Sunday, July 31, 2016
Review: Tropical World Colored Pages
Here are a few pages I colored from the Tropical World Coloring Book. Beautiful great quality book.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Review: Gel Pens
Gel pens 100 of them is that enough? Most likely no you can never have enough. Michaels sells a cylinder off 100 gel pens that include neon, metallic, regular and glitter pens. Its $50 but you can use your 40% and 50% discount.
Costco also sells 100 Gel pens for about $20 which come out in August which are great too.
Costco also sells 100 Gel pens for about $20 which come out in August which are great too.
Review: Henna Mehndi Designs Coloring Book
This is a cool coloring book the drawings are India related...Many pages of beautiful unusual drawings. This book I bought at Barnes & Noble on sale.
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| I did this with mostly gel pens |
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Coloring Brings Back Memories
I have always loved coloring. When I was a child I remember browsing at the Sears Catalog toy section. They had so many toys that my sister and I would sit for hours looking and marking the toys we wanted for christmas. I always asked for colored pencils especially the sets in box also a pad. I would always get a coloring book in my stocking. Those were the best christmas' for me. Below are a couple of catalogs and pencil set that I am not sure how old this brand is....
Review: Kohinoor Woodless Pencils
These pencils come in 12 and 24 piece box. They come in plastic sturdy tray great for storing. They are made without the outside wood. It has beautiful colors and its smooth when you use them. Pencils have a long lasting point and stay sharp longer then the other wood pencils. They are economical about $25 a box.
Monday, July 25, 2016
Review: Animal Kingdom Coloring Book
This gorgeous coloring book is full of Millie Marotta beautiful images to color. It has over 70 drawings . The quality paper is awesome no bleeding if using gel or marker pens. Its got a mixture of birds, rabbits, ocean creatures and more. Hobby Lobby has them and you can use the 40% discount coupon.
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| Here is one of the pages I colored |
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Review: Kaiser Colour Gel Pens
This boxed Kaiser Colour set of gel pens come in a 24 pack. Twelve are neon pens and the other twelve are glitter pens. They are very fine point, great for the tiny lines and spaces. I looked all over the plastic box that it comes in to find size of point but nowhere to be found but I can guess that it is around 0.3cm.
I really enjoy using these pens, they glide smoothly especially the glitter ones. I wish they had more variety of colors. I would love to see the glitter pens sold separately.
I really enjoy using these pens, they glide smoothly especially the glitter ones. I wish they had more variety of colors. I would love to see the glitter pens sold separately.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Review: Tangle Wood Coloring Book
This cute book is packed with pretty drawings of forest, owls, birds and more. It is small in size but has beautiful images. The drawings are not overwhelming. Here is a few pictures of the book. I also colored a page in previous post.
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| I used Ergosoft pencils |
Review: Crayola Colored Pencils
This review is of the most inexpensive good quality pencils Crayola. These pencils were the first pencils I owned before I branched out for other brands. Let me say that the colors are vibrant and they have from 12 piece to 462 pieces ranging in price from $2 to $70 respectfully. They color smooth but do not blend well. I love that they have fun names for every color in their collection. They are made for children but great for someone who wants to try coloring for first time. I personally love them. You can get them anywhere. Here are a few pictures.
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| 462 piece box |
Review: Steampunk Coloring Book
This inexpensive coloring book made by Creative Haven has some awesome drawings in a steampunk style. The quality of the paper is very good considering that you can purchase book for about $6 to $8 dollars depending where you buy it. It has about 30 pages of beautiful drawings. They sell many different themes. So there is plenty for everyone. I have not colored a page in this book yet because I want to get better at shading to do so. Take a peek at a page from book .
Review: Blending and Burnisher Pencils
This review is for blending pencils and burnishing pencils. Blending pencils are a colorless pencil that you would rub on already colored areas. It helps in blending the colors together and softens the area without using mineral oil or baby oil. I have used two brands Derwent and Prismacolor pencils.
