5 EASY TIPS to Instantly Improve Your Adult Coloring Pages

[@SarahRenaeClark]

10 MORE TIPS for coloring! Watch it now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGO0gmqed7SZnac

[@reneedixonart]

My sister is an art teacher with a very low budget. Each student only received 6 markers. So she taught them how to use colored pencils over markers to create gradients and even new colors. She said they were all amazed and loved the technique!!!

[@hayleywoods6392]

Woah! That’s amazing.

[@icecreampopyt8482]

Wow!

[@rachel_espinoza]

That’s my favorite technique as well!

[@powercat100]

Hi Sarah! I recently retired, and will be 69 in a month. I bought an adult coloring book, sort of hippy stuff, and did my first one yesterday, a group of magic mushrooms. Just color, no shades, no gradients, but having watched this video, I will be getting my act together, and maybe revisiting the first one I did. Thanks!

[@anniebeanie710]

Reminds me on vacation i was helping 5 year old girl with a coloring :) (spa owner's daughter) . She had a coloring book with princesses and "magic" patterns revealed by coloring with a marker ... but not everywhere which she found boring. I showed her she can add her own patterns as well, add additional jewelry to the princesses etc ... What a fun :D . Coloring with a kid is even better than adult coloring :) .

[@carollizc]

I like using sepia for shadows, too. It will blend with almost every colour if you use it properly - light, very light layers and blening with slightly darker shades than your main colour.

[@lindalysdal2745]

I love the way you actually mention all the basic details..some of us really need to hear it. Great video!

[@cleokatra.]

Hi Sarah, I’m so happy I stumbled on your video this evening. I have recently broke my leg and coloring is keeping me happy and inspired. I decided to use this time to improve my coloring skills and oh my goodness this video and YOU are heaven sent. The wag you lay out information makes me feel so supported. Thank you so much! You have a new subscriber here and I also joined your FB group, I’m excited to watch more of your videos

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Thank you! I’m sorry to hear about your leg and hope you have a quick recovery!

[@Zxzzzzz-c1j]

So sorry for you get well soon 😊 🙏🏼

[@michelledillard6316]

I found your channel through your collab with Jazza and I'm so happy that I did. You are a wonderful teacher and I appreciate the effort you put into helping us improve our art or just get started. I'm 51 and have always let fear of not being "good enough" hold me back from even getting started. You, and many other art channels have inspired me, and many others, to just pick up the tools and start!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Thank you!

[@soniaedgar1]

I was just about to toss a page because I was not happy about it, then I watched your video and started to add some tidbits here and there and it gave the page a new life. Thank you! I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[@elizabethruiz3621]

I just discovered you and you are an amazing teacher! I can't wait to watch more of your videos!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

+Elizabeth Ruiz thank you for the lovely comment!

[@kateternityart7613]

I didnt know you could mix media together! You learn something new every day!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Please leave a comment below to tell me which tip you're going to try! 😀

[@anjurainajoshi4890]

I don’t have colouring pages but I will surely use many of these tips

[@awarren06]

Wow! Watching this video shows how much you have grown in just one year! Not in a bad way just the growth. The wall is so blank 😂 love everything you have done ❤

[@jeanettegeldenhuys5050]

Thank you. I feel very inspired by all your tips. 8 colouring books & Art Therapy monthly magazine issues all art supplies & still too scared. You said I must plunge in, now I can cancel my fear & proceed with baby steps. Hugs & bigger blessings from a sunny South Africa 🇿🇦

[@wendywolfe2388]

I just came here looking for tips, and am I ever thankful that I found your page! You have shown me some basic, yet very intricate forms of shading. This makes your pages look so beautiful. I can't wait to try these tips out on my own pages. Thank you so much!

[@aliciavoegele6444]

I love your cat cup and the marker shelf. Thank you for sharing this I learned a lot I've been coloring since 2018

[@janmarch5039]

I have used the white marker for some detail but not to it’s full potential...never thought of the white edge line! Thanks!

