Adult coloring books

LTS3 · Jul 21, 2015

I just had a thought - I haven't seen any coloring book that is spiral bound like a notebook. That would be a nice feature to have so one can take the book outside or on the go and not have to use one hand (or something heavy) to prevent the wind from blowing pages up and to keep the book laying flat on a table or lap so you can color more easily.

Staedler markers are on my wish list for next time

Draco · Jul 21, 2015

DUDE!

I was just in AC Moores, and they had a whole bunch of these coloring books! Even to color in your own Monet or Van Gogh art! I picked up a bug themed (lots of butterflies and dragonflies) for myself! they ranged between $5-$8 each. They also had the gardens book too.

They also had Stained Glass coloring books that would look AMAZING!

Which reminds me.. gotta take my coloring pencils home from work.. lol

jtbo · Jul 21, 2015

There must be something seriously wrong with me, reading adult coloring book got completely different image into my head

But this sounds interesting, wish I had more time for that, it does sound something that would calm and relax.

lilac-olligoci · Jul 21, 2015

JTbo said:
There must be something seriously wrong with me, reading adult coloring book got completely different image into my head

But this sounds interesting, wish I had more time for that, it does sound something that would calm and relax.

It's actually quite stress relieving. I do a lot of doodling and artwork (like my sister), but my real skill goes into coloring, to the point where I get complimented for it. It's relaxing to just sit down and shade and color. So yeah if you have an hour or something off your time, try it. =D

raksha · Jul 21, 2015

@MServant @Winchester

I think it's high time @Lilac-Olligoci and I combined our art skills and started posting cat-doodles for people to download and color at their leisure. I need a project to keep me busy until school starts!

mservant · Jul 21, 2015

Raksha said:
@MServant @Lilac-Olligoci

I think it's high time @Lilac-Olligoci and I combined our art skills and started posting drawings for people to download and color at their leisure. I need a project to keep me busy until school starts!

Ooooh, now there's a nice idea! I'm sure you'd rather get paid for your hard labour though.

I like the idea of downloading designs though because a lot of the books seem to be too tightly bound to get at some of the areas of designs and the paper isn't always very good quality. At least if you print them out you can choose the grade of paper to use.

What kind of designs do you colour @Lilac-Olligoci ?

raksha · Jul 21, 2015

MServant said:
And here's a charcoal portrait that was accepted to the Mercedes-Benz Financial Services competition this year: (again, please don't steal)

Into the Cold.jpg

raksha

Jul 21, 2015

mservant · Jul 21, 2015

LoL, I think it would cost quite a bit to ship furniture from UK to TX US.

I wonder how cat nip does getting through US customs?

Have you tried the water colour pencils you can get in your art work Raksha? I was looking at them last night and wasn't sure what they would be like to use. I've always been rubbish at water colour painting and ink colour wash but drawing and painting in other mediums are fine - mostly I love colour which is why I like colouring designs.

kntrygrl256 · Jul 21, 2015

I love coloring. It is a great stress reliever. I usually steal pages out of my DD's coloring books and color. It's fun!!!!!

magiksgirl · Jul 21, 2015

LTS3 said:
And here's a charcoal portrait that was accepted to the Mercedes-Benz Financial Services competition this year: (again, please don't steal)

Into the Cold.jpg

raksha

Jul 21, 2015

You did really well on those girls! No offense, but it reminded me of the ami-comi versions! You did great!

artiemom · Jul 21, 2015

Yesterday, I decided to add the Prismacolors to my order! They should be here next week.

About an hour ago the Creative Cats coloring book, along with the pencil sharperner was deliverd. Now all I need iare the colored pencils!!! Should be here tomorrow, I hope.

The other coloring book should be here next week.

LTS3 · Jul 21, 2015

Artiemom said:
Yesterday, I decided to add the Prismacolors to my order! They should be here next week.

About an hour ago the Creative Cats coloring book, along with the pencil sharperner was deliverd. Now all I need iare the colored pencils!!! Should be here tomorrow, I hope.

The other coloring book should be here next week.

You must have used Amazon Prime. I don't have Prime so I chose the regular free shipping. But it's ok. I'm a patient person and can wait for my goodies

raksha · Jul 21, 2015

Thanks everyone- I had a busy day today, first time since I last posted I've had a chance to check up on things ^_^

Draco · Jul 21, 2015

I started mine lol. I can't find my pencil sharpener so I will have to get a new one.

And yes prismacolor pencils are the best!!

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Draco
Jul 21, 2015

lilac-olligoci · Jul 21, 2015

MServant said:

LTS3 · Jul 22, 2015

Nice coloring

I heard Copic markers are great but they're ridiculously expensive, like over $100 for a small set

Winchester · Jul 22, 2015

Got four emails from Amazon....my stuff should be here either Thursday or Friday!

Kat0121 · Jul 22, 2015

LTS3 said:
You must have used Amazon Prime. I don't have Prime so I chose the regular free shipping. But it's ok. I'm a patient person and can wait for my goodies

If you want Prime and there is someone in your family who is a student with a .edu email address, you can get Amazon Student Prime. it's $49 a year as opposed to $99. The rate is good for 4 years from the date you start. We have it. The email address can only be used once though so if they have another account, you can't use it.

raksha · Jul 22, 2015

@MServant I typically use alcohol based markers, which have a similar appearance to watercolor, but you have greater control and precision in fine areas. I'll have to PM you a few images from my comic book project ^_^

If I choose to use watercolor, it's to produce something like Monet- blurred, but still with distinct form. A project I have in mind, is to draw my friend in traditional Geisha form, use black ink wash to fill in areas, except her skin, hair, and eyes. I have good paper for practice, but if I were to follow through with that project, the size sheet I'd want to use isn't cheap. No truly good art supplies are, unfortunately

magiksgirl · Jul 22, 2015

Raksha said:
@MServant I typically use alcohol based markers, which have a similar appearance to watercolor, but you have greater control and precision in fine areas. I'll have to PM you a few images from my comic book project ^_^

If I choose to use watercolor, it's to produce something like Monet- blurred, but still with distinct form. A project I have in mind, is to draw my friend in traditional Geisha form, use black ink wash to fill in areas, except her skin, hair, and eyes. I have good paper for practice, but if I were to follow through with that project, the size sheet I'd want to use isn't cheap. No truly good art supplies are, unfortunately

Are they Copic?

I have the most frustrating story about those Copic markers: one time I was at a thrift shop that's on my way home and I saw dozens of these "Copic" markers, but they were these softer pastels and such, and I didn't want to be bothered to test if each one still worked so I left them there. Next day I told my story to my co-workers and they freaked! They said "go get them and I will pay you 10 times the price!". Truth be told, they were selling them for about $0.10 dlls

so the coworker was going to give me $1 dll each. So I got off work and the whole tin was gone, someone had bought them all

People still get frustrated by that story, but hey, pastels are not my thing so why would I buy them?

Just how expensive can paper be?

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