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@Bao: @Mrs.KMM: @Mamaof2: Thanks! Now that I've done this one, I have a better idea of what works and what doesn't. Can't wait to start my next one!
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@Bao: They're actually really fine pens that look like pencils.
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@StbHisMrs: Oh duh! I see that now, I may have to try those out!
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wow i love this! and now that i'm supposed to be resting more i need to get one! i think i'll do the Fantastic Cities and see how i like it. prismacolor are my favorite colored pencils. used them a lot in school preferred them over others.
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@Bao: You betcha.
These all look so great you guys! I love seeing all the finished pages.
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I love that a bunch of us got our coloring books on the same day! Mine came yesterday too, I got the secret garden one and the staedtler pens. I've just started the first page but I love the pens and the designs in the book. I'm impressed by the quality and the number of pages in the book! I'll post a pic when I finish the first page. Don't have much time this week but I'm chipping away at it!
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@littleredhairedgrl: I just got my Fantastic Cities! It's beautiful but a little overwhelming for me. I'm afraid to screw things up. I need to get over that, it's just coloring!
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@littleredhairedgrl: @BadgerMom: I hope you love it! I finished one of the Toronto scenes last night.
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@TemperanceBrennan: I was looking for this at Tareget today and no luck!! I only found the enchanted garden one.... Was it with the books??
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@2farmmoms: I was really impressed with the page quality too. Colouring on it is like colouring on butter! It's amazing. Sure beats the 8 1/2 x 11 I have in my printer! LOL
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@hellobeeboston: I bought my copy there. It was on an end cap in the paperback section.
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@BadgerMom: I made copies because I didn't want to mess up!
@rattles: Beautiful!
@hellobeeboston: Yep, it was at the bottom of the end cap next to the garden and forest ones. I went to my other Target the other day, and they only had the cities, not the other two. Keep checking back! -
@rattles:
Thank you!!! Seeing a finished page totally gives me motivation to start!@hellobeeboston: I looked all over the book section at my Target and didn't see any... Maybe only select Target's got them? I ordered it on Amazon.
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@.twist.: same here. I printed a few out because I was so impatient and I didn't even finish them because I hated coloring on the crappy paper.
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@BadgerMom: yeah I think I'm just going to get it from Amazon! Thx!
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@2farmmoms: I did the same, finished and loved them. Then I coloured in the book, looked at the old, terrible pages and just said "dammit, those are shit! Get them out of my sight!".
hah.
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I want to jump on the bandwagon! What book do you recommend for someone who is NOT an artist? A lot of these look super intricate and I don't know that I could stay in the lines
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@daniellemybelle: I'm not much of an artist, but the enhanced forest one is perfect. It's only $9 on Amazon, and although it's detailed it's pretty easy to color, just time consuming. You'll love it!
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@rattles: whah....how long did that take you?
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@daniellemybelle: here is one that isn't as detailed as some.
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@Bao: You really started something with this thread. Look how many people (including myself) have ordered coloring books in the past week! I took your advice and got the Enchanted Forest book and I'm really happy with it so far.
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I've been wanting to try this for a while, since I always enjoy coloring with M in her books
Just saw some cool Day of the Dead coloring books on Amazon that I thought would be nice for Halloween.
Do people prefer thin pens or pencils?
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@Bao: Maybe four hours? DH is in grad school part time, so he doesn't get home from work until 9:30ish. I've been having a cocktail and coloring or reading for an hour or two after the girls go down, and I worked on that over three evenings.
@daniellemybelle: I'd recommend pencils rather than markers if you're worried about staying in the lines. I'm rather lazy/loose with strokes (since the point for me is to relax), but I don't think you can tell that with the finished product. Plus it's counterintuitive, but I kind of feel like the intricacies hide that?
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@fancyfunction: I really like markers but I've always been a marker person. @daniellemybelle: I went out of the lines quite a bit with the markers in that photo, it's hard to tell though.
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Just finished this one. Excited to start another!
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Not a full page, but my first finished picture in the secret garden book. I love these pens. Thanks @Bao!
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@2farmmoms: looks great!
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I've been following along with this thread because I've had the Secret Garden coloring book in my cart forever and I was finally inspired to buy it. I finished my first page tonight. I love seeing everyone else's finished pages, they look great!
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@Aria: so pretty! I love those yellow to orange flowers! It looks so smooth, what's your technique?
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@Aria: wow! What did you use to color with?
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@rattles: what did you use for your page, it looks like it's watercolors from the photo!
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So you all have inspired me. I went to B&N and got a couple of books and am waiting on my Staedtler markers to be delivered from Amazon! I'm so excited!
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@NavyRN2012: yaaaaay!!! What books did you get?
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@Bao: I used prismacolor colored pencils.
@abbydabbydoodlebug: no special technique, I just have a set of pencils that blend nicely and a lot of shades of orange/yellow. -
@Aria: they are so vibrant!! They look like markers
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@Bao: you are on fire, beautiful! I didn't get any time to colour last night, I was actually a bit disappointed. haha
@2farmmoms: @Aria: Those are fantastic!
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@.twist.: it's pretty much all I do once the girls go to bed, everything else gets put on hold haha
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@looch: just Crayola colored pencils (a 50-color pack) from the back to school sales...but I'd love some nice watercolor pencils for Christmas!
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@Bao: haha! I need to start colouring WHILE I binge watch Game of Thrones!
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@rattles: very pretty!
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