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Best Watercolor Supplies for Coloring Books

March 2, 2017 By Addicted Colorist 6 Comments

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Watercolor Supplies for Adult Coloring Books

I’ll be introducing my favorite watercolor supplies to use in your coloring books in this article. As always, use caution with any new supplies and play with them a bit in your art journal or a page you aren’t in love with before you tackle a new project. Know that MOST coloring book pages aren’t watercolor paper so you will need to take care to use less water than what you would use for proper watercolor painting. You can always copy the pages in your books to watercolor paper.

Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Derwent has two options:

Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils can be used wet or dry but when water is added the colors become INTENSE.. thus the name.  Derwent Intense come in tiny packs of 6, or 12 but I would recommend one of the 3 middle sizes. 24, 36, 48(in a fancy wooden box below) or 72. Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils in the UK and in Canada. These are not actually watercolors but instead are ink in the form of a pencil that activate with water. They are a bit magical. Peta Hewitt’s videos are invaluable in learning to use this watercolor supply.

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My favorite instructional artist Peta Hewitt shows you how to use Inktense Colored Pencils in this tutorial video.

Peta Hewitt warns us Inktense Pencils actually aren’t watercolor but rather acrylic ink in the form of a pencil so it does activate with water, but once it dries, then it’s permanent as opposed to watercolors which you can add water too and move the color around.

Faber Castell also has a couple of options for you in Watercolor Pencils

Albrecht Durer Artist Watercolor Pencils

These pencils open new horizons to your artistic creations by combining the advantages and applications of the classical watercolor paints and color pencils. The high pigment density ensures unsurpassed brilliance and the maximum possible light- fastness even for the most delicate shades and nuances.

Wonderfully creamy leads and high-density color make these pencils a perfect choice for anyone who is at all serious about working with watercolor pencils. The colors are more muted than those of Derwent Inktense Pencils, but the marks made can be moved more than once with water, so they serve a slightly different purpose. The two sets combined would be the absolutely ultimate collection a water colorist could desire. 

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Albrecht Durer’s set of 24 includes: White, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Dark cadmium orange, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Dark red, Magenta, Helioblue-reddish, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Phthalo blue, Dark phthalo green, Emerald green, Light green, Earth green yellowish, Venetian red, Burnt ochre, Raw umber, Walnut brown, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Black.

Albrecht Durer’s set of 36 includes: 

White, Cream, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Cadmium orange, Dark cadmium orange, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Middle cadmium red, Dark red, Magenta, Rose carmine, Middle purple pink, Mauve, Dark indigo, Helioblue-reddish, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Phthalo blue, Cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Dark phthalo green, Emerald green, Light green, Leaf green, Earth green yellowish, Pompeian red, Venetian red, Burnt ochre, Dark Naples ochre, Raw umber, Walnut brown, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Black

Albrecht Durer’s set of 60 includes:

White, Cream, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow lemon, Light cadmium yellow, Cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Cadmium orange, Dark cadmium orange, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Middle cadmium red, Permanent carmine, Dark red, Magenta, Madder, Rose carmine, Middle purple pink, Pink madder lake, Red-violet, Purple violet, Mauve, Delft blue, Dark indigo, Indanthrene blue, Helioblue-reddish, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Phthalo blue, Bluish turquoise, Prussian blue, Cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Deep cobalt green, Dark phthalo green, Emerald green, Light green, Leaf green, Pine green, Juniper green, Olive green yellowish, Earth green yellowish, Chromium green opaque, Medium flesh, Pompeian red, Venetian red, Sanguine, Burnt ochre, Naples yellow, Dark Naples ochre, Raw umber, Van Dyck brown, Burnt siena, Walnut brown, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Cold grey II, Cold grey IV, Black

Albrecht Durer’s set of 72 includes:

White, Cream, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow lemon, Light cadmium yellow, Cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Cadmium orange, Dark cadmium orange, Scarlet red, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Middle cadmium red, Permanent carmine, Dark red, Magenta, Madder, Rose carmine, Middle purple pink, Pink madder lake, Light magenta, Red-violet, Crimson, Purple violet, Mauve, Delft blue, Dark indigo, Indanthrene blue, Helioblue-reddish, Cobalt blue, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Skyblue, Phthalo blue, Light phthalo blue, Bluish turquoise, Prussian blue, Cobalt turquoise, Light cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Deep cobalt green, Dark phthalo green, Phthalo green, Emerald green, Light green, Leaf green, Pine green, Juniper green, Olive green yellowish, Earth green yellowish, Chromium green opaque, Earth green, Medium flesh, Light flesh, Cinnamon, Pompeian red, Venetian red, Sanguine, Burnt ochre, Naples yellow, Dark Naples ochre, Green gold, Raw umber, Van Dyck brown, Burnt siena, Walnut brown, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Cold grey II, Cold grey IV, Black

Faber Castell’s Complete Set of Watercolor Supplies

Albrecht Durer’s set of 120 includes: White, Ivory, Cream, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow lemon, Light cadmium yellow, Light chrome yellow, Cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Cadmium orange, Orange glaze, Dark cadmium orange, Light cadmium red, Scarlet red, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Deep red, Middle cadmium red, Permanent carmine, Dark red, Magenta, Madder, Alizarzin crimson, Pink carmine, Rose carmine, Fuchsia, Middle purple pink, Light purple pink, Pink madder lake, Light magenta, Ligth red-violet, Red-violet, Crimson, Manganese violet, Violet, Purple violet, Blue violet, Mauve, Delft blue, Dark indigo, Indanthrene blue, Helioblue-reddish, Cobalt blue, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Skyblue, Cobalt blue günlich, Phthalo blue, Middle phthalo blue, Light phthalo blue, Helio turquoise, Bluish turquoise, Prussian blue, Cobalt turquoise, Light cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Deep cobalt green, Hooker’s green, Dark phthalo green, Chrome oxide green fiery, Phthalo green, Emerald green, Ohthalogrün hell, Light green, Grass green, Leaf green, Permanent green, Permanent green olive, Pine green, Chrome oxid green, Juniper green, Olive green yellowish, May green, Earth green yellowish, Chromium green opaque, Earth green, Caput mortuum, Indian red, Caput mortuum Violet, Burnt carmine, Dark flesh, Medium flesh, Light flesh, Cinnamon, Pompeian red, Venetian red, Sanguine, Burnt ochre, Terracotta, Light yellow ochre, Naples yellow, Dark Naples ochre, Green gold, Brown ochre, Raw umber, Bistre, Van Dyck brown, Nougat, Burnt umber, Burnt siena, Walnut brown, Dark sepia, Warm grey VI, Warm grey V, Warm grey III, Warm grey II, Warm grey I, Cold grey I, Cold grey II, Cold grey III, Cold grey IV, Cold grey V, Cold grey VI, Payne’s grey, Black, Silver, Gold, Copper.

