What is the BEST PAPER for COLORING? (Short & Long Answers Included)

[@Gamer_Allie]

I really love seeing Steve on the camera with you. You two make great videos together. ♥️

[@ColoringBliss]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for your sweet message

[@belindademery4519]

Hi! I am relatively new to coloring and was told by my daughter to watch your videos. I absolutely LOVE your videos and find them really useful in my coloring journey. I wanted to let you know i bought the paper you suggested and LOVE it! I even figured out how to print swatch sheets with it & its awesome. My daughter suggested coloring to relieve stress and boy does that do the trick! Anyway thank you & Mr. Steve for sharing your knowledge!! ♥️

[@Pixie_Barrow2024]

I say it all the time: paper is EVERYTHING. You can make even the worst pencils work better on good paper. On the other hand, even Luminance won't look very good on bad paper.

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

Amen!

[@rachelleherle1178]

Crayolas look great on Neenah vellum Bristol but suck in Johanna Basford books & regular copy paper. My prismas & polychromos are fine on all of them. So matching paper & pencil definitely matters.

[@TwillaMcClellan-k2m]

You two put in tons of time and research to produce this video. I'm a recent Color Bliss member - great decision!!!

[@dscritter614]

Now THAT was probably the most in depth vid I have ever seen on ANYTHING. Lot of work there, guys. Truly impressive. And now we know. Thx so much.

[@kathyw948]

Thanks for this video. It was interesting to see how the different coloring tools performed on the papers. When you were looking for tan paper, did you try Neenah Desert Storm? That’s a nice one.

[@nancyloomis3046]

I do more fine art than coloring now, but when I did a lot of coloring, I used Tombow Dual Brush watercolor markers a lot. Once I did a side by side mini painting comparison between them and some of my professional watercolors. I could NOT tell the difference. Tombow’s blending is wonderful and the brush tips perform superbly and give you great control. It’s just too bad they’re not lightfast and Tombow’s web info about them states that very clearly.

[@lyndanickerson1373]

Thank you Jennifer and Steve for offering samples of different papers, I have been wanting to try a few different types without having to buy a whole package of paper which is usually more than 20 sheets. Going to be ordering as a Mother's day gift ❤❤❤

[@ColoringBliss]

Such a fun Mother’s Day gift! Thanks for your order

[@Art_by_Nicole]

Sitting on my couch with a blanket and watching your videos…so relaxing and fun 🧡 I laughed out loud after 1:09…thought my sound wasn’t right, but it was Rose snoring 😂 still a bit sad that you guys can’t ship the books outside the US, but I understand. Shippingcosts are expensive.

[@michellenettleton3748]

OK, you have the perfect coloring area, Rose on her station next to you. Steve with his great comments and tech expertise on your other side…….♥️👍🏼

[@davidchapman2213]

Brilliant! You guys are the best. I appreciate all the hard work. It is a blessing to know that despite creating a business partnership that appears to be lucrative, everything you both do comes from a place of honesty and genuine caring and thoughtfulness towards your viewers. You make us feel like we are more than a customer or client, passing along knowledge, experience and financial savings through your research and experimentation. The resources you provide us free of charge is invaluable. I can't say that for all of the colorist channels on KZbin. Once again, a huge offering of thanks and gratitude from all of your YT viewers and members.

[@Cascada200]

I been coloring for a decade. My favorite paper is Strathmore 500 series, Derwent Lightfast Paper and Fabriano artistico Hot Pressed water color paper.

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks for sharing your favorites. ❤️

[@kymdalton7277]

Thank you for this info. My pages are always smeary to the point I was hitting it with my heat gun to try and set it. Now I'm armed with the correct information I'm able to fix it 😊

[@jaynereed4028]

This did encourage me to use my tan paper. I love your watercolor paper especially. The problem for black for me is not being able to see the image printed on it. Actually, never tried to print on black paper but I assume it wouldn't work. I know you have coloring books you've printed yourselves but I have no way of printing white ink. This was a great video! Love to you guys and little Rose 🌹

[@ColoringBliss]

Have fun with your tan paper. We print our black coloring pages with black ink because, like you, our printer doesn’t print in white. Give it a try. Look for illustrations with bold black lines.

