in Scotland in 1983. She grew up on her parents' fish farm in a place called Auchnagatt. This area is in Aberdeenshire. She studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) in Dundee. She graduated in 2005 with a degree in textile Design. She specialized in screen printing.
Johanna lives and works in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She has a small art studio in a old farmhouse. It has big windows that look out over the fields. Johanna believes that computer-made pictures can feel "cold and soulless." This is why she uses traditional art tools.
Her Amazing Success
In 2013, Johanna published her first adult colouring book. It was called Secret Garden. Since then, she has sold over 21 million books around the world. This makes her a leader in the adult colouring book boom.
In 2016, Johanna was given a special award. She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). This award was for her great work in art and business.
In 2019, she broke a Guinness World Record! She made the Largest Drawing by an Individual. It was a huge floral drawing. It covered more than 501 square meters (5,395 square feet). She created it in just 12 hours at her old school, Ellon Academy.
In 2021, it was announced that she would give a special talk. This was for the University of Dundee. She also received the university's Entrepreneurial Recognition Award.
Johanna's Art Projects
Johanna Basford has worked with many big companies. Her clients include Sony, Nike, Tate Modern, and Starbucks. In 2008, a company called Queensberry-Hunt asked her to design patterns. These were for their tableware collection.
In 2010, she created pictures for an iPhone app. It was called The New Goodbye. Johanna also illustrated the cover for the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe program. She worked with a design agency to create a series of drawings. These were for the program and a special social media campaign.
Unique Wallpaper Designs
Besides her drawings, Johanna has designed special glowing wallpapers. These wallpapers are printed using special inks. The inks can be seen under ultraviolet light.
In May 2013, Johanna had her first solo art show. It was at Dundee Contemporary Arts. The show was called Wonderlands. It was one of their most popular exhibitions ever. Over 8,400 people came to see it.
In November 2017, she created a Scottish-themed Google Doodle. This was for the search engine's homepage. It celebrated St Andrew's Day.
Her Books
Johanna Basford has written many popular colouring books. Here are some of them:
- Johanna's Christmas (2013) – Her first colouring book.
- Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book (2013) – Over 10 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide. It has been published in over 40 countries. It also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.
- Secret Garden: 20 Postcards (2014)
- Secret Garden: Three Mini Journals (2014)
- Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book (2015) – All 226,000 copies sold out quickly. It also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.
- Secret Garden Artist's Edition: A Pull-Out and Frame Colouring Book (2015)
- Enchanted Forest Postcards: 20 Postcards (2015)
- Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book (2015) – This book sold over 1.3 million copies in the US alone. It was Number 1 on the US Non Fiction Bestsellers list. It also topped The New York Times Best Seller list.
- Johanna Basford's Secret Garden Journal (2015)
- Magical Jungle: An Inky Expedition and Colouring Book (2016)
- Magical Jungle (2016)
- Johanna's Christmas: A Festive Colouring Book (2016)
- Johanna Basford's Enchanted Forest Journal (2016)
- Lost Ocean: Artist's Edition (2017)
- Magical Jungle: 36 Postcards to Color and Send (2017)
- Ivy and the Inky Butterfly: A Magical Tale to Color (2017)
- Ivy and the Inky Butterfly: A Magical Tale to Color (2017)
- World of Flowers: A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure (2018)
- World of Flowers: A Colouring Book and Floral Adventure (2018)
- Johanna Basford 2020 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (2019)
- How to Draw Inky Wonderlands: Create and Colour Your Own Magical Adventure (2019)
- Johanna Basford Land, Sea, and Sky: Three Colourable Notebooks (2020)
- Johanna Basford 2021 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (2020)
- Miniature Secret Garden: A Pocket-sized Adventure Coloring Book (2020)
- Miniature Enchanted Forest (2021)
- Worlds of Wonder: A Coloring Book for the Curious (2021)
- Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Planner Calendar (2021)
- Johanna Basford 2022 Weekly Coloring Wall Calendar: Special Collection of Whimsical Illustrations From Her Best-Selling Books (2021)
- 30 Days of Creativity: Draw, Color and Discover Your Creative Self (2021)
Awards and Recognition
Johanna Basford has received several awards for her work:
