Coloring Plans for March 2024

[@QueenofFlannelColors]

I totally picked the stone face page because it was one of the easier pages in this book. I'd love to see what you do with the page if you tackle it. Your giraffe page is lovely! And thanks so much for the shoutout 💓

[@amandacolours]

I’m so hoping you get to the Eriy page! I’d love to see what you do with it! You’ve chosen a great variety of pages! You’ll have great options.

[@kpcolors17]

Hey girl 👋🏼 you haven't finished an Eriy yet!😯 I'm shocked! I literally just finished a picture from her last night 😆Yes I'd love to see the giraffe page done as well. The colors are already so pretty! 😍tfs

[@nicolemarie011]

I have colored two pictures from Eriy in her second tale, but this was early on in my coloring, so they don't look very good. LOL I never posted them to any social media either. I struggled with the paper in the English edition. I could not color on it well back then as I was new and had very little experience. I only ever owned just the one book from her, despite loving her books and artwork. And yes, I knew about the Japanese versions having better paper, but they are a little pricey on Etsy, so I never purchased any more of her books. I recently got the second tale back out and tried all my pencils again, and found that since my coloring skills have improved I was able to color on the paper much better. I found that I liked my Polys and Luminance the best on this paper. BUT, I did just recently purchase two more of her books. One from Japan, from Etsy, and one in an English Edition. I wanted to rebuy the second tale as I feel like I ruined it, but it recently went up to $20 on US Amazon. For that price I will just purchase the Japanese edition once I am able to. In fact, I think I am going to slowly buy all her books in the Japanese editions at some point because the paper is so much better. So I am right there with you on Eriy's list of shame. LOL That giraffe page in Mythographic looks amazing so far! You really should finish that one. I am so behind on my coloring goals this year as well. I said I was going to focus on Mythographic, Kerby, Cris Ortega, Joahnna Basford and so far I have only completed one Mythographic page. Ooops. LOL I just haven't been in the mood for any of their work at the moment. I am definitely a mood colorist as well as seasonal, so right now I am wanting to color lots of flowers, cute and sweet, and soft pages. We are having above average temps where I am in the US right now, and we normally still have snow this time of year, so it is making me want to color spring type images more than usual. These are some of my favorite videos to watch as well, thanks for sharing your plans!

[@amberlesilencia3728]

I just ordered my very first Japanese Eriy book. It is her newest book. It is not arrived yet, but I'm very curious to compare the 2 papers from the different versions with each other!

[@nicolemarie011]

@@amberlesilencia3728 That's fantastic! I haven't colored in my Japanese versions yet, but have played around in the back of the book a little. The paper is very thick card with a lot of tooth. I'm not sure about it yet, but need to actually color an entire picture to be sure. It's still better than the English versions though, just a little more toothy. I kind of prefer a paper in between. A bit smoother, but with tooth - if that makes sense. I hope you enjoy your new book, and let us know what you think! 💗

[@amberlesilencia3728]

@@nicolemarie011 I know exactly what you mean with toothier paper, that is still smooth! It is my preferred paper as well. ❤️👍