[@inmawatermelon1470]

Such an amazing video!!! Thank you so much for sharing! 💕🖍

[@violetqueen450]

Loved this video, it's reignited a passion for adult coloring books. What great tips you have! Thanks so much.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Yay! I love getting feedback like this!

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

Coloring has been a favorite pastime since childhood. I’m happy that my grandkids love it as well. I am always looking for new ways to make my coloring better.

[@DoodleDragonU]

Thanks for the coloring tips. I’ve been using some cheap colored pencils from when my now-grown kids were little and they don’t blend or cover well. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do with better pencils soon.

[@CurtisHogue-ey7bh]

Sarah is my favorite artist to learn from.

[@candiceellerbrok-kern7387]

Thanks for the great videos! Another good tip is to use complementary colors for shadows instead of black (which can make some colors go greenish)

[@DiannaGutoski]

Thank you so much, I am a total beginner and I just learned so many new things to try.

[@analuisahering2043]

I also use Crayola crayons for the base. After using them, I scratch the surface, leaving just the color and then shade with a colored pencil. The shading requires a bit more pressure but the effect is quite good 🙂

[@timetoplay439]

i love the idea off adding elements of your own to the pages!

[@kellycoquel6671]

Really great video with some easy to follow tips! Can’t wait to test them out!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Glad it was helpful!

[@coloringwdeborahl.mcdonald7621]

The little pack of Crayola crayons give you three shades of orange for a good reason!

[@Zylophila]

I'm so grateful for your videos! Today, I've watched 3 shadow videos and I started working in the shading and shadowing and my flower petals are coming to life! I'm using Arteza pencils while I wait for the Caran D Ache pencils to arrive. Thank you so much. I enjoy how you teach. Have a wonderful day!

[@tansywelsh1636]

New here, this is my first video. Great tips and I love your voice. I could listen to you all day. I’m going to pull out my books and pencils now. I’m really in the mood to color. Thank you, great tips.

[@lilymorales5922]

Super, super amazing!! Love the whole picture of the girl with long hair. Love the idea of using sparkling eyeshadow- wow; who would have thunk 🤣

[@sj6188]

I LOVE the color catalogs! I have them both! Love them for ideas for coloring mandalas!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Sara James thank you! I’m glad you are finding them helpful! Even as someone who knows how to pick colors, I find myself referencing them constantly for ideas!

[@crazy8adventures553]

I have received my color cubes and I LOVE THEM! So beautiful and now I don't have to think about my color choices. Just pick a card and go for it!

[@Artsyfandom]

I got my colour suite. Can’t wait to use it 😄

[@crazyblue7959]

Another help is if you are using a color palette and you are not comfortable enough to eyeball it. And use a color pencil picker app or marker picker app to match colors from palette. I did at first til I got more comfortable

[@amandacooper9370]

Thank you .... you have been so helpful. Again a big thank 😊

[@candykortsmit2452]

I love tip 1, I've been doing that for a long time now when I'm colouring with the kids and they just love the effect, my daughter is even trying to do this to now, after I explained it to her this summer. Of course she is still struggeling with pressure, but she loves the improvement. She first did shading with black or grey pencil, but with a darker colour she loves it so much more. What I like to try next is blending colours that are next to each other in the colour wheel, cause I really loved your example page.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

C. Kortsmit sounds like she has real artist potential!

[@theconstantcommenter683]

This helped a lot thanks so much I have just purchased the twilight gardens colouring book on Amazon so this video was a heaven sent

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jJaqStone]

I would not have thought of combining markers and pencils, and was just thinking that you can't do the shading with markers when you showed us how. Thank you!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I actually don’t do this enough! I love the brightness and quick coloring with markers but much prefer shading with pencils... so mixing gives the best of both

[@akshayarpai4709]

I concur! This was a very useful tip! Thank you so much :) Can't wait to try it out!

