You sharing how you choose colors and how you balance them on a page is valuable information for those of us who sometimes stare at a black and white page. Looking at the variety of pictures you had colored and slight details and touches gave me ideas to try. I want to save this as a video I go back to from time to time to help “inspire” me. Thanks Karen ❤️
Thank you Karen. Very useful. As a beginner I just follow your plan and colors. I find that very relaxing and comforting. Every now and again I get inspired to do things a little different. Then I follow up on that intuition. I also accept that I am just beginning and not have to be perfect. 💚💜 Your colors are so beautiful. I learn so much from your tutorials. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this. 🙏🌷
Your pictures are amazing! I really struggle with using too many colours and then the page never works so this video was exactly what I needed! Thank you!
Hi Karen! You make it sound so easy! I always end up with so many colors, my pages look like I was on a mission to use all the colors I own 🤣 I’d love to se how you emboss, I had never heard of that!
That’s what i said before, you are a Colorwizzard and we are your students! And yes! We learn a lot from you, like always.... Thanks a lot for this really beautiful video! You inspire me again!❤️
I saw your Coloring Heaven book about Animal Wonderland and my heart just sank....I had just ordered it from EBay and it was to arrive on the exact same day we got hit dead on with cat 4 Hurricane Laura....needless to say everything is demolished including our post offices....I have stood in lines over 9 hours trying to get mail....my book should be here but is not found yet, I pray every day it’s found....coloring is keeping me sane during this crazy time....thank you again stay safe and well 🌸
Karen, just watched you coloring the three lanterns page in Hanna Karlzon’s Jewelry Box coloring book. You are amazing! I believe you colored most of it at one time. What fortitude!
Great approach to picking colors! I learned this years ago when I was heavy into scrapbooking. Why I didn’t remember to use in coloring, I will never know 🤪😜. GURU are YOU…
Great info Karen. I really enjoyed watching. It gave me a lot of ideas and tips. Your videos are really great and I will keep these instructions saved. Thanks so much and take care.🤗😍💗
Thank you for sharing your techniques. I almost always have your colour and chats going in the background while I colour, looking up occassionaly when you are explaining what you are doing but mostly for company as I talk back to you as I work. Thank you for taking the time to make my pictures better. Your pictures are amazing. Much love & *Virtual hugs* xxx
I have been following your channel for a while and enjoy your videos immensely. Your coloring is amazing and I want to thank you for sharing your talent and coloring “secrets “ so generously with all of us.
Thank you s o much I have been waiting for a vedio on color choices. Great vedio and explanations. I have always loved your coloring. Really beautiful.
Thank you so much for the information. I’m new the art of adult coloring...but, as I like to joke, I am NOT new to being an adult! I have started taking pictures of my coloring during the process, usually using my phone, and then looking at the photo on my iPad which shows it larger. I just did this with hair that I colored and it looked quite splotchy. I went back and redid a few spots, taking a photo along the way, until I was happy with it. I have my first face in this same picture. I have a set of 20 Polychromos. I will practice on scrap paper until I find the right combo of yellow and brown...
this was very informative. I have a habit of just throwing color around without taking into consideration focal point, etc. This has given me some ideas about how to make my work more cohesive.
Hi Karen. I hope you had a great Mother's day. This was so very helpful! I really like your color choices and the way you can make pictures just pop off the page with dimension. I can be a perfectionist which takes the fun right out of coloring. In one of your videos you said something along the lines of not getting upset if you mess up, it's just a page in a book and that's what I keep reminding myself now when coloring. It's been very helpful! Thank you for sharing all that you do! ❤
Oh, u were so helpful with the many things u pointed. You color beautifully, and follow through with every point you gave u. I think u are a wonderful teacher and I hope to find some more of your tutorials. I loved this!!!!
So much fun to see your thought process. I think the thing that’s helped me the most in my endeavors is taking photos along the way, you see so much that you’d miss with just looking especially if you don’t have anyone to bounce ideas off of. The camera doesn’t forgive much if anything. Good news bad news. Thanks Karen for a fun and informative video once again. Keep well.
