I'm finding it helpful to make a practice of disconnecting from expectations about how long it "should" take for me to color a picture - and that has done so much to increase my comfort with shading. Once there is a comforting foundation of ease, and acceptance of things taking however long they may take, [...]
When you color a piece that make take a few coloring sessions to finish, it gives you some good opportunities to take inventory of how you may be feeling. By the time I sat down to color today, I was quite tired. I can tell my coloring is a little slower, and slower marker strokes [...]
I'm a big fan of being particular, particularly when it comes to creative endeavors. Each of us has things we like and things we don't and lots of stuff to explore. Our interests and tastes change over time, and we gradually gain insight into very fine details of what makes us happy and what's less [...]
Slow coloring carries over into the rest of the day, making thoughts clearer and demands less demanding. There are no prizes for being the fastest colorist or the slowest colorist, but there is great reward in being a colorist that is true to your own natural coloring rhythms. Today's coloring is from Balance For Crayons [...]
I am definitely a member of the slow colorists club. I don't like the feeling of rushing towards the completion of a coloring. It's the timeless feeling of coloring each little shape that gives me the greatest coloring pleasure. Years ago, I noticed that I often colored one shape while thinking ahead to what colors [...]
Since I started coloring this picture my daily life has unfolded with a refrigerator break down, helping out a stray dog, a night with way too little sleep and a day with way too much coffee (which has far less kick than usual for some strange reason!) I know this mindset very well with the [...]
After a coloring derail, I want to let go of my coloring expectations and just color along to a pretty endpoint. It isn't about "trying to do better", it's about basic, simple, enjoyable coloring. Time to drag out my favorite "no expectations" coloring tool. Pencils that feel comfy in the hand and come in a [...]
Ok. I've got my coloring page. Got my clipboard. Camera is at the ready. Time to start coloring. Today I'm going to start with aqua and I think I'll color this big set of shapes first. And whoopsie! I'm already on to coloring my black stripes before I take my planned in-progress photo. There's really [...]