[@diannabiernat4855]

@@SarahRenaeClark I am beginning to dabble in art and have joined with some friends to create art and share it each week. Some of them are talented whereas I am someone who spent my life thinking I wasn’t artistic. You are giving me ideas and confidence. The tip about coloring with marker and shading with colored pencils was an “aha!” moment. It was liberating. Thanks!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Yay! I love hearing stories like this!

[@bonnys3015]

OMG! I didn't know you had Pinterest! I'm going over there right now!

[@jujuandwamwams165]

I’m not a beginner in adult coloring. I’m a fetus. I have all the supplies I need. I bought both your catalogs. It’s so intimidating to see the coloring that is out there. Keep the tutorials coming. I know I’ll get better with practice. I’ve watched more KZbin videos than I have practiced coloring. I sit down with everything I need an suddenly I feel overwhelmed. I get up and walk away. Everyday the cycle repeats itself. I’ve spent years art and Bible journaling as well as card making. Coloring is completely different. I subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to learning. I have unsubscribed to some videos 1-2 hours 😬 that’s a lecture. Thanks

[@SarahRenaeClark]

+JuJu and WamWams well, you’ve got the supplies so you’re off to a good start! I know the feeling of being intimidated and wanting to give up. I find that I’m the same when I take on something unfamiliar and I want to do it well. I remember when I first wanted to try acrylic painting, I was so frustrated that I prepared everything 3 times on separate days before actually painting! And I was so mad at myself for not starting! As always, the best thing is to just START and don’t be afraid to fail. I find it’s SO much easier if you embrace the mistakes, even before they happen. Start a piece with the goal to learn, not the goal for perfection. By the end, if you’ve made a mistake, you’ll still have learned something, so you’ve achieved your goal. But most likely, you’ll also have developed a skill, surprised yourself, and created something beautiful. I’d love to hear how you go- please keep me updated!

[@jujuandwamwams165]

@@SarahRenaeClark Thank you. I’ll definitely keep you posted.

[@Pottercraft278]

I felt the same way about watercolor. I bought all the expensive brushes, paints and paper and then froze. The way I solved it was to make myself do a warmup page every day. I’d pull out a page from my cheap watercolor pad and just do circles and squares. I’d play for a while, layer on top, and fill up the page. It suddenly wasn’t a hard task to move on to something more difficult.

[@tren-d4116]

Update?

[@MissBELLE003]

I appreciate this knowledge thanks for sharing

[@T_zona]

Can't wait to try this! In all my coloring books, I either use marker or colored pencil. I'm not sure why, but I've NEVER thought of using both as an option 😂

[@saragarddiner9244]

Hey Sarah This is so good! I am new to coloring, and I am finding all your tips so interesting and very helpful. I will keep practicing and I am really enjoying it. Thank you Sara G

[@love_and_peace3]

Omg your accent im in loveee

[@ABadHairDay]

Great video and very helpful. Thank you so much!!!

[@colourandthecity]

Very helpful and super clear explanation!

[@gabrielasantos3183]

You are awesome Sarah ! Thanks so much for ur teaching

[@melissiawalker]

I'm going to try the white pen highlight and thank you kindly for sharing your wonderful tips and tricks beautiful

[@skylovecraft2491]

I truly love your videos! So glad I found your channel! I instantly subscribed. Can't wait to get better at colouring and now I know how to introduce my Copics to my colouring thanks to you!💖👏

[@MixedMediaCraftsbyDiane]

Thank you so much Sarah for taking the time for this video. I am going to work on color combos and using color palettes.

[@malinda.i5irvin500]

Great video. Your way of explaining is so good. Will be Watching many more.

[@myrasworldandmuchmore8510]

Tysm it helped me a lot I was such a bad artist in colour pencils but now I am good at it

[@happilyeverorla7772]

I love colouring things it’s relaxing to do my name is orla and I am 9 years old

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Hi Orla!

[@raghavchander6976]

Hi Sarah, thanks for this videos, i love doing graphite, charcoal and ink, now i feel like it's time for adding color to my ink drawings, this helps a lot for that

[@michaelabanbury864]

Such terrific tips Sarah, you're a great teacher!

