It’s Not All Deep Thoughts
Coloring can be a wonderful time for letting all kinds of deep thoughts unfold. On other days, there might be no thoughts at all - just the peace feeling as you fill in shape after [...]
Seeing Patterns
Sometimes it’s nice to take a step back and notice some of your own coloring patterns or habits. Taking a little inventory of the way you do things is a lot like taking inventory of [...]
Recycled Brights – Finishing Up
You know that you are working with a great set of colors when they still feel fresh and fun no matter how much you color with them. How about I hush up for a moment [...]
Recycling Those Gorgeous Bright Shades
I enjoyed yesterday's color set so much that I just had to use them again. One of the traps you can fall into easily is to feel that each new coloring has to be a [...]
Bright Colors – Finishing Up
At the end of yesterday's coloring I had to make the decision on whether to let the colored parts of my design blur together or remain distinct. I like what I have so far, so [...]
Some Tips For Working With Bright Colors
I really love bright colors, but it can be a little tricky to work with them. Lots of brights, spread evenly throughout a coloring can create a confetti-like effect - nice when you want it, [...]
Candy Colors – Finishing Up
This picture just keeps wanting even more pink. Even though my fuchsia pencil is the very shortest one in the entire box, it's going to come join in the fun. Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils can be [...]
My Love/Hate Relationship With Shading
Ha ha. History repeats itself - again! I love the look of shading in coloring pictures, and I'm comfortable with the techniques. But wow - when it comes to shading stamina it's like I always [...]
Candy Colors
Sometimes it's nice to relax with a very easy coloring session. Coloring the background of a drawing using a gentle progression of related colors can start you out with a nice strong foundation - and [...]