You can also order beautiful wood boxed sets for special gifts for the artists in your life.

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Your third artist grade watercolor pencil option is from Caran D’ache the pencil company that brings you the beautiful Pablo and Luminance colored pencil also has a line of watercolor pencils called Supracolor which compare to the Pablo’s and Museum Caran D’ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils which are the Watercolor version of Luminance! WOW! The price reflects. 

Caran D’ache Watercolor Pencils

Oh, MY these are beautiful, just like their Luminance line of colored pencil they come boxed with little pillows for each pencil and that is how I treat my small set of 20.. like royalty. You can purchase these 72 gorgeous sticks of color by clicking here in the US  but they are in limited supply available in the UK here and Canada here.

caran d ache museum aquarelle watercolor pencils

The Caran D’ache Museum Aquarelle Pencil also sell in a set of 20 Landscape Colors 

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Caran D’ache Museum Aquarelle Pencil Sets Museum Intro set of 12 colors includes
Black, Yellow Ochre, Brown, Lemon Yellow, Purplish Red, Payne’s Grey, Gold Cadmium Yellow. Light Cadmium Red. Dark Ultramarine, Permanent Blue, Phthalocyanine Green and Bright Green

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Inexpensive Watercolor Sets

My absolutely favorite for my mixed media art projects but would also be perfect for coloring books are the sets by Prima. Just the tins they come in are worth the full price. They come in color coordinated sets based on what type of art you enjoy.

Prima Watercolor Sets

Decadent Pies Watercolor Set

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Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections: Tropicals 

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Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections: The Classics

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Prima Marketing watercolor Confections: Shimmering Lights 

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Koi Water Color Travel Set – I really love this set as it contains a mini set of 24 pans of paint plus a Koi Waterbrush. This is made by Sakura, makers of Gelly Roll pens. This is the set I have.  I was warned at the art store that these colors aren’t artist grade and will fade with time and exposure to sunlight so if that is important to you, check the lightfast rating.

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koi watercolor portable kit with water brush by sakura

Also, a nice budget option for watercolors are the Koh i Noor stack of watercolors with 24 pots of color in a cute stack of color wheels
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Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Color Pocket PLUS Set of 24 Half Pans

This is a student grade of watercolors but still a nice quality that would work perfectly for your coloring books. Each color has good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties.
windsor and newton watercolor supplies

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Some people have a hard time controlling the water that comes out of water brushes so you can use watercolor brushes. You will need a small and medium round and a small flat brush. You can buy sets of them for very inexpensively to start out or head to your hobby store and buy one or two nice one’s using whatever coupon you have.

Waterbrushes are quite handy and are my favorite one’s particularly on the go as you don’t have to rinse the brushes out,  just blot off the color on your practice paper and go to a near area. See Peta’s video above for two ways to use the water brushes.

Zig Kuretake Aqua Brushes come in two sizes Medium and Zig Detail Aqua Brush

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How to use water brushes Tutorial Video from Peta.

We hope this helped you get started with watercolor supplies for your coloring, be sure to check out these coloring books designed specifically for watercolors and more video tutorials on watercolor coloring techniques here. 

 

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Bible Journaling – Coloring in Your Bible

February 2, 2017 By Addicted Colorist 3 Comments

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Coloring things in has really taken over in all areas in the last couple of years. I’ve always doodled in my bible or on my journal pages but often wasn’t happy with the results because I really don’t think I draw well enough. Luckily the Bible Journaling trend has given talented illustrators a chance to shine and share designs that we can use and then embellish with color.

Coloring meets Bible Journaling

A few bible publishers have come out with bibles that already have designs inspired by the scripture on that page for those of us afraid to “mess-up.”

NIV, Beautiful Word Coloring Bible, Hardcover: Hundreds of Verses to Color
This Zondervan Bible features:

  • Verses illustrated in ready-to-color line art both in the margins and full pages
  • Thicker white paper for enduring note-taking
  • Lined, wide margins for notes, reflections, and art
  • Full-text New International Version (NIV)
  • Easy-to-read black letter text in single-column format
  • Lays flat in your hand or on your desk
  • Ribbon marker

beautiful word coloring bible

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Inspire Bible NLT: The Bible for Creative Journaling 
Inspire is a single-column, wide-margin New Living Translation Bible for coloring and creative art journaling. It contains 400 beautiful line-art illustrations spread throughout the Bible. Full-page and partial-page Scripture art.  Every page of Scripture has two-inch-wide margins, with either Scripture line-art or ruled space for writing notes and reflections, or to draw and create. The generous 8.65-point font ensures optimal readability, and quality cream Bible paper is great for creative art journaling. Inspire is available in the popular New Living Translation and is designed uniquely to appeal to art-journaling and adult coloring book enthusiasts.
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Published by Tyndale and Christian Arts.
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NIV Journalling Bible for Colouring In: With unlined margins and illustrations to colour in (New International Version) 

This pretty bible is only available in the UK

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Inspire Bible NLT: The Bible for Creative Journaling with a different style cover from Tyndale

 bible journaling and coloring Inspire coloring bible

Inspire is a single-column, wide-margin New Living Translation Bible that will be a cherished resource for coloring and creative art journaling. Full-page and partial-page Scripture art is displayed throughout the Bible, and the illustrations can be colored in to make each Bible unique, colorful, and customizable.

