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Coloring for Adults

This thread inspired me to colour! I bought a book last week and have been colouring everyday, it's so calming and relives so much stress. I just got back from hobby craft after buying 2 more books and colouring pencils :)
 
Wowie, those are beautiful! I absolutely love the kind of colors you pick, they blend together so well. A lot of the pastel colored ones make me feel really relaxed. Do you ever choose colors based on your mood? That seems like a plausible thing.

Also, I'd like to personally see "before and after". Like, if you use a coloring book, what did they give you for lines? That's kinda what I'm thinking.

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Just got a new coloring book today, don't know when a thread is too old to bump but I'm bumping this. LOOK AT THIS BOOK THOUGH!
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It's so detailed and there are tiny designs which I LOVE so I'm going to get back into coloring this. =]
 
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I love colouring! Although I find it extremely stressful. I've stopped colouring a few months ago, but this thread kind of made me want to pick it up again ^_^

If anyone wanted to see my colourings, just look for arize.inthelines on Instagram. Too lazy to save some pictures to post here. :)
 
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these look great. i got 3 for my birthday last year & i've completed 1 but i can't find it. it was just everything nature
i'll upload some pics of my work when i find it
 
I have tons but I feel like I can't pick colors that go well with each other lol
 
Peisinoe said:
I have tons but I feel like I can't pick colors that go well with each other lol
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My go-to is rainbow ofc, but I also like doing contrasting colors, as well as Analogous or similar colors, like "hot" or "cold" colors all together. Here's a neat write up on palettes. You can also just find color palettes of pictures you already find pleasing and work off of that. I love finding neat palettes to color with.
 
Your colorings look really awesome!
I enjoy coloring but when it comes to coloring books, I think I prefer "children's" coloring books more since they don't have all the fine lines and details that 'adult' ones do; the pictures look awesome, but when it comes to just relaxing/zoning out and coloring, I find that I enjoy the kiddie ones more (I've done more pages in my Hello Kitty and Peanuts ones than my 'adult' one) enjoyable since I don't have to focus on being as precise or neat.
A Pusheen coloring book came out recently...I kinda hope it has bigger pictures, or at least a mix.
I draw so maybe most of my desire to be detailed goes to that...if I just wanna relax and color, I like having bigger spaces to fill.
 
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baileyanne94 said:
Your colorings look really awesome!
I enjoy coloring but when it comes to coloring books, I think I prefer "children's" coloring books more since they don't have all the fine lines and details that 'adult' ones do; the pictures look awesome, but when it comes to just relaxing/zoning out and coloring, I find that I enjoy the kiddie ones more enjoyable since I don't have to focus on being as precise or neat.
A Pusheen coloring book came out recently...I kinda hope it has bigger pictures, or at least a mix.
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I put it on my wishlist and I am pretty sure my boyfriend got it for me for Christmas, I'm excited! I LOVE PUSHEEN
 
I used to have a colouring book app but like it doesn't really have the same effect as regular adult colouring books and that makes me sad
 
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this thread inspired me to start colouring again!! i got the animal kingdom book last year for when i was in hospital, and i have a bunch of pencils too, so i'm glad i can get some more use out of them!
i super duper want the chameleon pens but i am very flaky so i know if i bought them i'd be bored of colouring by like the end of the week ;~;
they're so cool though!
 
littletwinclouds said:
this thread inspired me to start colouring again!! i got the animal kingdom book last year for when i was in hospital, and i have a bunch of pencils too, so i'm glad i can get some more use out of them!
i super duper want the chameleon pens but i am very flaky so i know if i bought them i'd be bored of colouring by like the end of the week ;~;
they're so cool though!
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I suggest starting with normal alcohol pens first to get a feel for them and then if you really like using them for their blending capabilities THEN get the chameleon ones. I wanted them too but I got a normal set of alcohol pens and I've been trying to get used to them first. =] (I honestly like normal pens the best, especially stabilio)
 
KaydeeKrunk said:
I suggest starting with normal alcohol pens first to get a feel for them and then if you really like using them for their blending capabilities THEN get the chameleon ones. I wanted them too but I got a normal set of alcohol pens and I've been trying to get used to them first. =] (I honestly like normal pens the best, especially stabilio)
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tbh right now i am just colouring with pencils anyway!! i know this is something i could easily spend so much on supplies, but then knowing me i'd never use them.
maybe if i keep colouring for a few weeks i can reward myself with some nice pens!
 
littletwinclouds said:
tbh right now i am just colouring with pencils anyway!! i know this is something i could easily spend so much on supplies, but then knowing me i'd never use them.
maybe if i keep colouring for a few weeks i can reward myself with some nice pens!
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If you like the finer line "adult" coloring books I highly recommend a pack of Stabilo pens! they are ultra fine tipped and color so well. I have nearly killed a few of mine off already because I use them so often, great for writing too, I use them for my pen-pals!
 
KaydeeKrunk said:
If you like the finer line "adult" coloring books I highly recommend a pack of Stabilo pens! they are ultra fine tipped and color so well. I have nearly killed a few of mine off already because I use them so often, great for writing too, I use them for my pen-pals!
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thanks for the advice!! definitely gonna do some research, but i know i can get the stabilo ones from the store rather than ordering on amazon which is always a plus! (especially because so much stuff doesn't ship to australia, wah)
 
So beautiful, PrincessKelly! I would love to color but I haven't got the time nowadays.. anyway, keep up the good work! :D
 
hey kaydee, are those stabilo markers felt-tip? i found a random pack of coloured felt-tips at home and tried them out, i think i prefer pencils just for the variations in shade and ease of blending you can get, but i'll persevere and see if i can make them work
i've found packs of off-brand copics on amazon (like 80 colours for 40 bucks) so i think i might get them as a birthday present to myself and see how i like alcohol markers

gotta say, it feels so good to have a fun hobby again!! (aside from playing video games all day, aha)
 
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