How to Use Colored Pencils in Adult Coloring Pages - 10 Tips for Beginners
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- Опубліковано 25 бер 2021
- These 10 quick tips for adult coloring with colored pencils will guide you through some basic colored pencil techniques, how to choose the right paper for your coloring pages, and the best colored pencils to buy.
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You don’t need to be a professional artist to create something amazing, and today, I’m sharing my top tips to help you get started with colored pencils so you can move past the confusing beginner questions and focus on the fun part of getting creative.
Share your own extra tips (or questions) in the comments!
Other videos and resources mentioned in this video:
- The Color Catalog: sarahrenaeclark.com/color-pal...
- How to blend colored pencils tutorial: • How to BLEND COLORED P...
- Basic Color Theory Video: • COLOR THEORY BASICS: U...
- My colored pencil reviews (playlist): • Adult Coloring Tutorials
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I’ve tested 20 different papers to find the best paper for printing coloring pages and colored pencil artists in this video for you! Watch it now: ua-cam.com/video/JrSwJF-35FM/v-deo.html
I just wanted to tell you that your tips and tricks have been so great! I totally understand everything you say and it just clicks. So thank you I have learned so much from you.
Would you recomend arteza colored pencils? I don't have much money for more expensive brands. ❤
Tip#11: Be patient with yourself…this is called a coloring journey for a reason, you won’t be able to learn and put into practice all of the basic techniques overnight. It takes time. Once you’ve learned the basics, you can always continue tweaking and improving, as well as learning new textures etc, to make those images really stand out.
What are the basics?
@@PaleTears-jj3nn The basics are as follows: 1) Blending and it basically comes in 2 steps. The first is learning to get a nice even or smooth layer of color down. Once you can do that, then the next step is learning how to seamlessly blend 2 colors together for a nice gradient. 2) Layering. Layering is where you put additional layers of color (or colors) on top of each other, multiple times. Many people don’t like layering. However, if you want the best results you can get, especially if you are interested in making your images look as realistic as possible, then layering is needed. How many layers is up to you. Most colorists that do layer, typically are happy with 3-5. Although, the more advanced one becomes, typically the more layers one uses. The more you use, the more depth and dimension you will get. Ultimately, it is up to you and the results that you personally want 3) Is learning how to put in shadows. This alone will help your image look more dimensional and have more depth. Many people have a hard time with this one. However, a simple rule to go by is the following: if your light source is coming from say the left, then a shadow will be to the right of your objects. If it is coming from the right, then things will have a shadow to the left. In other words, the shadow will be on the opposite side of objects of where the source is. (So, if the light source is from the top, then shadows will be on the bottom of objects and likewise if the light source is coming from the bottom, then shadows will be on top of things. I would suggest getting a flashlight and play around with it, to visually see what I am saying.) Last but definitely not last is 4) Shading. Some people get this and blending mixed up. They are sort of related, but are a bit different too. Just because you are blending say two colors together to get a gradient look, doesn’t mean you are shading. Shading takes blending to the next level because shading is what allows a person to shape objects. It is what allows a person to color say a flower petal and instead of it looking flat, it bends, dips, curves etc. It is what makes folds and dips and such in clothing. In other words, shading is what takes your 2-D looking image and makes it look 3-D.
As I mentioned above in my original comment, it takes time to learn these basic techniques, but are well worth the time, in my opinion because learning how to do these things, allows one to color just about whatever they want. Many don’t want to learn how to do all these things though and thus will only color grayscale. Which is okay in itself, especially if the one who did the artwork knows what they are doing. To me, however, it limits one. Whereas by learning the basics, you can take your skill sets to however advanced you might want to become.
This is the best comment I’ve ever seen on UA-cam ❤
Some great reminders, I found myself getting too wrapped up in tutorials that the fun was getting left behind. I color for the fun after all even though I’d like to improve. Thanks for the tips
thats an issue i currently have, i wanted to learn how to draw, so i watched a ton of tutorials and started learning and doing studies every other day, but now im still stuck not knowing where to go
When I dive into a new hobby, the first thing I do is find a good UA-cam teacher with an enjoyable voice. I'm so glad you're here! You're helping me a lot 😊
My 11th tip is don't let people put you down by saying it's a childish hobby
It’s definitely not childish the way we do things!