[@jaynereed4028]

@@ColoringBliss Ok thank you, I'll give it a try!

[@lark6676]

Canson 90 lb. XL 8.5in x11in. watercolor paper goes through my printer. I have an HP. It's spiral bound and the pages are perforated. Just in case anyone is looking for one that goes through a printer.

[@cardsaremycanvas9065]

Omg Rose! She is just so cute! She is like you tell’em Mamma! What a great video and really appreciate how much work you put into this! I also totally love that you provide the Amazon links!!! I would totally get my paper from you but the shipping to Canada😱. This way I can buy the team and use the digital downloads to make my books😀

[@boopeep9670]

Mountains, Hills, and Speed Bumps lol. 😄 Black watercolor- yes please! Or black mixed media might be more ideal. Gouache, opaque acrylics, gel pens, metallics, shimmers, glittters, interference and color shifting media is where black really shines. Japanese and Chinese watercolors tend to be more opaque like gouache(their style preference) esp cheap Chinese watercolor sets that use lots of fillers for cost savings. For translucent paints try using a white or light non lifting media as an under painting layer. Like inktense, and Albright durrer, water color pencils are supposed to dry permanent. (Always Test on scraps!) Rose in gouache on black (or tan) would really pop. She’s such a sweet pup. I enjoy seeing her in your videos.

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks for a great comment full of fun ideas!

[@11556sunshine]

Thank you for all the research & work both of you put into your work!! Great information. So ready to order tan paper💝

[@ColoringBliss]

You’re welcome! I hope you love the tan as much as we do.

[@annak1371]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you for taking the time to go over all of the paper.

[@anniebeach330]

Thank you, Jennifer & Steve...this is so helpful. I will be moving out of the country early next year and have heard art supplies are more expensive where I am going - I want to figure out what to stock up on before I go (my job is paying for my move and will move all my stuff)...I will also be ordering some of your books to take along. Such appreciation for what you do!

[@jenell705]

What a great video! Thank you for your time and expertise! It makes a difference.

[@ColoringBliss]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@michellenettleton3748]

I adore black and white or grey tones. Photos especially!

[@ladyrg5040]

Howdy Utah!! Learned so much about papers! As I have colored pencil paper, watercolor and mixed media paper, I would order Black and Marker paper. Thank you Jennifer, Steve and the Beautiful Rose!! Cheers from Chicago!!

[@prarthanarajan1152]

Wow your hair looks absolutely gorgeous

[@jlm517rocks]

What amazing efforts the Dynamic Color Duo created...TY!!!

[@DianeMerriam]

I lucked out on my printer. It's only got about a 70° curve on the paper path and I've run as high as 250gsm paper through it with no problem. It's an inexpensive HP Deskjet 1512.

[@lisakaye75]

I love your different paper swatch books. It's a nice way to stay organized.

[@ColoringBliss]

I would be lost without them. Thanks for your comment.

[@gregruns]

Y’all 3 looking good! Thank you for the new video. Very informative and entertaining.

[@ColoringBliss]

You’re welcome and thanks for watching

[@cheekyauschick]

Just found you guys i love your videos well done..great team work going on here...

[@ginabadeaux9319]

thank you .your doggy is so cute.i have so much paper .i got a ream of colored cardstock.its green red blue and yellow ill try pencils now and gel pens,i want black watercolor

[@onesmallvoicex2]

Speaking of white pens!!!!! Could you make or do you have a video comparison of some white pens please? I have so much trouble getting Sakura to roll smoothly no matter what speed I go. Thanks

[@krys6461]

I'd love black watercolor paper. I have some in 5x7

[@lydiavazquez2011]

Saludos, espero que se encuentren bien. Hace unas semanas quería comprar unas hojas en su tienda pero al final cuando iba a hacer el pago, no puede completar la compra ya que vivo en Puerto Rico y no podía escribir mi dirección postal. Espero que algún día hagan envíos a Puerto Rico. Disfruto mucho de sus videos.

