Adult coloring books

MagiksGirl said:

 
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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@MagiksGirl

Hahaha, well, when you buy comic book paper, they come in packets of maybe 40 pages. Since the genuine stuff is difficult to come by in the States, you're looking at having to buy it directly from a Japanese store, and that can run anywhere (paper size dependent) from $20USD min to $40+USD, per packet. Ive got stocks of it, just no drive to work on anything right now. 

Well, you can layer the pastel colors to create the illusion of shadow (look at the PM I sent you, a lot of that is light colors that I layered heavily), and considering how darn expensive Copic markers are, I can see why your coworkers were upset! Neopiko markers are a bit cheaper, and it's almost always better to buy them from either Amazon (where you can sometimes find deals for the big sets), or directly from the manufacturer's website. I used to have a 75 color set of Copic's, and that cost me (at the time) almost $250USD.

The paper I'm referring to for the ink wash attempt is a french style watercolor paper, but I am considering buying a yard or two of white silk to work on, if my wash tests on the paper are successful. One of my art teachers said, once, that "There are no mistakes in art."

I like that saying.

I am in awe of the colouring and art work on show here.  It is inspirational too, though I fear I am more the colour in between the lines (with a few marks not quite in there) kind of person.  I now feel a serious need to go order some stuff so I can test out working with pencil rather than pen and have a nice little order worked out on Amazon.  Too tired to place it tonight though.  Definitely changed my mind on the pencils I plan to get, over to the Prismacolor @Draco  , colouring pencils never worked like that when I was younger!  Great intensity and brightness of colour there.  
Planning to order and Animal book along with the pencils, plus a French cat one but no inside previews for that one so I will need to wait and see how detailed the designs are throughout the book.

Very talented family you guys make @Raksha  and @Lilac-Olligoci .

Lilac-Olligoci said:

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You are very talented. This is amazing.

Wow, such creative, artistic people here. And I was just wanting coloring books to relieve stress!! and feel like a kid again! I wanted to relive my childhood.

You guys are so talented! I am put to shame. I can't even draw a straight line with a ruler!!

I got the cats coloring book the other day along with the sharpener. I should have the colored pencils tomorrow. yes, Amazon Prime. I order a lot through them, so it seems to be worth the price. 

Artiemom said:

 
Wow, such creative, artistic people here. And I was just wanting coloring books to relieve stress!! and feel like a kid again! I wanted to relive my childhood.

You guys are so talented! I am put to shame. I can't even draw a straight line with a ruler!!

I got the cats coloring book the other day along with the sharpener. I should have the colored pencils tomorrow. yes, Amazon Prime. I order a lot through them, so it seems to be worth the price. 

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I agree about the Amazon Prime. It's worth the money if you use them a lot and I do. We get the discounted membership fee because DD is a student but it's only good for 4 years. I'll renew it at regular price when the 4 years are up. The free 2 day shipping alone is worth it. I love their streaming service too. They have things available that Netflix does not. 

My order hasn't been shipped yet I'm not sure what's holding up the order. Everything is in stock I'm in no rush to get my coloring stuff anyways. I can print a few coloring pages off the Internet and work on those until my order arrives.

I do have an .edu email address but it's not a student email address. It's for alumni. It would probably work to get Prime but I don't buy much from Amazon every year so it's not worth paying for. Besides having a package to look forward to makes time go by faster  

I could really use that coloring book today..  I need the colored pencils, but I am not about to go out and buy them because I am expecting the package within the next couple days. 

Just had a very stressful incident this morning--personal stuff. Set me back 2 hours from my busy day.. I would use the coloring as therapy tonight when I am trying to unwind....

3 hours has passed and this is all I've done so far. You really could get lost in coloring.

I have several coloring books.  Michael's has many, many options.  The Artist's Loft 12 packs are marked down to $5.99 if you can find them (go to the Clearance racks, usually way in the back of the store).   I picked up several of those; working on the still life: floral designs one, have not opened the others yet.  I find markers and color pencils are working well on this.   In addition to the floral, there are: Turkish designs, Arabian, Japanese, 60's designs, Art Deco and a few others.  The paper on these is very thick!

I also have Prism Designs, I've done 3 already in that book.  That paper is very thin, and I use only colored pencils.  I tried markers but the color would run and bleed everywhere.

And I have Art Nouveau Fashions (see here:  ) which is fun, got 4 of those done.  Here I use mixed media, markers, crayons and colored pencils.

Walking around Michael's I saw SO many interesting ones, that creative cat one was there, another with owls.  And the mandala designs also look attractive. 