  • Softcover editions have “Inspire” foiled in metallic blue on an attractive coloring-book-style cover, plus extra hits of foil to embellish the flowers and leaves.
  • Deluxe Hardcover editions feature an aquamarine LeatherLike cover with a matching ribbon and an elastic band closure.
  • Deluxe LeatherLike editions feature a beautiful, vintage floral printed with matching aquamarine-patterned page edges, a matching ribbon, and a Smyth-sewn durable binding.

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Complete Guide to Bible Journaling or on Etsy


Discover a powerful new way to engage with Scripture through art in this inspirational guide to Bible Journaling. World renowned artist Joanne Fink, and her talented co-author Regina Yoder, explain the basics of this beautiful art form that connects faith with creativity. Learn about the wonderfully fulfilling benefits of Bible Journaling, and get helpful advice on choosing scripture and the types of Bibles and journals to use, plus how-to-do a variety of techniques which will allow you to express your faith in a creative manner. The how-to section covers lettering, drawing, coloring, painting, embellishing with stamps, stickers, and stencils and the bonus section has stickers and images to trace, bible tabs and oodles of fun stuff for your bible journaling. Some of the worlds’ leading Bible Journaling artists provide colorful examples and inspiration, including Shanna Noel, Rebekah R Jones, Valerie Wieners-Massie, Karla Dornacher, and much more.  There is a flip thru of this fabulous instructional bible journaling book on my youtube channel.

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Tyndale also published an accompanying book of Psalms to Color

Inspire: Psalms: Coloring & Creative Journaling through the Psalms
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This charming, square-trimmed, oversized 9.8″ x 9.8″ edition of the ancient prayers and praises of Israel contains God’s inspired word displayed in a new way to inspire Scripture meditation and response. Inspire: Psalms is a single-column edition of the full book of Psalms combined with key verses displayed beautifully, including words to color in right within the Bible text. There are over 50 Scripture illustrations in the wide margins to color and plenty of extra space for creative journaling. Inspire: Psalms features thicker, uncoated art paper, befitting of popular coloring books, which limits bleed-through and allows for use of even more markers, supplies, and techniques for coloring and creative journaling.

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Christian Art Publishers Devotional and Bible Study Coloring Journals

The Illustrated Words of Jesus for Women: A Creative Daily Devotional
 bible journaling and coloring illustrated words of Jesus for Women

The Illustrated Words of Jesus for Women is a 366-day devotional written by Christian author, Carolyn Larsen. This daily devotional takes you on an exploration of Jesus’ words of wisdom, insight, and love through Scripture and the author’s reflections and prayers, and encourages discovery of God’s path for you. Every page of the illustrated devotional features artistically rendered Scripture verses that you may fill with color and ruled lines for notes or your own thoughts or prayers. The pretty volume has an embossed softcover binding with touches of spot varnish and silver foiling for accent. A presentation page in the front makes this book even more perfect for gift-giving.

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Illustrated Prayers from the Bible: A Creative Prayer Book 
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Illustrated Prayers from the Bible offers 101 powerful prayers from Scripture with lined facing pages to scribe your own thoughts and reflections, and an artistic rendering of text from the page’s prayer that you may color as you quietly meditate on the Lord’s blessings.

  • 6 x 7 x 1/2 Inch – 208 Page  with Lay-Flat Binding
  • Lilac Page Edges
  • Ruled Journaling Lines
  • Silver Foil Cover Accents

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Bless the Lord, O My Soul: A Creative 365 Days of Psalm Readings with Coloring & Reflection 
bless the lord oh my soul bible journaling and coloring

The book offers a reading for each day and a ruled area to write your reflections, devotion or prayer. There are 52, one for each week, pen and ink illustrated pages with a stylized verse to color. After 365 days of readings, you will have studied the complete book of Psalms in the English Standard Version (ESV) of the bible.

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  • 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 Inch
  • Unique Lay-Flat Spine Design
  • Ruled Lines For Writing On Scripture Pages
  • 52 Illustrations To Fill With Color
  • Rose Gold Gilt-Edged Pages & Title

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Verses For Men: Inspired To Grace Coloring Book

Christian Coloring Books: Day & Night (Inspirational Coloring Books for Grown-Ups)

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Christian Art Publishers along with many talented illustrators and authors are coming out with wonderful new books every month so check them out. Some of the recent additions to the genre include:

    • “Be Still” Inspirational Adult Coloring Therapy Featuring Psalms
    • “Joy for the Journey” Hardcover Inspirational Adult Coloring Book
    • “Shine”: Color Your Life Beautiful Inspirational Adult Coloring Book   This book includes gift tags and cards to color.

Inspirational Coloring Book for Girls: Hours of Faith-Filled Fun

  • “The Word in Color”: Hardcover Biblical Inspiration Adult Coloring Book

 

Inspirational Coloring for Mom: Hardcover Christian Coloring Book for Mothers 

We have highlighted our favorite Inspirational Coloring Books here and Jewish Coloring Books for Adults here.

Working now on an article of best art supplies to use in your bible and devotional journals.

We would love to see what you have colored in any of these books or how you use color in your bible journaling. Be sure to share on our Coloring Book Addict Facebook page or tag #ColoringBookAddict on social media so we can share!

 

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Harry Potter Coloring Books for Adults

January 22, 2017 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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Harry Potter Coloring Book for Adults

Perfect gifts for the Harry Potter Fan in your family! The Harry Potter Coloring Book

If you are still in mourning about there being no more Harry Potter Books or Movies to come out you can get excited again to know that you can relive all your favorite Hogwarts moments in this Harry Potter Coloring Book for Adults that is releasing in November.