Really love how you don't rush and tell every important thing
Thank you! I started colouring few years ago, expecting My twins. Yesterday i found My old coloring book and i deside, Im going to continue this hobby. I took My Kids pencils and now im learning from you. I just ordered fabergers Set of pencils.(60) I love coloring, becouse i cant draw...
One of the few channels I've found that confidently jumps right into the meat of the knowledge without "filling time" with loads of excess info overloading at the beginning of the video. My ADHD brain genuinely is grateful for the style/format you have for your videos, because it's easy for me to follow without becoming overwhelmed or put 'off track' by other subjects being heavily sold at the beginning. Thank you for your great videos!
Just seeing this video: the tip about using many reds or many blues in dark, medium or light to color one object was very helpful. Also the technique of making circles to shade rather than back and forth coloring, and holding your pencil high up to color lightly. All techniques I never knew and am happy to have learned from this video!
I come back to this video when I'm feeling in a coloring rut or after taking breaks from colored pencils. There are so many helpful reminders and tips packed in, plus great references to other videos :)
I think creating color swatches is the best tip. I actually already do that, sort of. I create the swatches and then laminate them individually, put two sided tape on the back, basically making them into removable stickers. I then put them on a laminated page so that I can sort my pencils by color and shading. I then place the pencils in that order in my pencil case. It allows me to compare colors that are close and decide which is lighter without having to recolor each time I decide some colors should be else where in my organization. It also gives me a sheet of all my colors I can look at later when I'm choosing a color to use.
Sounds like a great idea!
Absolutely! I spend like 30-60 mins choose colors for almost every medium, before you can dive into creating. Having the swatches done ahead, labeled and easy to get to has helped me save so much time
Swatching should have been its own separate tip , because there are a lot of little tips within that to make it one of your best tools
I learned the same technique pretty much from @ColoringBliss 😊❤❤ love it. Makes it so easy choosing colors
Love your points!! Everyone starts at the beginning, and you won't get anyware if you don't practice. I tend to forget that little detail, when I watch other's work... I know I'm getting better with time, as I can see how I have evovled. But I tend to want everything to look as realistisk as possible when I see what others can do, because it becomes perfection, but it's not supposed to look realistic in a colouring book. It's not supposed be perfect (still trying to convince my brain about that) - it's supposed to be fun! Well, at least that's what I'm telling myself so that I won't end up giving up again.😅 That's why it's so good to hear you say those things.❤️
I hope it makes sense.
I still have the same conversation with myself on a regular basis!
Thank you for the wonderful video. Covers a lot of helpful points.
Thank you Sarah for this clips with all the great tips. Much appreciated 🙏.
This video is so helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. I recently started out with colour pencils and your video about them came out.❤❤😊😊😊
Fantastic tips! Great succinct video!
Great tips.Thank you for sharing.🌸
Favorite tip is to keep sharpened tips. I really had no idea on this one. Trying it out right now. Thx!
Excellent video with great tips Sarah Renae 🙏🌹
That video was very helpful, thank you! I didn't know all of this tips and can't wait to see how improve my work. :) For coloring I love Giotto Stilnovo pencils as they are easy to blend, wax based and quite affordable.
If you are new to trying watercolor paper for colored pencil art, be sure to get hot pressed paper. Cold pressed has much deeper tooth and will use up pencils too quickly. I recommend Canson mi-teintes colored pastel paper. Use the smoother side of this paper for colored pencil work, as the rougher side is intended for pastels.
I love prismacolor myself. Got a big box of em. This was a lot of good information. Thanks!
Using a reference image is my favorite tip. Thanks for an informative post.