Derwent Colorless pencils work nicely. Pencil come in a pack of two and you can also get it with two burnisher pencils, price is about $10 to $15 for the four pencils somewhat. They have a chalky consistency when being used. What I don't like is that it lets go of a lot of powdery chalky residue that will stain your page. If that happens you would need to use your eraser and erase the area to try to clean it as best as you can. I am using a small brush that is for cleaning cameras and the mess is minimal.
Prismacolor Colorless pencils is a blending pencil that comes is a pack of two. The price range is about $10 or less, shop around. Now I like this pencil better then the Derwent because its less messy. It works the same and its less waste.
Burnisher Colorless pencils is a blending pencils that gives a subtle shine to the surface of your paper. You can use it before or after the page is colored. If you use it before it will prevent you from coloring in the area you used the burnisher pencil even if you color over that area with a colored pencils. If you use it after it gives it a shine to your work as a wrote above. You use over the area then rub your thumb or finger over it and it will bring the shine. I like to use it on my fish or bird pages. I can only tell you about one brand because I have not seen any other company who sell it.
Derwent Burnisher Colorless pencil works great on all your pages. It is not messy like the blending pencil. It comes in packs of two or accompanied with blending pencils see above.
Derwent Colorless pencils work nicely. Pencil come in a pack of two and you can also get it with two burnisher pencils, price is about $10 to $15 for the four pencils somewhat. They have a chalky consistency when being used. What I don't like is that it lets go of a lot of powdery chalky residue that will stain your page. If that happens you would need to use your eraser and erase the area to try to clean it as best as you can. I am using a small brush that is for cleaning cameras and the mess is minimal.
Prismacolor Colorless pencils is a blending pencil that comes is a pack of two. The price range is about $10 or less, shop around. Now I like this pencil better then the Derwent because its less messy. It works the same and its less waste.
Burnisher Colorless pencils is a blending pencils that gives a subtle shine to the surface of your paper. You can use it before or after the page is colored. If you use it before it will prevent you from coloring in the area you used the burnisher pencil even if you color over that area with a colored pencils. If you use it after it gives it a shine to your work as a wrote above. You use over the area then rub your thumb or finger over it and it will bring the shine. I like to use it on my fish or bird pages. I can only tell you about one brand because I have not seen any other company who sell it.
Derwent Burnisher Colorless pencil works great on all your pages. It is not messy like the blending pencil. It comes in packs of two or accompanied with blending pencils see above.
Lost Ocean Seahorse
This pretty drawing is Johanna Basford's creation in Lost Ocean coloring book. I used a mix of pencils and gel pens to color then fun page
Review: Lost Ocean Coloring Book
This book is packed with beautiful drawings created by Johanna Basford she is well known in the
adult coloring world for her 1st book Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest which I will review later in my blog. There is fun drawings of many under water creatures and many mandala type creations too. The book is packed with gorgeous animals to color. The book is well made and of great quality. The paper is of card stock thickness so there is no bleeding through paper. It is around 9x8 in size and has at least 70 pages of goodness. Also all her books include a 4 page poster spread of an awesome drawing at the back of book that you can remove and frame. I have included pages that I have colored throughout my blog of this book. Hope this helps in your decision of purchasing.
adult coloring world for her 1st book Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest which I will review later in my blog. There is fun drawings of many under water creatures and many mandala type creations too. The book is packed with gorgeous animals to color. The book is well made and of great quality. The paper is of card stock thickness so there is no bleeding through paper. It is around 9x8 in size and has at least 70 pages of goodness. Also all her books include a 4 page poster spread of an awesome drawing at the back of book that you can remove and frame. I have included pages that I have colored throughout my blog of this book. Hope this helps in your decision of purchasing.
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| This fish I did with gel pens and pencils |
Friday, July 22, 2016
Lost Ocean Fish
This pretty fish I colored with my Derwent Pencils, which I will be doing a review soon so visit often.
I also used glitter gel pens for the edges of the fishes scales and a burnisher pencil and of course blending pencil. This page is from Lost Ocean.
I also used glitter gel pens for the edges of the fishes scales and a burnisher pencil and of course blending pencil. This page is from Lost Ocean.