Harry Potter Coloring Book for Adults – Click to Order Now
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Packed with stunning pieces of artwork from the Warner Bros. archive, this deluxe coloring book gives fans the chance to color in the vivid settings and beloved characters of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world. Containing intricate line drawings used in the making of the Harry Potter films, this coloring book includes fan-favorite scenes, creatures, and characters: from Dobby and baby Norbert to Quidditch games and the unforgettable final battle between Harry and Lord Voldemort.

Unique and interactive, Harry Potter: The Official Coloring Book is a perfect collector’s item for all fans of the blockbuster saga–whether it’s for those who grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, or those who are discovering the magic for the very first time.

It’s got Dobby on the cover – My dog is named Dobby so you know it’s already on my pre-order.
Amazon is pretty cool with pre-ordered items… you are guaranteed to get the lowest price it is offered at before it ships and you aren’t charged on your card until it ships.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER Harry Potter: The Official Coloring Book for Adults

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Coloring Book

Muggles will learn all about the magical creatures in the new film and book by J.K. Rowling. Explore Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in this intricately illustrated black & white gallery of characters and scenes from the film and designs used in its making, which is officially licensed by Warner Bros.
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 
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Discover Hogwarts before Harry Potter

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Harry Potter Coloring Books for Adults

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The Best of Harry Potter Celebration Edition Coloring Book
Best of Harry Potter Coloring Book

This Celebratory Edition features a selection of artwork from the Harry Potter Coloring Book, Harry Potter Magical Creatures Coloring Book, and Harry Potter Magical Places & Characters Coloring Book, along with several exclusive, never-before-seen images. Also included is a selection of stunning full-color concept art and film stills from the making of the Harry Potter films to stimulate your creativity.

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Coloring Books on Etsy

January 11, 2017 By Addicted Colorist 4 Comments

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I kept seeing amazing illustrations in my Facebook Colorings groups where the books are not available on Amazon or Book Depository and it is quite distressing to see some of the beautiful colorings and not being able to see them all for yourself, then I found Etsy. Not only can you get the beautiful Japanese, Polish and European books from the Etsy shop owners but you can also get instant gratification from some of your favorite artists as they sell you downloadable PDFs that you can be printing and coloring in a matter of moments.

Hard to Find Coloring Books Available on Etsy

70 East Books is one of my favorite sellers of hard to find coloring books, they have Japanese, European, Swedish, you name it, over 300 gorgeous coloring books shipped to you from Korea.  This shop has 851 sales with 256 5 Star reviews.

Kanoku Egadu The current coloring book I’ve been lusting over after seeing Chris Cheng coloring in it is Menuet de Bonheur Colouring Book by Kanoko Egadu or Rhapsody in the Forest II.

Menuet de Bonheur Colouring Book by Egusa Kanoko, Happiness of Minuet Beautiful Flowers and Cute Animals coloring,Rhapsody In The Forest 2nd

Japanese coloring books have a very distinctive style with loads of minute details that are just aching to have color applied to them.

“The Day we Finally Meet” a Korean Coloring book has adorable forest animal scenes to enjoy here.

The Day We Finally Meet Korean Coloring Book on Etsy

Klára Marková ‘s book Čarovné Lahodnosti’s or Magical Delights

I’m about to receive this book from the author so I will post a flip thru as soon as I can but in the meantime, you can take a look at the colored in images from this little gem on Instagram here. The book ships direct to you from the Czech Republic via her Etsy profile here.  This book is also now available on Amazon UK.

magical delights colouring book from Czech Republic

Klara messaged me this morning that she has been able to get her book  Čarovné lahodnosti’s / Magical Delights in stock on Amazon US. Yes it is a bit more expensive than most books but I believe you will love it!

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One of my first coloring books purchased was Tanya Bond’s Inklings via Amazon. While I adored her artwork, the CreateSpace paper just didn’t do it justice. I was thrilled to discover that she sells her books along with a ton of her art in both digital download formats as well as all of her coloring books on beautiful thick paper. I immediately ordered both.

Tanya Bond Inklings

Inklings coloring book on Etsy from Tanya Bond

Tanya Bond’s artwork is incredible with her iconic big eyed girls most of which have their lovely animal friend as well. These books are printed on one side with gorgeous thick paper. You won’t be disappointed. YES, they are more expensive than on Amazon but if you are a paper snob like I am, it’s worth it.

She also has art that she has colored in to buy as well, along with downloadable PDF’s for instant gratification.  Her second book Inklings II is equally fabulous

Inklings 2 on Etsy from Tanya Bond

“Inklings 2” colouring book has 24 black line illustrations and a full colour cover showing examples of inklings in colour. The book is a big but easily manageable A4 size (a little under 9×12 inches) and has 150gsm pages that are stapled together with a full-colour cover into one beautiful colouring book. The images are printed on one side of the pages – the back of each image is blank. Click to order on Etsy.

Ellen Topitzer’s Art – Click to Order

Ellen’s art is exclusive to Etsy with 8 original drawings available for immediate download by clicking here. This one is my favorite!
Ellen Topitzer Illustrations on Etsy

Another from 70 Books East is “Mysterious world of the cat and his friends” Coloring Book.

This Japanese Cat explores the strange world of Japanese artist Kurami Sayo. Take a look at this adorable images.

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Winter Wonderland to Color by Flora Waycott

Cute mama bunny snuggling her baby from winter wonder wonderland colored in by Michelle B from the  Coloring Book Addict Facebook group.
Coloring by Michelle B with Crayola Colored Pencils

Flora Waycott is an artist in Perth Australia that also offers her artwork here on Etsy.

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This next selection was also inspired by one of the colorists in my Facebook Group.

