When you open your first coloring book for adults you might be a bit overwhelmed at the amount of detail and then when you start exploring the hundreds of Facebook coloring groups with amazing artists sharing their work you might get very intimidated! However, never fear, there are a few books to guide you and this book is hands down the best I have seen.
The New Guide To Coloring – 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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YouTube is also your friend, just search for “Colored Pencil Tutorials” and dozens will come up I’ve posted a few of my favorites for you below.
Johanna Basford Easy Coloring Tutorials
3 ways to Colour Leaves in Magical Jungle by Johanna Basford
How to Color Treasure by Johanna Basford
How to color a dragon in Ivy & the Inky Butterfly by Johanna Basford
How to Color Skin Tone by Johanna Basford
Blending Techniques – Colored Pencil Tutorials
Blending Tips – Colored Pencil Tutorial with Cher Kauffman
My favorite colored pencil teacher is Peta Hewitt. In this one she chats while coloring in Johanna Basford’s Enchanted Forest and explains which pencils she uses and then shows her methods for blending and choosing colours.
Colouring Tutorials: Pencil Blending and Choosing Colours by Peta Hewitt
These first three have the artist chatting with you and explaining different aspects of coloring with colored pencils. This next video has the artist just coloring in a Johanna Basford owl.. Just watching her color you can get ideas about how to blend colors together.
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