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks for your comment. Sorry you weren’t able to complete your purchase. Currently we have stopped shipping internationally because the cost is so high. Hopefully some day there will be better shipping options that we can explore

[@lydiavazquez2011]

@@ColoringBliss , saludos y buenos días. Pues sucede que anoche entré a su tienda y esta vez pude hacer un pedido y no tuve problema para realizar el pago. Cierto que pagué $21.69 por el costo de envío. No obstante, necesito que me confirme si estarían enviándome la mercancía o no. Gracias anticipadas y saludos fraternales desde Puerto Rico.

[@chandrafloyd7269]

I just ordered a sampler pack (and a few other things) and I can’t wait! 🎉

[@ColoringBliss]

Thank you so much for your order. I am very excited for you to give these papers a try.

[@FazartOrganization]

I love these colours and a really great overview of paper vs media.

[@mussquito]

What is the best type of paper for acrylic pigment markers like the Karin deco brush or posca markers?

[@thewitchef]

Thank you, that was a very informative video. I wish you'd tried Inktense pencils on the papers since they're not exactly watercolor, but the watercolor pencils probably give the closest impression of how they'd perform.

[@terilynn1071]

Ohh Black watercolor paper would be Awesome!! TFS Sweetie Hug's 💙🫂🌻🦋🥰

[@judihopewell2499]

What about activating wc pencils with other liquids? Oil spirits glycerin etc ? Next time.

[@jacquievanauken6394]

What paper would be the best for Inktense pencils or graftine pencils😊?

[@jasonballinger3549]

Hey Jennifer, Steve. Your channel is one of my absolute favourites ! Quick question, what paper is ideal for gel pen art ? I saw your vids on paper for everything else but nothing on gel pens ? Did I miss that video ?

[@krys6461]

Have been so curious about black watercolor paper but can't afford the learning investment. I'd definitely save aside to get a black watercolor version of the black paper mandala book you have in your shop.

[@ColoringBliss]

Good to know…thanks for the comment

[@juliashiver4957]

I am really enjoying my sampler with the four white papers. I'm going back and re-swatching my different mediums on the correct paper. It really makes a difference! The watercolor paper has been working great with my Epson Inkjet printer. How can you decide which is the best side on watercolor paper?

[@ColoringBliss]

So happy to hear you are enjoying your sampler pack of paper. Steve says you look for the texture in the watercolor paper…the side that has the peaks is the right side. FYI…I have had good luck coloring on both sides.

[@leenavadher4629]

Hey Jennifer I would like to get a couple of white papers sets for colouring pencils. I live in Dublin, Ireland. What would be the shipping charges please?

[@lavinadalkire4419]

I have a question how you keep gel pen so organize? I been working on organizing my gel pen. I some ideas.

[@ColoringBliss]

I store my gel pens by brand and keep them as horizontal as practical. If you are a member of our Coloring Academy, check out the “Fast Track to Gel Pens” workshops…I teach more storage ideas there.

[@victoriaarellano346]

I chose markers and mixed media

[@valerieb8006]

I think mixed media paper would have "foot hills" texture😄A Really Good video explaining all the differences and what ya'll have to offer!🙋👍

[@marytesta3003]

Great idea J&S!

[@ColoringBliss]

Thank you 😊

[@roseannmalone3169]

Very interesting demonstration, unfortunately I'm in the UK so cost of trying your pads and sample packs makes them too expensive but enjoy your videos.

[@ColoringBliss]

I wish we could find a good and affordable way to ship internationally.

[@lucyleereuther7594]

Or a rough w/c pper?

[@hsuehchingchang4962]

Hi Jennifer and Steve, thank you very much for doing this. I'm confused. In the video you said 40 sheets each type of pencil, marker and mixed media. But I do see only 20 sheets in the description $19.99 for 3. And each type of paper if you purchase individually, they are $5/20 sheets. Is there a typo?

[@geckonia]

My inkjet has pigmented ink it works with watercolor paper just fine.

[@ColoringBliss]

Great to know! Thanks.

[@amberjackson3451]

Your hair is pretty 😊

[@myownproductions333]

I NEED black watercolour paper, please! Also NEED grey toned paper! Fingers crossed.

[@pennylevalley9970]

s the best weight to use colored pencils and pastels and gel,pens.

[@M.v.C-t7u]

Watercolor paper..What's the right paper..... (I have Albrecht Durer - Faber Castell) Thanks for this video.

