Reddit mentions: The best adults science & anatomy coloring books

Gotcha! Some resources that might be helpful:

Loomis has some good (free) books on constructive figure drawing, which is what you want to learn if you're interested in drawing characters out of your head. I'd recommend Figure Drawing for What It's Worth in particular.

Ctrl+paint is another great resource for learning the art fundamentals that are specifically relevant to illustration. He also has a lot of great information on how to get into Photoshop.

If you want to be drawing characters, it would probably be good to thoroughly learn anatomy. I've seen scattered tutorials for this, but I've had better luck with books- Burne Hogarth and Bridgeman are good, and I've also found Netter's anatomy useful for learning the names of bones and muscles.

For color theory, I would recommend Gurney's Color and Light.

Also check out the sidebar, there's a ton of educational material under "useful links."

I would recommend starting with ctrl+paint or Loomis, and working from there. Both sources will give you an overview of a lot of topics that you can go on to explore in more depth. And of course, keep up the practice.

Best of luck!

This would be my approach (sorry if this is totally Capt. Obvious material):

1. Talk to your doctor and make sure you're clear on exactly how this has affected you, which muscles are underdeveloped, and which muscles are missing entirely (an MRI may help).
   
   
2. Buy a book on anatomy (I like this one ), and make sure you understand what you've got to work with. (Underdeveloped muscles can be strengthened somewhat, missing muscles probably can't.) Knowing which muscles you've got, and which way they're designed to move, will make it that much easier to exercise them.
   
   
3. Build up the exercise program accordingly. If your left pec is completely missing, barbell bench presses are probably out, and you'll want to be careful doing anything with barbells (except where they remain static against your body, like squats) so you don't fuck up your left shoulder (shoulder injuries are WAY common in perfectly symmetrical lifters already). This website - http://www.exrx.net/Lists/MMale.html - can really help. It's got the exercises by muscle groups so you can click on an area of the body and get things sorted out. (The main site is good too - http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html)
   
   
4. Squats are the best exercise for adding overall muscle mass and getting the testosterone pumping. If you can do barbell squats (as approved by your physician), you should.
   
   FWIW, in one of Mark Rippetoe's books, he mentions a study where (some apparently mildly psychotic) researchers removed calf muscles from rats to see how they would recover, and apparently the surrounding musculature developed to compensate, and the rats soon returned to nearly full strength, so if you give your body the chance, and provide it with lots of nice protein rich foods and lots of nice heavy weights to lift, you should be able to make some decent progress.
   
   NOTE: You should not be looking to get cut, as you do not yet have enough mass from which to cut. You should be looking to build mass, and then, in 6-12 months, when you have some size and strength built up, then you can worry about getting cut.

Hello! I responded to your post on /r/Entrepreneur with advice, but never heard anything back :)

My husbands a massage therapist and we love your stuff! It seems that the style would be suited to schools and maybe pediatrics. The only problem is that schools budgets are so tight that I'm not sure that they could afford your posters. You can find detailed body posters on Amazon for $5-10. Where do you print your stuff? How are your margins? I would try packaging up similar posters to sell together and contact after school programs. They're always looking for decoration and usually have the funds.

I think your stickers would sell amazingly at actual massage/accupuncture/physical therapy schools (the Florida School of Massage has it's own gift shop) and they'd probably do well in gift shops in funky/alternative areas (eg. the Bay Area, Seattle, LA, New York, etc).

Also, have you thought about making coloring books? The minimalist style to your work I think would do really well here. You could do kids educational books and fun stuff for anatomy students.

Anyway, good luck and let me know if you'd like to bounce some ideas around :)

Hi. What type of internship did you get? I am a recent undergrad graduate, and I have decided to become a Physical Therapist, hoping to eventually work as a Yoga Therapist. I'm looking for a good starting-point springboard, since I have a while before I can apply to any Doctorate programs (didn't take a single science course at undergrad).
I think its really awesome that you're so psyched about your career shift, i share your fascination with human bodies, and I can't wait to take anatomy&physiology. Have you heard of The Anatomy Coloring Book? I wish you and OP the best on your adventure towards reaching your goal!