I have just decided to start coloring in adult coloring books and came across your channel! This video is a big help thank you so much! All great tips. The one I found most helpful is to practice, practice, practice! 👍🤙
I enjoyed watching the video. I am trying to use my colored pencils more. Thanks for making videos. 🖌🎨
I wouldn’t say I’m not creative... I’m definitely very creatively crafty and shine in crafts like crochet, knitting, sewing... Im just not arty and cannot draw or paint... but I sure watch all these videos and buy all the stuff anyways 😂 My craftroom is very well stocked... even if I don’t use all the stuff 😂😂😂
I'm not creative but I'm arty!! I can draw most things from a reference but I don't have the creativity to see how things come together.
I think that why coloring is so great! That you can create and play with color and not worry about drawing the original image.
You're videos are so helpful! I love your channel so much!🥰
Thank you!
I tried a cheap kind of coloring pencil, Steadtler and I must say, it blends well and also easy with the layering.
This is great! Favourite tip, adding layers and different colours to blend.
My 11. Enjoy and just have a go!
I really love those tips. Because I love color pencils, I need to improve my skills, and these tips will help me a lots, thanks.
The editing is on point! And the tips are AWESOME!!!
Thank you!
I learn SO MUCH from your videos!
You are amazing! I've learned so much. Thank
You. x
Your tips are very helpful
Thank you very much 😊
Thank you again for the tips. Your best tip for me was: "Just jump in and do it."
I'm going to add the newly found tips to my next color page. Thank you 💛.
The moment you opened your video and began speaking....you added to the inspiration already present!💛💯
You are my best art teacher tysm 😊
My eleventh tip would be to keep watching your channel to get more tips! Great information thank you!
Thank you Sarah🤩🤩
great tips I am trying to get better at this art form
Wonderful video…. Thanks for sharing !!!! You are awesome.
The intro speech is so inspirational!! 😍 😍 😍 😍
Thank you for these tips I bought my prismacolour 150 count colour pencils and I needed this so badly!❤❤👍. Keep going hope you get 100k subs soon!
Great, thanks!
Thank you sooo much. How I missed this video I don't know.
Thank you
I bought you're Colouring Addict book and I love it and well done for achieving you're goal 😊❤️
Thanks to watching your video earlier tonight I got on and did a basic flowering page and to be honest I'm actually pleased with it. I haven't coloured in at least 5 years I had a few attempts but kept going "wrong" but today I did it 👍👍👍 thanks for reminding me that I can enjoy it.
This makes me so happy!
Thanks for the info of adult coloring 👍
Mam everything you tell is helpful for all of us thank you for all of the tips😊😊
Such a great video for explaining I started card making and coloring after my mom passed from cancer and it help my prayers to you and your talent is amazing tyfs.
I’m sorry for your loss. Losing a mom is so hard xx
Very nice Video. Thx 😍
Practice makes perfect! ☺️👍
Tip #6 is how I found you! 👍🏼 I am a self taught artist. My goal is photo realism. I love those videos. It is AMAZING how a drawing can look like a photograph. Thank you for all of your videos. PS. Love your accent! 😁
Very valuable informationj
I think I need your color catalog! I use Prismas but I tend to use my favorite colors over and over. Great tutorial.
I haven't coloured in years but I came across one of your videos on my UA-cam feed and ended up ordering a set of colouring pencils plus a colouring book as soon as I could 😊 thank you! And ps I've subscribed 🥳
Hi, Sarah. As a new subscriber I want to tell you how much I enjoy your tutorials. They're interesting and helpful. After receiving a box of 72 Prismacolor pencils several years ago, I decided to pull them out of storage and try coloring. Wonderful pencils! Soon I wanted to try more pencils and was sadly disappointed with Prisma Verythins, and Crayolas 120 set. Both were much to hard to lay down. Recently I bought a 72-count set of Amazon Basics Soft Core pencils for only (at the time) $24 American dollars. (Today they are $29 American dollars.)They are absolutely wonderful! Bright colors, easy to lay down, easy to blend. I am 100% pleased with them. Perhaps you might be interested in doing a review of them one day. Again, thank you for your videos. They are a great pleasure to watch. (:
Thank you!