[@ColoringBliss]

Depends on so many factors. If you are printing on the watercolor paper like we do, then we recommend our watercolor paper. If you don’t need printing capabilities, then the sky is the limit. Depending on your budget, give the cold press (more tooth and texture) Arches a try.

[@lauras4472]

What is the best paper for swatching my colored pencils?

[@MelicaGrimes-lt2yu]

I love paper and pencils as well. The paper does matter to me today. Once upon a time, it didn't.

[@beckymadrid5894]

Paper IS everything

[@pennyranan709]

Do you have a black mandala coloring book for sale?

[@lachauntiswashington231]

these are great😁👍👍

[@ColoringBliss]

Thanks 😊

[@bette-annflood835]

I want to try the mixed media. I bought the tan. My printer not happy with it. My laser does print it but struggles.

[@ColoringBliss]

Sorry the tan paper isn’t working for your printer. 😢

[@bette-annflood835]

@@ColoringBliss I know. Cuz I love how it looks when it's colored. I was trying to order the mixed pack last night but I couldn't get it to work. I wanted everything but the colored pencil and the tan.

[@bette-annflood835]

@@ColoringBliss got it. Was tired last night. Today ordering so much more sense. Lol. Can't wait till my paper arrives.

[@Nora-jt9zy]

Hi there. You didn’t say anything about whether your watercolor paper is made of cellulose or cotton, or if it’s a blend. I would appreciate some information about that 😊

[@ColoringBliss]

I am not sure. I believe it is a blend because it doesn’t feel the same as my cotton papers.

[@Nora-jt9zy]

@@ColoringBliss thank you ❤️

[@creategirl1]

from April 17-27 I was in Internship. The place is called "happy design". I helped design Confirmation cards, Wedding cards and Tikki masks. Should also Design a flower wreath, a cross with Jesus, butterflies, dogs and teddy bears. Had so much fun. Now I am waiting to be notified whether I can be employed permanently.

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Can you print with a laser printer on black watercolor paper?

[@ColoringBliss]

Yes! But small illustration lines will be hard to see so pick an illustration with bold line work

[@lucyleereuther7594]

Did you try a hot press watercolor paper?

[@me04100]

What about intense pencils on marker pencils?

[@ColoringBliss]

I think you’re asking about Inktense pencils on marker paper? If that is the question, I would say they work similar to the watercolor pencils I used in these demonstrations. Watch for an upcoming Inktense video where we will be exploring this product more.

[@shannarablackwater7004]

With your mountains n hills etc how about mountains, hills and mounds

[@ColoringBliss]

Love it! Thanks.

[@judithf9297]

I don’t know as far as printers, I use different types of 140lbs watercolor paper,most 100% cotton and they go through my printer with no problems

[@ColoringBliss]

Sounds like you have an excellent printer. Enjoy!

[@gabrielamezone7572]

Please, which printer do you have? I am so frustrated with my printer

[@judithf9297]

@@gabrielamezone7572 I have a CANON TS-9000, that’s a color inkjet printer,but for watercolor it’s not good because it smears, so I have a BROTHER laser, HL-L2350DW but I purchased it like maybe 2-3 yrs ago,the cheapest really it’s B&W I only use it for watercolor paper or paper that I will use for watercolor pencils and I can use up to 140lb no problem, I have to feed it manually. I hope this helps

[@rving642]

@@judithf9297is your canon printer also able to handle the 140lb paper? I have that same printer but have been scared to try heavier than 80lb.

[@judithf9297]

@@rving642 yes I used 140lb paper with no problem. But I'm not using the tray underneath, I'm placing the paper in the back feeder

[@raquelmacfarlane3932]

I just want to use plain old wax crayons …what paper for that?

[@shannarablackwater7004]

N sorry I missed the live x

[@ColoringBliss]

We publish a video every week on Wednesday, hope to catch you live next time.

[@shannarablackwater7004]

What time please. I'm in the UK.

[@shannarablackwater7004]

I was gutted I missed u last night. Also could I plz ask if you are planning on doing a real time live event at some point.?

[@nhat-ld8bq]

Your short answer is pretty long!