Snowflake Mandalas by Artist Dwyanna Stoltzfus

This instant download coloring book has 60 gorgeous intricate frosty winter snowflake patterns to color in. I would recommend sparkly gel pens and narrow markers for most of these leaving the larger spaces for some pencil shading work. Of course, since you can print this on your own paper, you can use your fancy alcohol markers on these too. It is available in a printed format on Amazon as well.

Click to Order on Etsy Click to Purchase the Printed book on Amazon US, UK or Canada here or Worldwide at Book Depository Here

There are many books to explore on  Dover / Creative Haven Books and Book Depository so explore those options as well.

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  • Christmas Holiday Coloring from Etsy Artists
  • How to Find Good Coloring Books for Adults
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  • Top 30+ Christmas Coloring Books for Adults

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Coloring Books from Design Originals

December 8, 2016 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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I stumbled upon DO Magazine in an unlikely spot at the Sprouts market and instantly fell in love. This magazine not only has interviews with your favorite coloring book artists and pages to color but it also features coloring tutorials and all sorts of things to do with your coloring outside of the books.

DO Magazine Back Issues

DO Magazines bi-monthly publication features projects and patterns from best-selling artists and authors, and combines the super-hot adult coloring and mindful drawing trends. Brought to you by Design Originals, the original Zentangle® publisher, it’s jam-packed with craft projects, feature articles, drawing exercises, and artistic advice. 24 tear-out coloring book pages, printed on one side only of archival-grade paper, are perforated to detach easily for gifting or display. You don’t need to be an artist, devote a lot of time, or spend a lot of money to get creative with this magazine. Paint and pen can be all it takes to create a beautiful work of art.

DO Magazine Color Tangle Craft Doodle #6 November 2016
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DO Magazine Color Tangle Craft Doodle #5 August 2016

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DO Magazine Color Tangle Craft Doodle #4 June 2016
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DO Magazine Color Tangle Craft Doodle #3 January 2016
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DO Magazine Color Tangle Craft Doodle #2 November 2015

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DO Magazine Color, Tangle, Craft, Doodle: DO Magazine, Color Your Way to a Calm Mind Premiere Issue
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Design Originals Coloring Books

The New Guide To Coloring by the creators of Do Magazine

Colored Pencil Techniques + Tips and Tricks for Colorists of all skill levels

This book has everything you ever wanted to know about coloring in adult coloring books but didn’t know how to ask. From basic blending, shading and highlighting techniques to complex color theory, ideas for things to do with your colorings and advice on supplies. The amount of knowledge in the coloring book bible will blow you away. It is published by Design Originals and the editors of DO Magazine.

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We have already introduced you to Thaneeya McArdle here, one of Design Originals most prolific illustrators so now we want to make sure you have seen their other top designer Valentina Harper.

Valentina Harper Coloring Books

Creative Coloring Inspiration

Color a Doodle Inspirations, the coloring book that offers hope and encouragement on every page. Inside you’ll find 30 relaxing activities designed to motivate your creativity and stimulate your spirit. Team up with talented artist Valentina Harper as you personalize her exquisite line drawings. Valentina combines exhilarating words with flowing, intricate, and highly detailed patterns. Best-selling craft author Marie Browning joins in with beautifully colored examples of finished work. Printed on high-quality extra-thick paper that won’t bleed through, all pages are pre-perforated for easy removal and display.
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Valentina Harper Coloring Books

Creative Coloring Animals
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Ultimate Coloring Book Treasury: Relax, Recharge, and Refresh Yourself (Coloring Collection)
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Color Your Own Stickers Inspirations: Just Color, Peel & Stick Stationery
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Creative Coloring Mandalas 
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Creative Coloring A Second Cup of Inspirations : More Art Activity Pages to Help You Relax 
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Mandalas and More Coloring Book Treasury: Beautiful Designs for Relaxation and Focus

Spiral Bound Coloring Book by Valentina Harper
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Creative Coloring Birds  by Valentina Harper
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Creative Coloring Flowers
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Creative Coloring Botanicals
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Creative Coloring Mandala Expressions
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How to Get Started with Adult Coloring

Best Colored Pencils to Use for Coloring

Best Markers to Use for Adult Coloring Books

 

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Coloring Book Reviews on YouTube 2016

November 10, 2016 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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As someone addicted to adult coloring books, you know I have a GIANT stockpile of coloring books in my art room library and have often been disappointed to find the pictures inside the book weren’t a thing like the cover or are printed awkwardly on the page etc. I decided to make it easier on my readers and give them an advance flip through of all the coloring books I have (at least that’s the plan). I love getting books from publishers & artists so of course, I try to get to those first before the one’s I’ve purchased but eventually I’ll get to them all. If there is a certain book you’d like to see that you have seen me coloring in on social media, please comment on it and I’ll do my best for you.

Adult Coloring Book Reviews on Youtube

I tend to chatter throughout so you might not want to watch too many of these in a row or you will get REALLY tired of the sound of my voice!! lol

Coloring Book Review of Dagdrommar by Hannah Karlzon

Review of Fairies in Dreamland by Denyse Klette

Review of “Beauty of Horror” Coloring Book by Alan Roberts 

Review of The Mystical Lands of Uchana coloring book – Karen E Myers

Review of Magical Jungle by Johanna Basford

Review of Manic Botanic coloring book by Irina Vinnick and Zifflin

Review of Inklings by Tanya Bond

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Crafting Printers by Canon

July 30, 2016 By Addicted Colorist 1 Comment

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The Colorists Dream Printers

I saw that title for an article in the latest issue of DO Magazine – Color, Tangle, Craft, Doodle and got so excited. Artsy girls aren’t usually that great at techie stuff and printers vex me so a printer directed at us. Yes, please!

