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Let the Colour Lead

  • Writer: Eliot N. Lines
    Eliot N. Lines
  • Jul 18
  • 1 min read

Colourful floral sketches on a split yellow and white background Vibrant swatch samples visible.
Photo by C. Laranjeira © OutOfTheLinesPress

It’s the end of July. The sun is high, the days are long, and by now your creativity has stretched its legs a little. Maybe it’s even dancing.


Today, we invite you to go bold.


That might mean using colours that surprise you. Making lines that don’t stay neatly in the lines. Letting go of the tiny details and embracing something wilder, freer, more you.


Because here’s the thing: creativity isn’t always quiet and careful. Sometimes it splashes. Sometimes it shouts. Sometimes it leaps before it thinks. And that’s beautiful too.


This week, try:

  • Using your “scary” colours — that neon pink or fire-orange pencil that always felt too loud? Let it sing.

  • Drawing big — take up more space, use your whole arm, work on a large page

  • Creating to music — let rhythm guide your marks, not the mind

  • Colouring fast — give yourself 5 minutes and just go. No erasing. No second-guessing.


It’s not about getting it “right.” It’s about trusting your gut. Following the colour where it wants to go.


This is where your creativity starts to feel like you — raw, brave, joyful. Not always tidy. Not always expected. But always alive.


💥 What bold thing will you try this week? 

Post it, share it, or keep it to yourself — but most of all, feel it.


Let the wild energy move through your hands.


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