Thank you for making this video and keeping your explanations simple so everyone can understand. You have helped a lot. Plus it has been another chance to admire your beautiful pages.
Karen your work is so Beautiful!! I have been following you for over a year and learning from you. This video was extra helpful for me, I have trouble choosing colors, I get blocked. But your explanation more about making the pic cohesive was great!! I thank you again.
Thanks for sharing this! I absolutely love, love, love all your colored pages and wondered how you choose your palettes. I’ll definitely be using this info in the future!
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!!! It helps me a lot and I will keep your explanation in my head from now on at every colouring page!!! Thank you for your time and effort! Love from The Netherlands ❤️
So glad I found your channel, I'm learning alot from you, thank you for this insight on how to pick colours. Your work is absolutely stunning. Are you self taught, how long have you been creating such amazing art work. X
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing. I need to work on limiting my palettes to 4 colors. I love how you balance your colors. Saving this video and sharing with some friends. Xxx
I have to thank you for this fantastic video, very helpful and I want to tell you that I wish you were my friend to ask you when I'm stuck haha. Also I love to watch your videos because you explain everything so well and you are funny and give me lot of peace when I hear your voice. In short: I love your channel and your coloring.
This was incredibly helpful. I’ve been coloring since I was a child but not at this level and I am just starting out. Your videos are wonderful, your pieces are so beautiful and so inspiring. After watching this video I will no longer go willy nilly through my pieces. ( actually, I don’t have “pieces” yet but that’s my goal, gorgeous like yours) I wondered what title of the book is with the girl and the crows and also the bunnies with the heart? Thank you for your contribution to teaching us how to color❤️
Thank you, the girl and crow page is from Serenity by Anastasia Elly Koldareva and the bunny page was a digital download from Laura Rafferty she has an Esty and Facebook group, the FB group is where I received the bunny page.
Thank you for sharing this video is so helpful! I'm interested in trying Derwent colored pencils and curious if you prefer their Coloursoft or Lightfast quality/color selections better? I'm just now learning about all the different types of colored pencils haha. PS do you have a video for those cute bunnies in the snow? So cute!!
Thank you. I am in love with the Derwent Lightfast pencils, they are colors that I am drawn to. I have the 100 set, which was purchased in 2 different sets. They are a richer color but a bit harder then the coloursofts. The Derwent Coloursoft are a soft creamy pencils with a wonderful range of colors, the set is 72, but for colorbooks it has it all, both pencils are a good choice it all depends on price and personal preference. Here is a link to the pink bunny page, hope this is the one: th-cam.com/video/6Cz-yRHNhRM/w-d-xo.html
You lost me after....lol...that is a lot of useful information. Thank you for taking the time to explain your process and thoughts leading into selection.
Karen the illustration with the Grimm reaper done in shades of pink and brown is that from a book or PDF from etsy. So sorry to bother but could I ask for link or name of book please.Did you do a tutorial for this, looks familiar ❤️❤️
Thank you so much, very informative, what color do you use for skin tone & which brand pencil. I purchased Black Widow darks, but need the lights, the darks are to yellow, I think. Thanks Karen.
You sharing how you choose colors and how you balance them on a page is valuable information for those of us who sometimes stare at a black and white page. Looking at the variety of pictures you had colored and slight details and touches gave me ideas to try. I want to save this as a video I go back to from time to time to help “inspire” me. Thanks Karen ❤️
Thank you so much
Thank you Karen. Very useful. As a beginner I just follow your plan and colors. I find that very relaxing and comforting. Every now and again I get inspired to do things a little different. Then I follow up on that intuition. I also accept that I am just beginning and not have to be perfect. 💚💜 Your colors are so beautiful. I learn so much from your tutorials. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this. 🙏🌷
Thank you so much!