These two new Canon Printers the Canon Pixma MG7720 and the Canon Pixma IP8720 will adapt and print designs at the size you want, on the paper or other material you want. So yes, that means even watercolor papers and big 10×10 coloring pages, fabric, gift bag, you name it! Just be sure to use Genuine Canon Ink and Paper or art paper to get your coloring or multi-media project going.

You can also use this to enlarge the small detail from your favorite illustrator into a larger size or copy it to watercolor paper or cardstock. There really is no limit with these.  The MG7720 printers come in the sparkly gold, shiny red, black or white, I’d have a had time picking between the gold and red!

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Canon Pixma Mg7720

The pretty golden Canon Pixma MG7720 lets you Print, Scan, and Copy with these 3-in-1 photographic memory makers. Design and print your own invitations and greeting cards to show off your originality. These all-in-one photo printers are ideal for colorists, art teachers, mothers, or anyone looking to add creative flair to their coloring projects, cards, and scrapbook albums. There is also a Crafting Package deal here or click here to buy OEM Canon Printer Ink.

PIXMA iP8720 Crafting Printer

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Create any project you can conceive with Canon PIXMA iP8720 photo inkjet wide-format printer. Whether you’re thinking wallet-sized or wall-sized for your coloring project this printer is ideal for do-it-yourself coloring and crafting projects, creating anything from 12” x 12” scrapbook albums to 4” x 8” photo cards, you are only limited by your imagination. Print borderless photos of your coloring projects as small as you want or as large (13” x 19”) as you want and see your black & white and color photo prints in incredible detail thanks to a high-performing 6-color ink system which includes gray.

Canon Printers collaborated with Johanna Basford and exclusive designs available via the Canon app. Her little plump owl with pumpkins is absolutely delightful and you’ll want to color along with Johanna too. The nice folks at Canon are making the Fall Owl colouring sheet I created for them available to EVERYONE

If you are new to coloring or just want to dive in a little deeper be sure to read our expansive supply recommendations along with our tips and tricks articles.

*How to Get Started with Adult Coloring Best Colored Pencils
*Best Gel Pens
*Best Markers that Don’t Bleed Through the Paper
* Background Supplies
*Coloring Tutorials
*13 Tips & Tricks for Colorists


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Coloring Book Video Reviews

July 12, 2016 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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Dagdrommar coloring book by Swedish illustrator artist hanna karlzon

Being a Coloring Book Addict has its perks!

Getting coloring books sent in for review is fantastic! I want to share the bounty with you colorists and show you via video reviews the insides of these fabulous and sometimes not so fabulous books. I try to go through each book showing my favorite aspects, the illustrations, type of paper and whether or not the images can be removed from the book.

Video Reviews of Adult Coloring Books

Grimm Fairy Tale Coloring Book Video Review

The images in this book contain multiple illustrators and they are just spectacular. They are printed on one side of the paper to allow for marker use but put a piece of paper behind as they will bleed thru. The paper is average create space so if you want higher quality just use your copier.

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Manic Botanic Coloring Book Video Review

Manic Botanic Coloring Book illustrated by Irina Vinnick. This book has fabulous super detailed inside the forest type images.

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Time slows down so you can explore the undergrowth, and allow yourself to be whisked into a whimsical botanical world. Combining intricate detail with humor and admiration for the creatures it depicts, coloring Manic Botanic is an exercise in mindfulness and appreciation for the little things.

Daydreams aka Dagdrommar Coloring Book Video Review

Coloring book addict reviewing this drop dead gorgeous coloring book,  really more of a tribute to Hanna Karlzon’s amazing art because if coloring books could be perfect… this one is! If you live in Sweden you can purchase this book at the Pen Store, if you live elsewhere you are probably anxiously awaiting the pre-orders to ship from Amazon. See all this Swedish Illustrator Hanna Karlzon‘s amazing art in her two coloring books and a winter set of postcards called Vinterdrömmar or Winter Dreams. 

The Magical Word of Horses Coloring Book Video Review

Magical World Of Horses  & Amazing World of Horses Coloring Books by Cindy Elsharouni 

An adult coloring book treasure for colorists who not only adore the equestrian world but appreciate gorgeous patterns that wrap around and add more accentuated beauty to these noble animals. Horses are amazing creatures and this book allows you to create beautiful works of art with unlimited imagination. These two books have 42 hand drawn one-sided pages.
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Using Watercolor in your Adult Coloring Books

June 5, 2016 By Addicted Colorist Leave a Comment

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Can I use watercolor in my adult coloring books?

Many colorists are new to art and coloring books for adults are providing a wonderful way to tap into their creativity and inner artist, while other colorists come to the books with an extensive art background specializing in watercolor and immediately want to be able to use some of their art supplies right in the book. I know I have dabbled in arts and crafts and DIY things since I was a kid growing up with a single Mom always looking for ways to make our world prettier and create inexpensive gifts. My arts now are anything but inexpensive but that is due to my aforementioned coloring book addiction. But I digress…. Most artists have at least dabbled in watercolor painting and when they see these gorgeous already drawn designs their first question will be.. but do I have to use crayons or pencils or markers in these books or can I use watercolor? The answer is absolute, YES you can… with different degrees of success depending on the book, your application style, and your supplies.

Watercolor Techniques in Adult Coloring Books

In a “The Mind of Watercolor” video, this watercolor artist went through the four basic quality levels of the paper in the coloring books to show you his experience with each. For him, even the least expensive Createspace paper coloring book could take several layers of a watercolor application. He did, however, seem to scoff at we coloring book colorists and refer to the pod people which I took exception to and let him know so in a comment. Ah well… they can laugh at us all they want but we are the ones having the MOST fun.. right?

He used a water brush with both regular watercolor paints and watercolor pencils and practiced in four books, 3 of which I already own. I know.. SHOCKER!

  1. Posh Coloring Book – Vintage Designs
  2. Color Me Calm by Angela Porter A favorite and one of my first books. 
  3. Enchanted Forest
  4. Secret Garden Artist Edition
    (Note: At least he didn’t make any disparaging remarks about the wonderful Johanna Basford’s work… in fact, he seemed quite excited to be painting in her books)

He recommends painting dryer than you would on watercolor paper to keep the buckling down.

