Coloring Book Cover Illustration with Colored Inks

Long cut version for the process of the ink painting 'Hideout' which I made for the cover of my first self published watercolor coloring book!
Luminous Watercolor Coloring Book is a collection of 20 line art illustrations printed on 100% cotton watercolor paper, so you can use it with various wet mediums like watercolors or gouache!
Luminous Watercolor Coloring Book now up in my shop:
heikala.com/
Thank you for the support!
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Music composed by Ryan Camus
www.ryancamus.com
twitter: @ryancamus
instagram: @rycamus

[@brummelbar]

I just woke up from a horrible nightmare in the middle of the night and when I saw your video I thought « perfect, it’ll help me » and it did. I am calmer and my mind is more at ease. Amazing work 💖

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Hope you can rest well my friend 🤗💕 Nightmares suck. The only good is, it was just a nightmare, not real. Sleeping is hard for me sometimes so I know the feeling. Peace and love

[@TanTan10]

Me too, I just got nightmares😭😭😭😭

[@gabriellastauffer]

So mesmerizing! I have followed you for years and I know I will continue to follow your work for years to come. You are so inspirational, and your works evoke such peaceful emotions.

[@Professo_Saskia]

beautiful ☺️ i love the choice of colour for all the leaves

[@SM-Artist]

I love it too saskia 😍👋🎨🖌

[@laurielsp]

I bought the coloring book and I’m in the process of painting a page right now! I just want to say that I absolutely love it. I love the quality of the paper and the amount of illustrations to color. I love to paint but sometimes I don’t feel like searching for an idea of what to draw or to put in the effort to make a good lineart so this is just perfect. I can just concentrate on my watercolor and really practice my technique! 🥰 thank you for that amazing book!

[@Cati.Colours]

So beautiful! You create such a magical atmosphere in all your paintings, it's so inspiring!

[@fabiolaa98]

Enamorada siempre de tu arte Heikala.

[@gabrielbruce1977]

the POPor that orange sweater against the blues and greens immediately behind it... dang!

[@sugartatar9382]

I love you and I thank God for your existence. You are making our world better.

[@Nonjola]

You have a wonderful storybook watercolour style.

[@arachnidsLor]

every day, i see the beautiful calendar you made when i go into my study to draw. your art really has a mesmerizing, calming effect. like time slows down a little bit when looking at it. thank you for sharing the process of this piece!

[@staceyford6733]

This is beautiful. And, the music was perfect. 👍🏼

[@sadeiofficial]

I can watch this all day! ❤️🪄 Magical! Aloha from Hawai’i 🧘🏽‍♀️🪴🌸

[@charleslavoie7622]

So gorgeous !

[@Anam_Anwar]

Your artwort is so amazing and dreamlike and relaxing. You have a great imagination.

[@LadyLaddy]

It is super helpful to watch your colouring process. Thanks for sharing it with us :)

[@AbraCassandraCrafts]

Ink and wash is my favorite style.

[@haruhi7745]

Welcome Back. Ah I feel so happy and relax watching your lovely video. Thank You for your beautiful video🌷❤️

[@franciscareyes999]

tus videos son tan relajantes, los tengo guardados en una carpeta especial de ASMR, son preciosos

[@Canada_lifevlog]

Amazing the stunning artwork, beautiful, Great technique. I love your watercolor book and follow your work. I enjoyed watching your painting 👍👍👍

[@SM-Artist]

Me too 🎨🖌👋

[@briancano721]

Awnn beautiful as always! My respect! ❤️😍

[@ChantelleArts]

Looks absolutely beautiful, very relaxing to watch too, great editing and wonderful video ☺️

[@Zekushion6]

Thanks for this video! Really impresive art.

[@nathankoehler5076]

So peaceful!

[@AngusBeer]

Absolutely stunning ❣️

[@marcgsillustration5339]

Lovely colors and you achieved a wonderful sense of depth with the inks, great work!

