Coloring in Times of Stress & Sorrow: Tips for Finding Relief Through Art
Can creativity make you feel better?
I think so.
Coloring can be emotionally uplifting.
Spending time focused on things you love, like Copic Markers, colored pencils, cute stamps and coloring images— just being surrounded by color— for many of us, it soothes and calms the mind.
It simply feels good to be creative.
So knowing that coloring can make the best day feel even better… And now, with all this pandemic stuff…
Can we use coloring to help us cope with our emotions and struggles this time of social distancing and isolation?
Artist's Notebook: 4 Tips For No-Line Coloring (Copic Marker, Colored Pencil)
I love to color Power Poppy digital stamps with Copic Markers and colored pencils. But I’m a coloring instructor so I draw and color daily. Your hobby is my day job.
My hobby? I l bake bread. I’m nerdy, so when I bake bread, I geek-out. Old recipes, odd ingredients... I’ve even cultured my own yeast. I enjoy baking the same way you enjoy coloring. It’s relaxing fun.
But here’s the difference: when I make bread, I don’t staple the recipe to every single slice. I don’t announce with a bullhorn “Hey everybody, before you take a bite of my bread, please note that I used Gold Medal Flour and Morton's Salt!”
But in coloring? You advertise your supplies all the time.
And you don’t even realize it.
Vanilla Undercover: Underpaint with Copic Markers for Beautiful Realism - Chocolate
Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color. To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops and Livestream Coloring Challenges using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life.
Layering Technique: Realism Doesn’t Come from Blending (Copic Markers, Colored Pencils)
What are the best colors to use on a duck?
You’ll see this kind question on all the online coloring discussion boards.
The Copic Marker groups all want the best blending combination. What’s the best combo for a fire hydrant? What’s a good G marker trio for grass?
The colored pencil groups ask the same question, but a little more subtle. I’m coloring a shiny Black Lab. Should I be looking at the warm grays plus a black pencil or the cool grays?
Everyone wants to color-by-number.
Using someone else’s color recipe is why your coloring looks fake and flat.
Want to know the artist’s secret to realism? It doesn’t matter which markers or pencils you use…