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| Here is the start of my creation. I was trying out the colors. |
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| Here I used the burnisher pencil that makes the surface shine. |
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| Here is the image completed |
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| Can you see the glitter on the scales? |
Review: Pencil Cases
I have 3 types of pencil cases I want to share with you today. Hope this review will help in your choice of pencil cases.
The 1st case is a wrap around pencil case. It has its negative and positives which I will mention here. You can get this case in Amazon and Ebay, I have not seen it in any store as of yet. It is made of sturdy canvas and in many pretty prints or solid fabric. It can hold from 36 to 72 pencils. Pencils are stored individually and it folds at bottom so they won't fall out. There is a sturdy rope that ties it nicely. I tried storing my pens but it would not roll nicely, I guess that is why its a pencil case lol. It fits nicely in a purse or luggage. They have them at a good price. They come from China.
This next pencil case you can purchase in Hobby Lobby. It is nice and sturdy made of a denim material. It closes with zipper which I like. There are a few things I did not like first the pencils are not stored individually, the tabs are wide to where you can stick 3 pencils or 2 pens in each tab. The other thing I did not like was that it said that it holds 120 pencils and that was not the case. I was only able to hold about 75. I am using it to hold my glitter gel pens I don't have many of those.
Third case is my favorite. You can purchase through Ebay (Deluxe PU leather pencil case) for about 25 dollars or less depending on size. It has a lot of the things I wanted in a case. There are a few different sizes that hold from 36 to 120 pencils. You can store pencils or pens nicely and are stored individually. It has room for eraser or other accessories. It has 3 dividers (120) and it closes with zippers. It is made of imitation leather which they have a variation of colors. I bought a hot pink and a gray one. Below is a photo of the one that holds 120 pieces.
The 1st case is a wrap around pencil case. It has its negative and positives which I will mention here. You can get this case in Amazon and Ebay, I have not seen it in any store as of yet. It is made of sturdy canvas and in many pretty prints or solid fabric. It can hold from 36 to 72 pencils. Pencils are stored individually and it folds at bottom so they won't fall out. There is a sturdy rope that ties it nicely. I tried storing my pens but it would not roll nicely, I guess that is why its a pencil case lol. It fits nicely in a purse or luggage. They have them at a good price. They come from China.
This next pencil case you can purchase in Hobby Lobby. It is nice and sturdy made of a denim material. It closes with zipper which I like. There are a few things I did not like first the pencils are not stored individually, the tabs are wide to where you can stick 3 pencils or 2 pens in each tab. The other thing I did not like was that it said that it holds 120 pencils and that was not the case. I was only able to hold about 75. I am using it to hold my glitter gel pens I don't have many of those.
Third case is my favorite. You can purchase through Ebay (Deluxe PU leather pencil case) for about 25 dollars or less depending on size. It has a lot of the things I wanted in a case. There are a few different sizes that hold from 36 to 120 pencils. You can store pencils or pens nicely and are stored individually. It has room for eraser or other accessories. It has 3 dividers (120) and it closes with zippers. It is made of imitation leather which they have a variation of colors. I bought a hot pink and a gray one. Below is a photo of the one that holds 120 pieces.
Lost Ocean Jelly Fishes
Here are a few Jelly Fishes I colored from my coloring book Lost Ocean. Love the ocean drawings because I can go crazy adding all different colors. I used colored pencils and gel pens to make the image pop.
Review: Mandala Coloring Books
This review is about Mandala Coloring Books I own. I love this book it is full of beautiful intricate mandalas. Most of all my completed mandala pages are from this book. See previous post.
The book is of great quality paper, thick enough that it won't bleed through regardless what you use gel pens, markers or pencils. Its 9x8 and has over 90 pages of gorgeous mandalas.
This other book is of the same quality as of the book above. The lines of the drawings is thinner and smaller detail. It is the same size. Has about the same amount of pages.
The book is of great quality paper, thick enough that it won't bleed through regardless what you use gel pens, markers or pencils. Its 9x8 and has over 90 pages of gorgeous mandalas.
This other book is of the same quality as of the book above. The lines of the drawings is thinner and smaller detail. It is the same size. Has about the same amount of pages.
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