I find the floral and fashion ones are quite detailed and are taking close to 4 hours to complete one page.  Time sure does fly! An hour here, 2 hours there, and in a few days I have a new 'masterpiece' ha haaa.

Draco said:

 
3 hours has passed and this is all I've done so far. You really could get lost in coloring.

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I love the green and yellow you did for the top bug I think the hardest part for me is to decide what colors to use and where.

Raksha said:

@MagiksGirl

Hahaha, well, when you buy comic book paper, they come in packets of maybe 40 pages. Since the genuine stuff is difficult to come by in the States, you're looking at having to buy it directly from a Japanese store, and that can run anywhere (paper size dependent) from $20USD min to $40+USD, per packet. Ive got stocks of it, just no drive to work on anything right now. 

Well, you can layer the pastel colors to create the illusion of shadow (look at the PM I sent you, a lot of that is light colors that I layered heavily), and considering how darn expensive Copic markers are, I can see why your coworkers were upset! Neopiko markers are a bit cheaper, and it's almost always better to buy them from either Amazon (where you can sometimes find deals for the big sets), or directly from the manufacturer's website. I used to have a 75 color set of Copic's, and that cost me (at the time) almost $250USD.

The paper I'm referring to for the ink wash attempt is a french style watercolor paper, but I am considering buying a yard or two of white silk to work on, if my wash tests on the paper are successful. One of my art teachers said, once, that "There are no mistakes in art."

I like that saying.

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$250 dlls for 75 colors doesn't sound that bad 

I'm thinking of making my boyfriend a small paining of character he likes so I will buy some simple paints this afternoon to make it with! I hope he likes it! 

White silk? 

I always loved coloring when I was little. I was thrilled to find a Mandala coloring book for adults when I was buying for a co-op, I order a few, & they all sold out!      
   
   

Looks beautiful.

Artiemom said:

 
I could really use that coloring book today..  I need the colored pencils, but I am not about to go out and buy them because I am expecting the package within the next couple days. 

Just had a very stressful incident this morning--personal stuff. Set me back 2 hours from my busy day.. I would use the coloring as therapy tonight when I am trying to unwind....

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That doesn't sound so good.  I hope you've found something else to help for now and those pencils arrive really soon.

@Draco  That bug design  has really come on.  I'm amazed how much you have got done.  I too love the greens you've used in the top bug, and the purple for the flowers.  

@Angels mommy  The mandalas look really good when they are coloured.  I wasn't so sure looking at the book if they were detailed enough but with the colours they are quite different.  The pastel ones are very soothing but in my current mood for some reason I like the 2 bright ones at the end, esp the chrysanthemum like one with the blues and yellows.

Everyone colours so neatly:  I'm hoping I will be better with pencil than pen though I doubt it really helps.      Plan to send off my order in a little while so with any luck I will find out soon. 

Oh my gosh--I'm just catching up on this thread.  What beautiful designs!  @Angels mommy  I used to have that same mandala coloring book.  I'd forgotten about it, I will have to look and see if I still have it around somewhere.  

Great choices on colors, everybody.  

    I've done it, I have placed my order for the Prismacolour pencils plus 3 colouring books (slipped a little pack of Nerf darts in for Mouse  ,  I couldn't help myself).   Can't wait to get the pencils.  The books too but at least I have some designs to be going on with, just with my pens. My friend is going to buy me a cat colouring book from her work tomorrow as well.  

Thanks ladies, I'm glad you like them.    I thought if I ever bought a house, I would matte & frame them all & put them down the hallway, w/ the dates they were each done.

 I'd love to redo my massage room/office, & could put them all on a wall in there, if I could find/ make space.  That will be on the "some day" list....  

Angels mommy said:

 
Here is the book, & some of the pictures I've done.   ......Funny this thread came up, I've had a stressful couple of months, & was thinking about unplugging more, & doing one. 

 

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Beautiful

It's been a week since I ordered my coloring stuff from Amazon and the status is still "not shipped"   I have no idea why it's taking so long to process my order of two books, a pencil sharpener, and colored pencils all of which are listed as in stock. The last order update said that my order is estimated to arrive between July 27 and July 31 instead of between July 31 and Aug. 5. Getting kind of antsy for my order.

Sigh...I think I will order some of this this weekend!!

Art therapy is a known way to help with stress and depression. It's a kind of meditation.

Would be cool to see some feline coloring books, though!! Feline anime!! Does it even exist??? [emoji]128513[/emoji]