If I live to be a hundred, I could never have any tips for you ! 🥰 all of these pictures are just beautiful ❣
Thanks so much 😊
Your pictures are amazing! I really struggle with using too many colours and then the page never works so this video was exactly what I needed! Thank you!
Thank you
Hi Karen! You make it sound so easy! I always end up with so many colors, my pages look like I was on a mission to use all the colors I own 🤣
I’d love to se how you emboss, I had never heard of that!
That’s what i said before, you are a Colorwizzard and we are your students! And yes! We learn a lot from you, like always.... Thanks a lot for this really beautiful video! You inspire me again!❤️
I appreciate that, thank you
I saw your Coloring Heaven book about Animal Wonderland and my heart just sank....I had just ordered it from EBay and it was to arrive on the exact same day we got hit dead on with cat 4 Hurricane Laura....needless to say everything is demolished including our post offices....I have stood in lines over 9 hours trying to get mail....my book should be here but is not found yet, I pray every day it’s found....coloring is keeping me sane during this crazy time....thank you again stay safe and well 🌸
So sorry, but so glad your ok. Take care and stay safe.
Thank you Karen for all the tips and tricks to improve our coloring, you help me a lot. 🤗🤗
Karen, just watched you coloring the three lanterns page in Hanna Karlzon’s Jewelry Box coloring book. You are amazing! I believe you colored most of it at one time. What fortitude!
Thank you
Thank you for the instructions. They are so helpful! I lerarendag a lot ! Marleen, Belgium 🇧🇪
Great approach to picking colors! I learned this years ago when I was heavy into scrapbooking. Why I didn’t remember to use in coloring, I will never know 🤪😜. GURU are YOU…
Thank you
Great info Karen. I really enjoyed watching. It gave me a lot of ideas and tips. Your videos are really great and I will keep these instructions saved. Thanks so much and take care.🤗😍💗
Glad it was helpful!
This is so helpfull. Thank you 💚
It is so hard to find and understand how colors work in coloring books.
You explain it excellent!
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing your techniques. I almost always have your colour and chats going in the background while I colour, looking up occassionaly when you are explaining what you are doing but mostly for company as I talk back to you as I work. Thank you for taking the time to make my pictures better. Your pictures are amazing. Much love & *Virtual hugs* xxx
They are all amazing Karen love them all
Thank you
What a wonderful teacher, I love your videos..thank you
Thank you! 😃
Thank you for sharing! This is really helpful and your coloring is just stunning ❤️
Thank you
Thank you very helpful! I've always struggled the most with choosing colors and have stayed away from busy pages. I found these tips very helpful :)
Thank you
I have been following your channel for a while and enjoy your videos immensely. Your coloring is amazing and I want to thank you for sharing your talent and coloring “secrets “ so generously with all of us.
Thank you so much!
gorgeous pages!!!
Thank you
I wish I could be as talented as you. You are an awesome colorist.
Thank you s o much
I have been waiting for a vedio on color choices. Great vedio and explanations. I have always loved your coloring. Really beautiful.
Thank you
Wow! Karen this is great! I’ll be re watching this a view times. Than you!😘
Thank you
Thank you so much for the information. I’m new the art of adult coloring...but, as I like to joke, I am NOT new to being an adult! I have started taking pictures of my coloring during the process, usually using my phone, and then looking at the photo on my iPad which shows it larger. I just did this with hair that I colored and it looked quite splotchy. I went back and redid a few spots, taking a photo along the way, until I was happy with it. I have my first face in this same picture. I have a set of 20 Polychromos. I will practice on scrap paper until I find the right combo of yellow and brown...
Thank you 😊
Your work is BEAUTIFUL
Thank you so much!
Less is more. I get it. I will have to try fewer colours but use different shades. Thank you!
Have fun!!
Your work is so beautiful!
Thank you 😊
You're colouring is fantastic 😊
Thank you so much 😀
this was very informative. I have a habit of just throwing color around without taking into consideration focal point, etc. This has given me some ideas about how to make my work more cohesive.
