The Thousands

Don’t colour this in. Your steady hand and your deluxe 72-pencil Derwent box set don’t mean jack when it comes to Dylan Martorell’s Possible Worlds 2 Poster Book. Put down the Kingfisher Blue and the Vandyke Brown and let’s just talk. Have you ever put a pencil to a sprawling non-Euclydian migraine or the remnants of an aquatic hallucination? Have your textas ever graced an Arabian bazaar where a sweater-wearing cat peddles fruit, bevs and electronic equipment? I didn’t think so. You’re out of your league.

There’s plenty to look at though (no touch!). The posters belong to a foreign place where animals do as they please, reality and perspective be damned. Bees unwind on swings, bunnies read books on magic and cats mount up and ride on the darndest things. It’s as cute and immaculate as a deftly wrought cupcake. Mind you, there’s something in this cupcake that’s making me feel weird and woozy. If you want these posters on your skin, you’re up for a riveting tattoo experience – the hairline details will cramp even the most experienced tattooist’s hand, while the staccato, Morse code patterns will tickle you to the point of chuckles and wee.

Lamington Drive Editions and Sunday Morning Designs have only printed one thousand copies so stick the posters on your wall and, yes, step away from the pencil sharpener. If you’re still itching for colour-it-in action, pull out your scanner and use the fill bucket on MSPaint instead. Otherwise, we can go halvesies on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coloring Book. Dibs on Leonardo.