[@opalcarew_]

Hi. I love that you're creating a guide for which Copic codes match the colours in the catalogue! That will be extremely helpful to me and means I will use the catalogue more often! Maybe even get version 2! I would also love a list for Holbein pencils, but I'm hoping I can find a conversion chart from Prismacolors, which you said you'll be listing, too, to Holbeins.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Opal Carew Unfortunately I don’t have access to work out the Holbein colors for now- but I’ll keep this in mind!

[@opalcarew_]

@@SarahRenaeClark No worries. I just meant to say that it's also very helpful to have the Prismacolor codes, because they might be helpful in finding a conversion. Thanks for doing all this! :)

[@donnahughes9575]

Love your personality. One tip....get in closer...zoom in on your videos

[@donnahughes9575]

Your tips are spot on! You will go far.

[@aideceron6815]

thank you Sarah, it was wonderful your 5 tips. Greetings from Mexico

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Aidé CERON hello! Thank you for your comment ❤️

[@ambient_landscapes]

Thank you so much!

[@NatFablife]

Heyyy Frann! here for you AND your video is on point BTW!

[@chandimajinadariart]

Hi sarah, thank u very much for tips.

[@MissMartly]

Thanks so much for the tips!

[@whatever12358]

this was great, please make more videos like this :D

[@barbarabolton1768]

I really got a lot out of your video. Thank you.

[@reemamufti3167]

Very useful techniques 👍

[@jadefiander]

Thanks 😊 very helpful

[@memoriesandphotobooks9569]

Loved this video! Thank you

[@Thezellofamily]

The sheer amount of colors in most of these sets are quite overwhelming.

[@colormefun5502]

I love this. I just started a channel about coloring a few days ago, I hope to add some of your tips. : )

[@norinemueller4588]

Thank you great video

[@missmolino9786]

I just started coloring today and I suck!! So I found your channel and hopefully you can give me some pointers and ideas 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I’ve got some great videos for beginners here: kzbin.info/aero/PLYZC05VVDgpRcHYnTBrVimJZLfHN1xtEC

[@dscritter614]

The idea of copying ur work if u want 2 experiment without taking a chance of screwing up ur page is brilliant.

[@margaritavelazquez7437]

Great video, great tips🌹

[@StaryplayzYT15]

thank you this really helped!

[@TwistedArtdesigns]

I love the Color Catalog!! It is great!

[@megmagruder7124]

Thank you

[@sanakabbani8054]

Ur great tnx for tips and tricks

[@laurengluebooksandcrafts3313]

Very helpful thank you

[@edmundobaca3498]

Thank you. 🤗

[@NameThatDoesnExist]

Thank you for your inspiring and so needed content! Irreplaceable for the beginner as I am :) May I ask, what is the progarmm/book with color palette you are using?

[@SarahRenaeClark]

The Color Catalog - it’s on my website at sarahrenaeclark.com/color-palettes

[@PursuingHeaven]

I like the color catalog, but do you have an additional resource that pairs the palettes with how to make it with popular media like Prisma colors, Poly Chromos, Ink Tense Gelly Rolly's, and various others. I am not a beginner either but I find the most difficult issue outside of maintaining the proper light source, is mixing the or blending properly so you get that correct palette and then choosing your shading tools and technique right (cool, warm or french grays, white and black) to ensure you don't end with mud or picture too dark.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

+K R that’s what the new Color Catalog Companion does 😊 It currently includes Prismacolor pencils and will include Polychromos soon too.

[@ColourWithS]

Great help!

[@winterwolf5813]

Hi Sarah, I just wanted to say thank you for inspiring and encouraging videos..I used to love how I colored but with all the Facebook groups and complicated ways people say you have to color, sadly I've become discouraged in coloring 😔 i don't know how to get the desire and inspiration back..any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I have a very supportive Facebook group if you want to join us! Otherwise I recommend just starting small, don’t worry about what others think, and just start somewhere.