Thank you
Hi Karen. I hope you had a great Mother's day. This was so very helpful! I really like your color choices and the way you can make pictures just pop off the page with dimension. I can be a perfectionist which takes the fun right out of coloring. In one of your videos you said something along the lines of not getting upset if you mess up, it's just a page in a book and that's what I keep reminding myself now when coloring. It's been very helpful! Thank you for sharing all that you do! ❤
Thank you so much!
wow! just beautiful! looking for vids, hope you have some. great job!
Thank you
This was so very informative. The hardest part for me with my coloring is choosing colors and where to put them. Thank you so much!
Thank you
Karen. Thank you for this video. It is so helpful. I love to watch you color. I save them for when I am laying in bed. Your voice is so soothing.
Thank you
Oh, u were so helpful with the many things u pointed. You color beautifully, and follow through with every point you gave u. I think u are a wonderful teacher and I hope to find some more of your tutorials. I loved this!!!!
Thank you
I love colors that you use. Very helpful advice and will listen again. You have a pleasant voice! Thank you!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you, that was fascinating, you are very talented
Thank you very much
Loved this video. Thank you
Thank you
Karen this was so informative and interesting. Thankyou ever so much❤️❤️
Thank you
So much fun to see your thought process. I think the thing that’s helped me the most in my endeavors is taking photos along the way, you see so much that you’d miss with just looking especially if you don’t have anyone to bounce ideas off of. The camera doesn’t forgive much if anything. Good news bad news. Thanks Karen for a fun and informative video once again. Keep well.
Thank you 💖
Thank you for making this video and keeping your explanations simple so everyone can understand. You have helped a lot. Plus it has been another chance to admire your beautiful pages.
Thank you
Karen your work is so Beautiful!! I have been following you for over a year and learning from you. This video was extra helpful for me, I have trouble choosing colors, I get blocked. But your explanation more about making the pic cohesive was great!! I thank you again.
Thank you
Thanks for sharing this! I absolutely love, love, love all your colored pages and wondered how you choose your palettes. I’ll definitely be using this info in the future!
Thank you
Wow, thanks Karen. No wonder my.pics never look very good. I have colours all over the place.
Thank you
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻!!!!
It helps me a lot and I will keep your explanation in my head from now on at every colouring page!!!
Thank you for your time and effort!
Love from The Netherlands ❤️
Thank you
Thank you so much for this video! Super helpful to hear you walk through your approach ❤️ you are a wonderful artist!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you
Hi Karen, I really appreciate your informative video. I enjoyed looking at every single picture you have done. You are a master !
Thank you so much
Thanks for sharing your way of choosing colours! This is truly helpful 👍🏼❣️
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful. Thank you
Thanks for watching
I want to get Nocturnes so badly. But I'm not good at skin, but seeing your raven lady, oh my gosh she was just stunning Miss Karen.
Thank you BethAnn
So interesting! What a great idea for a video. I find inspiration pictures/photos to be very helpful as well!
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful Karen, it’s was great to see the thought behind your beautiful pictures I found it really inspirational Thanks xxx
Thank you Karen
Thank you..very helpful
Thank you
Thank you Karen for the great tips, I had never thought about it that way before. Great video!
Thank you
Oh thank you so much for doing this video Karen. Fabulous useful information, it all makes sense, 💕
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much, Karen. You are an inspiration
Thank you
Great video!
Thanks for the visit
Your an amazing colourist. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you!
So glad I found your channel, I'm learning alot from you, thank you for this insight on how to pick colours. Your work is absolutely stunning. Are you self taught, how long have you been creating such amazing art work. X
Thank you, yes I am self taught and I started adult coloring in 2018
@@ZucchiniKitty thank you, wow that's amazing your such a talented artist x
Do you remember what book the rabbits in the pink snowflakes comes from? Thank You. These pages you shared with us are beautiful!❤️
The Rabbit page was a free page from Laura Rafferty on her Facebook group, Color with Laura Rafferty... Thank you
So helpful thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing. I need to work on limiting my palettes to 4 colors. I love how you balance your colors. Saving this video and sharing with some friends. Xxx
Thank you
Todos os coloridos ficaram encantadores. Gratidão pela tua Arte. Parabéns.