[@SM-Artist]

I love it too 😍🎨🖌👋

[@MsJesseHN]

This is giving me Disney's Alice in Wonderland vibes, especially the scene where she's crying (lol). I think because the background is so dark and mysterious (and the teals and greens, UGH ♥). Love the composition and the lil sally friend! Gorgeous. :')

[@みょうが-s9y]

長いストロークも綺麗で尊敬！爬虫類大好きだからこの絵はお気に入りです

[@LEILAARTSPACE]

wonderful magical painting! I love the gorgeous blue and green layers of the plants, so lively and fantastic!

[@cocoapey]

So beautiful Heikala! I love your watercolour book and I must say it's a masterpiece, I don't even want to paint it I'm so scared i'll ruin it with my colours🤪 love you Heikala!

[@SM-Artist]

Beautiful painting I love color ink Thank you for sharing 🎨🖌👋💕

[@oppositeofh8]

fantastic. thank you for sharing your talent & technique.

[@luizaeiras9760]

your work inspires me so much!

[@HerArtnThoughts]

Hey Heikala, it would be so cool if you could show us where you search for references and how you use them. Love your work!

[@AloeWing]

This is STUNNING thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

[@felinkulus]

Thank you for this quiet, soothing start in the morning :)

[@zoejaneir5907]

Just WOW

[@gloomacus]

another day another slay

[@alanlawrence2954]

Another lovely line and wash painting... Well done. I have your book. Nice stuff in there too.

[@Pinaizee]

Thank you for sharing

[@PipMiister]

🌸

[@iamjane9628]

Gorgeous !!

[@kristychang2359]

Feeling inspired again 🤩💖💖

[@lawsdraws]

So magical

[@Reynalicia]

So pretty!! I love the reptile and the colors ToT!! Such a cute art!

[@Maria.Apl2b]

Perfect

[@lefthandstory1280]

Beautiful work,keep sharing ,nice ❤️😎...

[@Jujulia7474]

☺️☺️👍👍

[@Horologica]

The colors are so vibrant! What's the brand of these colored inks please?

[@sarajamal799]

Beautiful

[@SMazu-cl4uu]

really good, you can highlight a little bit your main subject (because your illustration values could be a little bit balanced)

[@sevenmillionhobbies7840]

Who are you? Why Is this so perfect!?

[@emijunkai]

❤️❤️❤️

[@panae213]

ぺんてるの筆ペン買ってみたけど、扱いがとても難しかったです。どうしたらこの様なリラックスした線が描けるのでしょう…😂

[@chlowwwe4273]

What paper do you use? The masking fluid is constantly tearing my paper, so I'm looking for an alternative. The illustrations are amazing. I can look at your mastery forever

[@maxwellcrocker20]

This is so great. May I ask what inks these are?

[@ap_po]

Are Colored Inks these days Lightfast? Which ones do you used?

[@Heikala]

I use the Rohrer & Klingner colored inks, some of the colours have better lightfastness than others. The blues fare a lot better than the reds for example, but I do not know how they compare to professional grade watercolors or gouache.

[@NgocHuongLien-Art]

Đẹp quá!

[@zibahonarpisheh1345]

😍🥰👍

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Hello friend it’s been a long time. Hope you are well 🤗💕

[@yuranamo]

Can I color this coloring book with coloring pencils? Or is it intended for watercolor

[@JorgeFernandez-wl6hi]

Truly amazing! Which brushes do you use?

[@Heikala]

I use a variety of synthetic watercolor brushes, most of them are from Holbein! (the ones with the clear handles)

[@JorgeFernandez-wl6hi]

@@Heikala thank you! Have You ever consider on doing a watercolor course?

[@kirineo666M]

I love your art, it's just so dreamlike, i even follow you on Tumblr i hope you are doing well and I want to see more of your beautiful work (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

[@coralierenoult5793]

What is the paper plss?

[@Heikala]

I use Saunders Waterford Cold Pressed watercolor paper!

[@ourabouras]

If you could only hear the sigh of relief I let out when I saw you had sketched out the illustration first😅

[@raquelsalerno5933]

So beautiful!