[@winterwolf5813]

@@SarahRenaeClark Oh that would be great hon, thanks so much 😊 okay ill try that.. yeah cause it shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks, we color for ourselves! 😊

[@deborahshamberger8759]

Hi, just happened to click your video on the 5 easy tricks to improve your coloring. You're a wonderful teacher. I found the trick w/the gel pens the best. You mentioned a color pallet that you were using on your tablet, is this an app, web site etc. I too, tend to use the same colors all the time and I'd like to expand my color range. Thank you.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

It’s called The Color Catalog - I sell it on my website 😊

[@fathimathenha8855]

Can u do a video of improving colouring with brush pen

[@corycornwell5240]

Coloring has helped my depression and anxiety!

[@patricialk4996]

can you use a light layer of a complimentary, like greyed lavender for yellow?

[@alexisschultz1786]

I love you and this is the why I subscribe to you because I want to know more ways easy ways to do art I'm a very lovable person to art because I love art so much and I've always wanted to be an artist on paper and on nails I've always wanted to be up artists on paper longer than I wanted to be an artist on nails but I can get my tips from you thank you for being alive and doing videos and thank you whoever your mother is thank her for bringing you into this world and for you having the thought to make a KZbin channel for art because I it's always been my dream to be an artist and I love art

[@aileen3133]

13 but a lot were guesses. The last one was a challenge.

[@Lawrence.Stroll]

Thank you for the useful video! I use Winsor and Newton markers with I have slowly been expanding my collection. As a secondary medium I would like to get some pencils, which would you recommend?

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I actually have a lot of videos reviewing different pencils that talk through my recommendations! It depends on a lot of factors, so I recommend watching some of those!

[@sorry-I-write-long-comments]

Like when you use eyeshadow or glitter on your drawing, how do you seal that in?? I know you have mod podge, but they make the page either glossy or matte, and I love how colored pencils look without mod podge on... Maybe make a video about this, or a video of how to store your drawings (if you don't draw in a coloring book) BTW: can you also do Arteza colouring pencils, with the code/name matching to the cooler catalog??

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I have a survey at the moment for the next pencils to be added in the companion. Arteza is a popular choice, but your vote will help make sure it’s one of the next ones to be made- sarahrenaeclark.com/survey

[@coloringwdeborahl.mcdonald7621]

wow I would love to have just a bit of your viewers! It is not easy!!!!!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Keep working at it!

[@StoneWolf99801]

Can you add Ohuhu marker numbers to that as well? I just invested in the ENTIRE collection of the Alcohol set of Ohuhu brand Markers, they are WAY cheeper than Copics, but work near the same! I just bought the 320 color chisel/fine dual tip set, and the 216 color brush/fine dual dip set. I wanted all the colors, but they only came as chidel/fine, but then i also wanted the largest set in brush tip.... I already owned the brush/fine dual tip skin & hair color 30 marker set, it was the first thing in the brand i bought & fell in love with. It's why i decided to invested in the larger marker sets. Copics were just way out of my budget.

[@hardcore18dragon]

If there is ideal on your site i can buy that palette app aswhele 😘🙏✨️greets from Holland

[@pinkyreddy49]

Hi Sarah. Am thinking to start coloring with pencils and markers. Can you tell me what paper would be better for markers and pencils? I don't want the paper to become wet and torn because of the markers. Your videos are so helpful. New subscriber here. Loads of love.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

This video might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKO2qH18YphofK8

[@CuriosityRocks]

I use Bristol Board extra smooth

[@aliciahernandez4088]

Hello Sarah, what is the brand name of the white pen?

[@tcconnection]

So you used only pencils on these pages? Which brand? Thank you.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

+taylorandcarolina these aren’t only pencils, they are a combination of different mediums and different brands.

[@Bell.-]

Me sitting here watching this with a 10 color pencil pack 😂

[@susankeable6201]

Pencil sharpener which brand do you like. Found them a hassle most times

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I’m doing a sharpener comparison video soon - I’m still trying to pick a favorite!