Muito obrigado
I have to thank you for this fantastic video, very helpful and I want to tell you that I wish you were my friend to ask you when I'm stuck haha. Also I love to watch your videos because you explain everything so well and you are funny and give me lot of peace when I hear your voice. In short: I love your channel and your coloring.
Thank you so much
WOW Karen, this video is very helpfull. Thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
This was wonderful.. so helpful.. thanks for sharing💕
Thank you Patty 💖💖
Love your channel I have that flower 💐 s Joanna book. I only just restarted colouring in the past 5 months
Thank you
Love your work♥️ Thanks for this video 😘
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic info! Thank you so much!
Thank you
Your work is truly amazing, this video was very helpful, thank you, stay safe.
Thanks, you too!
Thank you so much for making this video, it helps a lot.
Thank you
just beautiful dear, what is the name of the book that you did the beautiful black cat? stunning work
Sagor Och Sagner by Emelie Oberg
This was very informative. Thank you for sharing😊
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, will I ever be as good as you, lol...did you go to school for this.....it’s just so amazing....
Thank you, no special schooling, just lots of practice.
This was incredibly helpful. I’ve been coloring since I was a child but not at this level and I am just starting out. Your videos are wonderful, your pieces are so beautiful and so inspiring. After watching this video I will no longer go willy nilly through my pieces. ( actually, I don’t have “pieces” yet but that’s my goal, gorgeous like yours) I wondered what title of the book is with the girl and the crows and also the bunnies with the heart? Thank you for your contribution to teaching us how to color❤️
Thank you, the girl and crow page is from Serenity by Anastasia Elly Koldareva and the bunny page was a digital download from Laura Rafferty she has an Esty and Facebook group, the FB group is where I received the bunny page.
ZucchiniKitty awesome... thank you for the information❤️😊
This is some good information. Helps out a lot. 😀
Glad you think so!
Thank you for sharing this video is so helpful! I'm interested in trying Derwent colored pencils and curious if you prefer their Coloursoft or Lightfast quality/color selections better? I'm just now learning about all the different types of colored pencils haha.
PS do you have a video for those cute bunnies in the snow? So cute!!
Thank you. I am in love with the Derwent Lightfast pencils, they are colors that I am drawn to. I have the 100 set, which was purchased in 2 different sets. They are a richer color but a bit harder then the coloursofts. The Derwent Coloursoft are a soft creamy pencils with a wonderful range of colors, the set is 72, but for colorbooks it has it all, both pencils are a good choice it all depends on price and personal preference. Here is a link to the pink bunny page, hope this is the one: th-cam.com/video/6Cz-yRHNhRM/w-d-xo.html
You lost me after....lol...that is a lot of useful information. Thank you for taking the time to explain your process and thoughts leading into selection.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Karen, which book was the two bunnies picture from?
Here is a link to the video all info in the description box: th-cam.com/video/6Cz-yRHNhRM/w-d-xo.html
Karen the illustration with the Grimm reaper done in shades of pink and brown is that from a book or PDF from etsy. So sorry to bother but could I ask for link or name of book please.Did you do a tutorial for this, looks familiar ❤️❤️
Thank you, it is from esty digital page, here is a link to the video it has the link in the description box; th-cam.com/video/yh8E1eA-w1Y/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much, very informative, what color do you use for skin tone & which brand pencil. I purchased Black Widow darks, but need the lights, the darks are to yellow, I think. Thanks Karen.
Thank you, which picture on the skin tones?
Any of them, basic tones, their beautiful
Where did you think up zucchini kitty?
Favorite Veggie and my pet... lol