Art advice/Help

[KittenNoir]

I am not sure if this is the right area to post this so just let me know if it isn't

But I need some advice from artists on here I got a really nice colouring in book for my bday of my favourite show and I wanted to ask what materials are best to use to colour in with?

The book has black behind each colouring in page to help not leak ink in-between but I want a real clean look on the pages and I do not know what is best to use?

Colouring in crayons, coloured pencils or texture markers? or a mixture of them ?

 

[Jacob]

You can't go wrong with a nice colored pencil in my book!

 

[Belle T]

I know some artists who are unfathomably talented with the medium of "this one box of crayons I've had since Kindergarten" so there's nothing wrong with using crayons of any sort. However, I think for most people's palettes and skill levels, colored pencils provide a very nice texture and feel. As a bit of advice when using colored pencils, do not press hard on them. If you need the color to appear darker, go over it softly until it achieves the desired hue. This will make blending and shading considerably easier and will contribute to a much cleaner look.

I don't recommend texture markers or any form of marker unless you are absolutely certain you know what you are doing and how the ink will interact with the pages.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Colored pencil is great; I personally prefer Prismacolor pencil - only annoying thing about that brand is when you try to sharpen them sometimes the lead will get too loose and fall out. Also a bit pricey.

And like Belle T said, crayons can actually be really good for coloring. Crayola crayons are fun to work with in my opinion, but may fade fast, especially if you take the page out of the book and hang it up near a window.

Don't use any kind of Sharpie, that stuff does not do well over time.

Not sure about markers, it would depend on the type of paper, and the type of marker. Artist-grade markers are VERY pricey but could be fun to work with!

 

[Foreverfox]

I'm for colored pencils! Prismacolor and Arteza are my favorites.

 

[KittenNoir]

Thank you all so much for your advice

 

[Croconaw]

I prefer colored pencils by far. I’ve seen some great coloring with crayons, but I’m not one of those people who can do things with crayons. Prismacolor is a good brand, but Crayola works just as well. I personally won’t splurge on Prismacolor. It’s only worth it if you color enough to justify the purchase, in my opinion.

 

[Violet Witch]

I have an adult colouring book (although I haven't touched since the pandemic) but coloured pencils are definitely best as some of the areas can be tiny and you simply can't colour them in with anything bigger than a pencil tip.

 

[-Raven-]

I wanted to joke you could use oil pastels but don’t do that because in a book they would probably rub off everywhere between pages lol

 

[KittenNoir]

I wanted to joke you could use oil pastels but don’t do that because in a book they would probably rub off everywhere between pages lol

Yeah haha that wouldn't go down very well haha

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I decided to go with coloured pencils Thank you so much to everyone giving me advice it was so informative

I am slowly getting used to the pressure you use to make the colour more darker.

Is there a way I can blend the pencil ? As I have used 2 colours and want to blend those colours together so they are smooth.

If I wanted to also add more depth to the colouring how do I do that with shading ?

 

[Foreverfox]

Yeah haha that wouldn't go down very well haha

Post automatically merged: Sep 13, 2022

I decided to go with coloured pencils Thank you so much to everyone giving me advice it was so informative

I am slowly getting used to the pressure you use to make the colour more darker.

Is there a way I can blend the pencil ? As I have used 2 colours and want to blend those colours together so they are smooth.

If I wanted to also add more depth to the colouring how do I do that with shading ?

There are specific pencil blenders you can buy, but without one handy I'd use a QTip. As for depth, I'd look at some tutorials on YouTube or something. I'd also get a test paper and try drawing a sphere to practice depth/lighting/shading.

 

[KittenNoir]

There are specific pencil blenders you can buy, but without one handy I'd use a QTip. As for depth, I'd look at some tutorials on YouTube or something. I'd also get a test paper and try drawing a sphere to practice depth/lighting/shading.

Thank you so much

 

[BungoTheElf]

Yeah haha that wouldn't go down very well haha

Post automatically merged: Sep 13, 2022

I decided to go with coloured pencils Thank you so much to everyone giving me advice it was so informative

I am slowly getting used to the pressure you use to make the colour more darker.

Is there a way I can blend the pencil ? As I have used 2 colours and want to blend those colours together so they are smooth.

If I wanted to also add more depth to the colouring how do I do that with shading ?

There is a technique you can use with colored pencils called burnishing, you apply many layers of the colors and heavy pressure (I would start out light at first though), in the end it should result in a very waxy and smooth texture (blended if you use multiple colors or for one color you can use white)!

 

[KittenNoir]

Thank you so much I will try this