I’ve heard a few good reviews about the Amazon pencils so I will check them out in the future!
@@SarahRenaeClark (:
lemoncrinckles, As far as Verithins are concerned, they weren’t designed for regular coloring. Rather, they were designed to work WITH the Prisma pencils, to get into those tight corners and for detail work. Like doing fine lines in flowers, fur, hair and things like that. As far as Crayola is concerned, they require a light hand and multiple colors to build up the color. Don’t know if any of that will be helpful or not, but there it is.
Can you put a picture up please of the pencils I would like to buy some but can’t find them thankyou 💚
Thank you!
11=Don't panic if something goes wrong and don't throw it away, after a month of another workout you will see a lot of progress.
Tip I really needed most was I believe using a light touch which I've known but find myself rushing into getting that full bright color, then unable to apply.more pencil for blending. I wish we had a big art shop with open stock pencils, but I just bought a bunch and think I want more. .I liked the paper recommendation too. I'm a former water color student and remember paying the teacher for single sheets of a high quality paper. She turned her nose up at some of the popular big chain discount art stores' paper. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise and sweet personality. see you soon... love Marcia in Modesto
I am guilty of rushing too!
tysm it helped
All the tips helped me☺️ I just got my first prismacolor set and I’m excited to start! Do you have a class for beginners??
Just wanna say that this helped me a lot and i cant believe ive just only joined your community right now. Been in a bit of hiatus fr colored pencils but your videos make me want to experiment with again. I love your content. Thank you so much
When I write, I 'cast' my characters. I have photos around me to glance at for expressions and inspirations. When I started to colour, it came naturally to me to print out a matching image (like a bird or flower) on Google image and print it out.
I know tip 10 is very important but I think I would get a few more of my tools first. In the meantime, I'll continue swatching. I quite like swatching at the moment.
Good tips. What about good light or awareness of the light?
Hello Sarah ,hope u remember me LOL coz I have been commenting on every single video of urs and U REPLIED !!!! I really want to thank you today bcoz I tried a COLORING PAGE of yours using your COLOR CATALOG and u know it turned out soooo GOOD !! so yea... I am really thankful for that bcoz of urs color theories, shading vids, blending vids MY ART improved SOO MUCH !!! I wish u hit 100k soon , luv u and ur vids ❤️❤️
Good to see you again! Thanks for all your comments! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos and I love seeing your comments
Awww tysm Sarah ❤️❤️ u made my day !!!!
I think all of the tips are very helpful. For me the hardest part is just to start drawing, because I don't want to ruin my pencils and coloring pages :D but i will do it if my new pencil arrive. I will practice in some older adult coloring books and when I think I have enough skill I will try my Kerby Rosanes coloring books. BTW i ordered them after seeing it in one of your videos xD
I photocopy a lot of my coloring pages onto better paper, so I keep the original and get to color on thicker paper
Awesome tips for sure...but you said this, or something close to it..
"You won't become an artist by watching tutorials, you'll become an artist by practicing what you learn in those tutorials!" and it's the best thing ever....its easy to let yourself, myself anyway, get lost in tutorials, feeling like I'm trying to learn it all but still get too afraid to, as you said "waste my materials" until I'll do it well...bit ill never do it well unless I practice, as you said. Thanks for ALL the great advice!! :)
I definitely had a fear of “wasting” my supplies for a long time. I have finally realized that I’ll never use up my pencils if I don’t start using them on something! And if I use them enough to need a new set, I’ve probably earned it!
@@SarahRenaeClark you're absolutely right!! :)
The paper tips are totally sensible and obvious to miss. I'm likely slowing my learning down by "practicing" with printouts on regular printer paper. :) something I'm curious about: how do people feel about electric sharpeners? I've always hated those little twisty sharpeners!
I’m actually planning a sharpener video in a few weeks! I’ll be comparing quite a few that people have recommended
Thank you for the tips! All are helpful. My favorite was in the last 2 mins... To keep practice, not just buying the stuff... I made my own colour chart of my pencils - I call it colour map :)
But I have so many sets and single pencils now that I shoul keep/sort them by colour... That consumes time too.
