I've been coloring in one of the new coloring books that have been published by the hundreds (
Just Add Color: Day of the Dead with artwork by Sarah Walsh) and the first one I did was frustrating. I like to use colored pencils but the slick paper did not take up the color the way that I am used to and I felt more like I was scrubbing the color on than actually coloring. So I did a small coloring experiment. I finished the color pencil page and then colored another page with art markers and then a third page using crayons. Results below.
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| Color pencils. The paper just doesn't pull in the color and the slickness makes it hard to cover all that bright white paper. |
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| Markers. Color absorbs well but I still felt like I was scrubbing the color on. |
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| Crayons. Actually felt like I was coloring and covered well but I don't remember crayons being this waxy. |
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So I've decided that I will not use color pencils in this book but markers and crayons. I think the problem I had with the markers was because I bought a cheap set at Target and they dried out even as I was using them. A better quality set should take care of that problem.
4 comments:
Beautiful. I find that I cannot use markers because I am unable to get the color to spread evenly. I agree that Crayons seem waxier than the used to be. However, when I occasionally color in a book, I use 'em. I also have a couple of apps on my iPad that allow me to color virtually, which is more fun than you might imagine.
Very nice. I just bought a mandala one with colored pencils. I fear I don't have enough wall space to hang any.
Good use of colour.
Gold star for keeping within the lines ;)
Thanks, but I did not stay between the lines on the markers as well as I would have liked. I'm still learning how to use them.
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