1. Something Grey We are indeed all mad here.
   
   
2. Something reminiscent of rain. I love the smell of tomato plants after rain.
   
   
3. Something food related that is unusual Carrots were originally purple until the Dutch bred orange ones
   
   
4. Something on your list that is for someone other than yourself. For my husband because he is evil and can do Rubix Cubes without much/any thinking involved. This will teach him to be so smug.
   
   
5. A book You should read because it's mad, very clever and very well written, the entire series is so easy to consume.
   
   
6. An item that is less than a dollar, including shipping - ¬_¬ damn you americans and you awesome cheap amazon items.
   
   
7. Something related to cats My playing sounds like a wailing cat
   
   
8. Something that is not useful, but so beautiful you must have it :)
   
   
9. A movie everyone should watch at least once in their life. If i have to explain this one to anyone here...
   
   
10. Something that would be useful when the zombies attack. I'll be able to hide away int he deepest woods behind all my defences and grow food to survive no matter what the climate.
    
    
11. Something that would have a profound impact on your life and help you to achieve your current goals. I daresay there's nothing I can link for this one as it's not a physical item.
    
    
12. One of those pesky Add-On items Screw you add on items!
    
    
13. The most expensive thing on your list. Your dream item I can't imagine the freedom one could gainwith a 3d printer to hand. For myself i could print bits and bobs and crochet hooks and. jeeze what can't you do with a 3d printer? Plus i could pretend i'm in a time dilation in star trek.
    
    
14. Something bigger than a bread box. Hehe
    
    
15. Something smaller than a golf ball
    
    
16. [Something that smells wonderful.](http://www.amazon.co.uk/F1043-
    amp-Golden-Curry-Mild-Hot/dp/B003OMMUKE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=7ROEFRHQDCZ&coliid=I1XPSYGUO07V8E) Best ever
    
    
17. SFW Toy choochoo!
    
    
18. Something that would be helpful for going back to school :)
    
    
19. Something related to your current obsession bwhahaha, it's not for real floristry!
    
    
20. Something that is just so amazing and awe-inspiring that I simply must see it - It's IRN BRU FOR A SODA STREAM!!!! ZOMG!!!! Irn Bru is one of only 3 world wide to unseat Coke Cola as the number 1 drink
    
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I personally wouldn't recommend you rush into things.....there will be enough textbooks and information once you're there. More than enough.

If you want to do something to sort of keep you motivated and in the mood, why not try something that's rather lightweight and maybe even fun - something like an anatomy colouring book (animal anatomy of course, like this one (https://www.amazon.com/Veterinary-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-2e/dp/145577684X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485182872&sr=1-1&keywords=veterinary+anatomy+coloring+book). Have some fun while you're learning. Or pick up an inexpensive and small surgical instrument kit and practice picking up and manipulating things with hemostats and forceps (pile washers on a wooden dowel, attach a nut onto a screw, etc).

Or maybe read something that is tangential, but not medical - like philosophy or ethics. Or something that is unrelated to vet school but might be really useful as a vet, like business or management.

I'd recommend you don't just get some veterinary textbooks and study from them like you're in school, because you don't need to give yourself extra years of study.

• Life drawing. It's really gotten me back into drawing every day. I studied it formally many years ago but let my figurative drawing skills diminish for a long time. The iPad Pro just seems to invite you to keep drawing with it, it feels like a genuine painting and drawing tool, and having it in digital invites you to take risks and not to be precious about your work.
  
• Designing. I make things out of leather using Procreate to get my ideas down and Shapr3D to draft them in three dimensions. I still need my desktop to finalise the designs but it's great to do most of it with a single portable tool.
  
• Learning anatomy. This is partly for the figure drawing and partly just for fun. I bought a copy of Netter's Anatomy colouring book and imported pages from the online version into Procreate. It's great to learn this way and colouring is therapeutic in and of itself.