Brand new to the market are Kristy Rice’s 3 gorgeous watercoloring books, click here to see the details. 

Watercolor Supplies needed:

Get a travel set of watercolors so you can be portable whether in the park, at the coffee shop, on your back patio (my and my dogs favorite)  or in your living room.

Koi Water Color Travel Set – I really love this set as it contains a mini set of 24 pans of paint plus a Koi Water brush. This is made by Sakura, makers of Gelly Roll pens. This is the set I have.  Click to order US    UK  Canada

Some people have a hard time controlling the water that comes out of water brushes so you can use watercolor brushes. You will need a small and medium round and a small flat brush. You can buy sets of them for very inexpensively to start out or head to your hobby store and buy one or two nice ones using whatever coupon you have.

Watercolor Pencils

There are all sorts of options for watercolor pencils and opinions vary about which ones are best but no one seems super unhappy with any of them so if you are lucky to have an art store nearby I recommend going and buying 1 or 2 in your favorite colors of different brands and then bring them home to play with and see what you think.

Unless you are really going to get into watercolors in a big way, there is really no need to get a huge set of these since the whole magic of watercolor is the blending of different colors. I’d start with nice mid-range pack and look at which colors are included and what types of pictures you prefer to color in. If you like florals look for the pack that has plenty of pinks, reds and purples, landscapes you need browns and greens and ocean and lake you’ll need plenty of blue.

I will recommend that you buy artist quality watercolor pencils to use in your coloring books because most books aren’t really designed for water to be put on the paper so you don’t want to have to come back in and have to reapply many layers in order to get the color desired. The difference between student grade watercolor pencils and artist colored pencils is the amount of pigment in the sticks of color. More pigment makes it easier to get more and richer and deeper colors down on the paper with less effort.

Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Derwent has two options:

Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils can be used wet or dry but when water is added the colors become INTENSE.. thus the name.  Derwent Intense comes in tiny packs of 6, or 12 but I would recommend one of the 3 middle sizes. 24, 36, 48(in a fancy wooden box below) or 72. Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils in the UK and in Canada.

inktense watercolor pencils in a beautiful wood box

Derwent Watercolor Pencils – this is Derwent’s standard set of watercolor pencils. They come in sets of 24, 36, 48 and 72.

Derwent Watercolor Pencils US – UK – Canada

Peta Hewitt warns us Inktense Pencils actually aren’t watercolor but rather acrylic ink in the form of a pencil so it does activate with water, but once it dries, then it’s permanent as opposed to watercolors which you can add water too and move the color around.

Faber Castell also has a couple of option for you in Watercolor Pencils

Albrecht Durer Artist Watercolor Pencils

These pencils open new horizons to your artistic creations by combining the advantages and applications of the classical watercolor paints and color pencils. The high pigment density ensures unsurpassed brilliance and the maximum possible light- fastness even for the most delicate shades and nuances.

Wonderfully creamy leads and high-density color make these pencils a perfect choice for anyone who is at all serious about working with watercolor pencils. The colors are more muted than those of Derwent Inktnense Pencils, but the marks made can be moved more than once with water, so they serve a slightly different purpose. The two sets combined would be the absolutely ultimate collection a water colorist could desire. 

Click to buy Albrecht Durer’  Watercolor Pencils   US   UK   Canada

Albrecht Durer’s set of 24 includes: White, Light yellow glaze, Cadmium yellow, Dark chrome yellow, Dark cadmium orange, Pale geranium lake, Deep scarlet red, Dark red, Magenta, Helioblue-reddish, Ultramarine, Light ultramarine, Phthalo blue, Dark phthalo green, Emerald green, Light green, Earth green yellowish, Venetian red, Burnt ochre, Raw umber, Walnut brown, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Black.

  • Albrecht Durer’s set of 36
  • Albrecht Durer’s set of 60
  • Albrecht Durer’s set of 72 
  • Albrecht Durer’s set of 120

You can also order beautiful wood boxed sets for special gifts for the artists in your life.

Albrecht Durer’ Colored Pencils   US   UK   Canada

Your third artist-grade watercolor pencil option is from Caran D’ache the pencil company that brings you the beautiful Pablo and Luminance colored pencil also has a line of watercolor pencils called Supracolor which compare to the Pablo’s and Museum Caran D’ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils which are the Watercolor version of Luminance! Oh, my! The price reflects. 

Caran D’ache Watercolor Pencils

WOW these are beautiful, just like their Luminance line of colored pencil they come boxed with little pillows for each pencil and that is how I treat my small set of 20. like royalty. You can purchase these 72 gorgeous sticks of color here in the US   UK    Canada

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Watercolor technique using a Colorless Blender instead of Water

Julie shows something I’d never seen before in her how-to tutorial video here, using a Tombow Colorless blender as the water source. If anyone has tried that let us know how it goes in the comment section.

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One sided coloring books for adults

April 26, 2016 By Addicted Colorist 4 Comments

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One Sided Coloring Books are perfect for those who love to color with markers or take their pages out of the book to color. Many of these one-image-per-page books also have perforated pages. People seem to be having a hard time finding these so here are several I’ve seen in person and/or colored in.

One Sided Coloring Books for Adults

Sometimes I get a little too excited when I see a book that has until recently only been available in the Asian or European market and that’s how it was with Shan Jiang’s new book.

The Bicycle Coloring Book: Journey to the Edge of the World

It’s technically NOT a one-sided book because in the bottom left corner of each page is a cat illustration that when you flip the pages works like a flip-book we baby-boomers will remember. The other side of the page features gorgeous images of the adventures of a bicycle and a cat as they roam through town and countrysides.

