Secrets of art therapy: coloring by numbers 
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Coloring pictures by numbers is gaining more and more popularity all over the world every year. What’s the matter?
Today, any painting masterpiece can simply be bought - for example, a reproduction. Fortunately, a copy is not enough for everyone; many want to create an original interior detail with their own hands.
And coloring by numbers helps them with this, which can be easily ordered in any online store of creative supplies. In addition, paintings by numbers help people of all ages get involved in art. The richness of plots and a large selection of degrees of difficulty give both a first-grader and his grandmother the opportunity to be an artist!
Where is the secret of the benefits of painting by numbers? If you go to a rehabilitation center, you will probably find coloring books among the standard creativity kits. They help people who have experienced serious accidents restore motor functions of their fingers and hands, and relearn how to write letters. And for children with speech problems, color by number pictures help them learn to speak - after all, the areas of the brain responsible for fine motor skills of the hands are also responsible for speech. Elderly people who experience age-related difficulties with remembering information and concentrating, use such pictures to train their memory.
Nina Bolshakova, therapist: “The benefits of art therapy for both physical and mental health are quite obvious. Every year hundreds of dissertations with the strongest evidence base are defended on this topic. For example, if we talk about drawing, it not only develops hand motor skills, but also trains the imagination.” But imagination is needed not only by workers in creative professions, but also by everyone who wants to approach work and leisure creatively. And, of course, creativity improves mood and self-esteem! A person feels that he can create something new - and this helps him look at the world and himself more optimistically.
But not every person can decide to create from scratch, without tips and sketches. Fear of a blank sheet of paper is an absolutely normal and natural feeling for those who have never drawn. Coloring by numbers will help you cope with your fears, where it is almost impossible to make a mistake, let alone spoil the work. Clearly defined boundaries and numbers on them set precise guidelines, but do not limit self-expression. And the shades of mixed paints, and even each person’s strokes will be individual. By giving two people the same blanks, we will get two completely different canvases! Painting by number paintings help everyone to join the world of beauty, this is their magic. And beauty, as we know, heals both the person himself and the atmosphere around him!