Im not sure this is exactly what you're looking for but I have this page to a book called "Coloring with Cell" (link) which has a page about mitosis (its more centered aroud eukaryotic cells so I dont know if that will help you). If you need some stuff on prokaryotic cells I suggest the microbiology coloring book (amazon link) but this is not geared towards those age groups. Lastly i've found that that for children to get a basic idea youtube videos seem to get them interested, I suggest crash course biology and maybe you will find a video that could work for them.

Best of luck!

Geography Coloring Book (3rd Edition) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0131014722/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_K7MjDbD2FVF4T

This is a little older and some of the maps are a bit dated but it is still a great resource. It has maps for all of the continents but are not just “find this place” maps. For example, one of the maps is on the different climate zones in the world. My students have learned a lot from coloring these!

Seterra is also a great website to check out!

I beasted anatomy. Here were my secrets:

1. Anki: intelligent flashcards based on an algorithm that shows terms you don't know more frequently and slowly introduces new terms so you don't get overwhelmed.
   
   
2. Get Body Smart
   
   
3. Crash Course: Biology: great for just getting the basics and building from there.
   
   
4. Anatomy Coloring Book
   
   Hope this helps! Good luck!

In would recommend checking out Nasco . Request a catalog because sometimes their site is cumbersome to find what you want.

They have some neat slides with household objects, insects, hair, snake skin, money, etc slides as well as the usual ones. Their prices are often cheaper than Carolina. They offer free shipping and give schools 25% off.

If you have agar, consider buying a gel electrophoresis kit. It's expensive but it is new technology that our students will use if they go into science.

If you want dissectables, check out Bio Corp their specimens are better quality than Carolina and often cheaper. They have a big variety. Personally, I like the rat.

Buy yourself a Biology Coloring Book

I have the Netter's one and it's actually one of the most helpful tools I've found for learning anatomy. It has the Netter's descriptions in there as well, so basically I read that and then color in the body part thinking about where it is, how it works, and why that makes sense together. I'm a very visual learner and it really helps cement everything in my brain to draw it out like that.

I'd consider that part of my hardcore studying though, it's not something I do for relaxation.

One of my favorite books for anatomy was COLORING BOOK!.

It's one of the best for learning. I used it to get an A+ in my anatomy class.

I agree with the coloring book. I have this one and it’s super detailed and covers almost all species.

https://www.amazon.com/Veterinary-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-SAUNDERS/dp/145577684X/ref=asc_df_145577684X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312149991496&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15229285112072110237&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027746&hvtargid=pla-434691655562&psc=1

The 50 ideas you really need to know series has a great book on the most important concepts in neuroscience.

50 human brain ideas you really need to know

http://www.amazon.com/Netters-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Student/dp/1416047026/ref=pd_sim_b_2
They won't absorb everything, but coloring helps people learn.

Actually, in certain areas of biology, coloring is considered an essential part of college-level courses. Many classes in the following fields at top universities will require the linked coloring books as textbooks:

• Anatomy
  
  
• Biology
  
  
• Botany
  
  
• Human Brain
  
  
• Microbiology
  
  
• Physiology
  
  
• Zoology

The Anatomy Coloring Book.

Then take out a bunch of the pages and make a large poster.

The anatomy coloring book.

dude, best thing ever

I am using this one atm, however I am only undertaking medsci.

The microbiology coloring book

Step one: https://www.amazon.com/Microbiology-Coloring-Book-Edward-Alcamo/dp/0060419253

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640010742?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf#

Doctor Life: A Snarky Adult Coloring... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640010742?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Copied from the OP:

Doctor Life: A Snarky Adult Coloring... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640010742?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

for the less educational vet coloring book

I know how exciting it all is, but really you should use this opportunity to do anything that has nothing to do with medicine! It will be your last chance for a very long time. Before the end of the year you will become extremely sick of it all - you don't want that to happen a minute sooner than it should!

Edit: just a heads up: that anatomy colouring book sucks balls compared to Netter's. http://www.amazon.com/Netters-Anatomy-Coloring-Book-Student/dp/1416047026