The Bicycle Coloring Book follows the fantastic journey of a bicycle exploring an unknown world without its rider. Bursting with intricate illustrations that evoke both Japanese anime and Western street art, the beautiful scenes cry out to be colored in amazing detail. As you color don’t forget to look out for the bicycle’s cute companion (there are a few pages I still haven’t found him in yet) and the illustration details that form a cleverly designed flip book. A stunning gift book that will appeal to lovers of cycling and urban art, as well as to committed coloring-in fans. You can see my current WIP (Work in Progress) From The Bicycle Book here

Bicycle Coloring Book on Amazon US  ~  UK  ~  Canada  ~  Book Depository

A favorite for new colorists are Jane Monk’s two books which not only have nice thick perforated pages printed on one side, but they also sport several pages at the beginning of the book with information on the color wheel, how to chose colors, how to blend, shadow and shade using different materials and all sorts of helpful tips for new colorists.
Tangled Treasures Coloring Book – One Sided Coloring Book

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Tangled Gardens
tangled gardens by jane monk one sided book

Floribunda – A Flower Coloring Book

Floribunda adult coloring book filled with floral botanical images to colour

I found this gorgeous botanical coloring book while I was on vacation in NYC and I was so happy that I had plenty of room in my suitcase for it as I didn’t want to wait one more second. It’s beautiful beyond measure and then lets talk about the PAPER!! Thick, thick with easy to remove pages perfect for those of you that like to take pictures out to color and then display or frame. These would make fantastic works of art for your home or for a gift.  “Floribunda” contains 20 pages of illustrations and an introductory page as well as front and back colored images which are great examples if you are new to shading flowers. It measures 10 by 13 inches and is glue bound into a colorable matte finish cover. It features black and white botanical illustrations. It’s not just me that has gone goofy for this book!  Look at some excerpts from Amazon “This is the most beautiful and perfect coloring book for adults I have come across….I own many coloring books, but I only want to color in this one.~ Tom” “This may be the most gorgeous adult coloring books that I have found. Even though I have a ton of adult coloring books, I am very, very picky on what I buy. Ms. Duly’s book is a true work of art. ~ Kantar”  All you marker people out there. THIS is the book for you. Copics, Spectrum Noir, Tombows, Sharpies.. whatever you coloring passion.
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Coloring for all Seasons – Spring

We received this coloring book for review from the Green Leaf Book group and were thrilled with the variety of flowering images to color. From whimsical to botanic drawings this flower filled coloring book includes work from dozens of artists. The paper is medium weight and printed on one side only.

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Faerie Garden Coloring Book

De-Ann Black has a large selection of one-sided Gardening Coloring Books including Fairie Garden Spring, Summer Garden, Flower Bee, Spring Garden, Autumn Garden, Wild Garden, and Flower Hunter. I’ve not gotten the chance to color in any of hers YET but they look just beautiful and have great reviews. Her books are all printed on one side.

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A new favorite fun book is this one done in Chalk Paint style

Chalk-Style Good Times Deluxe Coloring Book

If you are a marker loving colorist then you will ADORE this one-sided book. I tested it with Tombows and loved the result, click to see it on my Instagram.

dream-big-chalk book style coloring in one sided coloring books

All the beauty of coloring with chalk but without the mess! These 32 hand-drawn designs celebrate life’s little moments with all of the charming imperfections of original chalkboard art. Relax and fill them with color to create your own rustic-chic masterpiece. Each whimsical white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard. You’ll be delighted by the way warm colors, bright colors, neons, and lighter pastel shades really pop from these designs. Use light-colored pencils and gel pens to personalize your work with lettering, flourishes, and patterning. Talented chalkboard artist Deb Strain provides useful coloring tips and tricks, along with beautifully colored examples to help get you inspired. Each inspirational design is printed on one side only of high-quality, extra-thick paper, perforated for easy removal and display.

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one sided coloring book chalk style good times

Chalk- Style Botanicals Deluxe Coloring Book

Each whimsical white line illustration is presented on a textured black background, just like a real chalkboard. Talented chalkboard artist Valerie McKeehan provides useful coloring tips and tricks, along with beautifully colored examples to help get you inspired. Each design is printed on one side only of high-quality, extra-thick paper, perforated for easy removal and display.”

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one sided coloring books chalk style botanicals

Interested in learning Chalk Board Lettering styles so you can create your own? Check out artist Valerie McKeehan’s book The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering. I ordered it as well and haven’t gotten started on it yet but it looks fantastic with dozens of styles to learn and step by step instructions for beginners.
one sided coloring books the complete book of chalk lettering

 


Budget Friendly Creative Haven one-sided coloring books

One of the first books I bought was a Creative Haven book and all of those are one-sided. The paper isn’t super thick but works nicely with Prismacolors or Crayola Colored Pencils. Art markers will bleed through but we always recommend putting a piece of copy paper behind the image you are coloring not only to prevent bleed through but also to protect the next picture from indentations that might happen if you have a heavy hand when coloring like some of us do.

All Marjorie Sarnat Books including Creative Cats, Dazzling Dogs & Owls Coloring Book

  Curious Creatures Colouring Book

  Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book

Entangled by Angela Porter

This one was just released entitled Belles & Blossoms

Click here to Order Belles & Blossoms US   UK   Canada

Midnight Garden One Sided Coloring Book

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midnight garden coloring book one sided coloring book

Celebrate the beauty of nature with these thirty-one sophisticated floral designs to color. Each full-page illustration is printed on a black background, creating eye-popping, dramatic images of enchanting flowers. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.

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I had a lot of fun using mixed media art supplies I had a lot of fun using mixed media art supplies on this cute coloring page from @iamclassygirl #coloringpages #etsyartist #blackartists #tiaresmithdesigns
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Coloring Order out of Chaos! What perfect timing! Coloring Order out of Chaos! What perfect timing! Stay tuned for a flip thru of this timely book. #quarantinecoloring #covid
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