I practice, and coloring when I have free time, but I miss the "shine", the white lightening, do you have some tips or video too, on that?
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I am sooo excited to start something new in my colouring books :) you are so inspiring,thank you very much!!!! Greetings from Budapest :)
Yes, I do white highlights in a lot of my videos. My latest Crayola video is a good one where I do this, otherwise I have some older videos specifically about white pens.
I wish I could tell you which ones I want you to work on,
An elf in water playing a fiddle on page 65,
The half horse half woman on page 58,
And the tree spirit on page 27. NOW REMEMBER, I TRY TO READ THE QUICK HISTORY ON THE SUBJECT OF THAT PAGE IN BACK OF BOOK. HELPS KNOW WHAT THESE CREATURES ARE.
THANK YOU , I AM A BEGINNER AND LOVE YOUR WORK
Great video! What colour catalogue do you use/ recommend
The Color Catalog is actually a product I make - sarahrenaeclark.com/color-palettes
This all looks so difficult it takes so much time to improve
Where can we buy your colorpen holders behind you? Their beautiful! ❤
What do you think about Crayola pencils? I use them and I think it's pretty good.
nice
Can you do a video on feathers? I'm so confused on which techniques would be best to help create depth and separation when there is a bunch of them...
1. You should use prismacolour colour pencil to make feathers or any colour pencil with soft core. 2. Use an exacto knife and scratch some areas of the drawing to make it look more realistic. That's all the tips I know hope it helps 😄😁☺
For a beginner is there a free color catalog app on iPhone that you can recommend?
I swatched all my pencils already
Hi Sarah! I was wondering where did you brought the white square colored pencil holder? I've been looking but cannot find it in stores.
It was Kmart in Australia
Any advice for someone who has a hard time visualizing anything on a color page? No clue what color to make anything, no vision for how I want it to look when finished.
These are good. Not be intimidated by the artist doing the tutorial was mine
Paper tip was helpful because I was confused about what paper to use and what paper will fit in my printer. By the way, what is the difference between the colour cube volume 1 and volume 2 .
They just include different palettes. There’s a list on the website of what’s in each
Sarah Renae, what kind of color app do you use?
What kind of colored pencil sharpener do you recommend for beginners?
I’m doing a sharpener comparison video in a few weeks! I’m still testing some out too.
0:35 I am so sorry that you have to go through all of that hope you are happy now!😀👍👍
What color palette app do you use?
Do you have resource for the multicolor swirled lollipop design in the thumbnail?
That was a drawing I did in my previous video here: ua-cam.com/video/jcoEEN0lkGE/v-deo.html
Where do you hold a pencil father up because it helps with heavy-handed people like me and the circular motion
Two colours is the effective method
My 11th tip would be art takes time. Don’t expect the outcome to look like 10 hours or 100 hours if you’re only spending 1 hour. This is a trap I fall into, comparing to others when I’m spending minimal time on a pic and others have clearly spent lots more time. Also comparison is the thief of joy, so best not to.
TOP TIP…if you are printing on thick card stock…sellotape a thin pice of printing paper to the thick paper so the printer takes the thin stuff. Then it will automatically feed the thick paper through the printer 😊
can you over use shading ,is there a % of the picture for shading.
Not at all. I actually shade for everything now. You might change how much and the colors you use, but there’s no reason you have to stick to single colors.
How do I get the reference pictures and color wheel?
Links are in the description to the resources I was using
How do you print coloring book pages on higher quality paper, my Stathmore paper is a large pad?
You use a paper cutter and cut it down slightly to fit…regular card stock is the same size as copy paper 8.5x11 - Strathmore is 9x12, so you just need to cut 1/2” off the one side and an inch off the other.
Thank you
11 tip lighting, and 1 I liked the best keep tip sharp
My 11th tip is if you can't bear to color in a book because you're afraid you'll mess it up, buy a second copy and practice in that.
I like to make a copy of the pages too if the size accommodates it.