r/AdultColoring

I started this page a long time ago but life got busy and I never finished it. Hoping that posting the work in progress will give me some motivation to finally get back to it. Hold me accountable! 😄

For this one, I wanted to go with a vibrant, magical vibe, so I combined a rich royal purple with emerald green and added gold accents to bring out the intricate details. I also loved coloring the crystals and the celestial details in her hair! 💎☀️🌙

Today's offering includes two fairy pictures from the Creative Haven Magical Fairies coloring book by Marjorie Sarnat.

While it was lovely to color both of these images, as I started looking more at the second one with the owl on the right side, the fairy woman began looking stranger to me. I then realized it was the proportions of her neck. What's going on there?

Well, it still looks delightful. I hope you all enjoy!

Does anyone else like doing a practice run before coloring the actual page in their book?

I like printing or copying a page first so I can treat it like a rough draft. It gives me a chance to experiment with color palettes, shading, and different techniques before I commit to the real page. 😅

This is my current work in progress, and I'd love to hear what you all think! I'm constantly second-guessing myself and changing my mind, so I'd really appreciate any feedback.

Do you see anything you would change? Any suggestions for improving the shading, color choices, contrast, or overall look? I'm always looking to learn and improve, so don't be afraid to share your thoughts. Thanks in advance!

Caliart markers and Kalour pencils

Hello!!! I recently became acutely aware of a business called the “Book Warehouse Outlet” in my state. Every item inside the warehouse is 70% off and the warehouse is only open one weekend a month. I visited it with my sister because I just finished my old coloring book and wanted new ones. It’s important to note that this place does NOT have an online store/catalogue to look at items before you make the multiple hour drive.

The coloring books were 5 for $18 so of course I grabbed 5. They’re all from the same publishing company. They’re definitely AI. Maybe not all images are AI generated, but that doesn’t mean that the original artists got proper credit either. I wish I would have flipped through them better in the warehouse but it was a bajillion degrees and the coloring books were RIGHT before checkout so I didn’t want to hold anybody up.

I’m posting the pictures so others know what to look out for. I already colored one picture and noticed the perspective and corner was really off.

How'd I do?

Please be kind! Just picked up a new coloring book and wanted to join the community

Some friends and I have been doing flat colour Friday for a while now - basically we all just flat colour a page with alcohol markers, no bells or whistles!

I can remember the bicentennial! Happy 250th bday USA!

So I bought the Ohuhu Waikiki markers and still had some colouring pages from https://youtube.com/@kattvalk printed out (you can find them on Etsy and patron for the colouring pages). I also wanted to try out canvas on a pad. I'm in love with the combination! The markers could do with more colours though 😅.