Coloring with Gel Pens & Glycerin

[@lagunabeachrecovery2301]

After losing my only child and husband both the grief is enormous!!!! Thank god for coloring. Your videos get me through the quintet lonely nights. I love the family environment. Most of all I love all the laughs that take place in the videos!!!❤️

[@AzazelsWings]

I hope you're well. ❤

[@annamarielewis7078]

I am watching in 2024 and you have aged beautifully 😍. I’m so enjoying your channel and I feel like you are a friend. I brought my mum coloring books and a myriad of supplies 👏👏👏 to encourage her to do her PT from her hip surgery. She’s very creative and we enjoy watching you on the giant TV while we color together.

[@Amanda.0317]

I work in a mall Jennifer and i take art supplies to the mall too 🤣 and i get panicky as well if i go too long out the house without art supplies. Even if i dont use them for the time, need em just in case!

[@shawntellniece1]

Ive been colorjng for years and had no idea that there are actually sites you could go to for advise, tips, tricks and help with new techniques, thank you so much.

[@lilybarry4520]

Holy hell woman you’re killin me! Paint already the suspense is killin me

[@gaylem4333]

You are a lot of fun!! Yes, we all have our bad days. Coloring helps me to chill out. I am actually an artist (worked as a graphic designer) but I find coloring a soothing activity. The decision making is easier than working on my own work.

[@maddier1388]

I’m amazed. You are some kind of inventive artist....did I even know anything before?

[@user-of8nl7wr5d]

I lost my mom almost a year ago and coloring really helps me I just found you guys

[@s.e.hebert7307]

Oooh oooh! ASMR video of color pencils and chisel-tip (fall dry) swooshing across thick paper in a cushioned pad line-after-line, and soft electric or in-hand pencil sharpener !!

[@sharonpeterson2378]

OMG! I never even dreamed you could do this with gel pens. This was eye opening and so beautiful! I'm a rubber stamper but have gotten into everything coloring. . I got sick and spent time in long recovery (not a stroke) but turned to coloring and colored pencils just to get my hand eye coordination back, and my hand coordination. Great video. There iis so much interesting to learn!

[@kimwahl703]

I’m in my pyjamas all the time because I’m sick all the time with a lot of issues my kidneys are only working at half capacity my back has operated on twice and the second surgery let me in as I’ve got Bad ostial arthritis and a lot of auto immune diseases it all started when I was 42 and now I’m in the chair or I’m in bed I’m so proud of you you are so talented at your work I watch all your videos keep on Truckin they say and I say so keep in good health because I want to watch lots of colouring from you

[@debbielewis9945]

I love that sound of sharping and colored pencils across the pay

[@bleachedout805]

You have some of the best blending techniques. Hope you and your hubby are doing well too! You both seem very nice and the content is great!

[@debbielewis9945]

I use coloring for anxiety. I love listening to music and coloring

[@melissalong7387]

Hey Jennifer! I love the idea of "The Sounds of Coloring" either in a video or as downloadable tracks...such a great idea. I also love the sound of pencils when you pick up several from the table 😁💙💚💜🧡

[@brenhark]

watch you guys over and over again...you are good for my soul.

[@ColoringBliss]

You are so sweet💜💜💜

[@sharonpeterson2378]

This was a really great and interesting video! I was watching a Color It video and you popped up at the end. I never would have guessed glycerin with gel pens. For a while, until Covid lockdowns was in a coloring group and we were using gel pens and nobody knew about this. YOu do really great on this video. I'll look for more of you.

[@brendahall5474]

I love ur shows,ty so much for being you,I think you be an awesome friend and so talented....just thank you

[@BeardedBarley1]

Thanks so much for the glycerin tip. My daughter-in-law found that she really enjoyed the medium of gel pens...which was AMAZING since she typically is not into artsy things like I am. But she hated that the finished product looked so stripy. I suggested water and a brush, but it just ruins normal coloring book pages because, as you know, the paper is not made for it. So she’ll be so happy when I suggest the tip of laying down the glycerin and then coloring it with the gel pen. Genius! Thanks again.

[@kathleenscheetz7095]

So glad I found your channel. Lots of great ideas!!

[@MrsDanielle1986]

Omg!! I thought me And my husband were the only weirdos to watch Bob Ross to fall asleep!! He had such a soothing voice.

[@24get24give]

for hand pain, you might try a wrist brace, I know it sounds funny, but it does help to hold your wrist straight, which helps the nerves stay aligned; I had carpal tunnel surgery twice 1x in each hand, and after I recovered, I still found my hands hurting when I typed a lot, or painted, or whatever, but if I put on my old braces it got better, it's worth a try anyway, also, I had an occupational therapist who told me to use foam curlers over pens, pencils, etc, much cheaper than the real ting

[@jacobontiveros7021]

I’m coloring now , and randomly found you channel

[@belindajones9431]

I have fibromyalgia and other things that limit my abilty to be involved in my life. I color and crochet to keep my sanity.

[@carolharper268]

I have fibromyalgia too, I’ve recently been on a pain management course and it was fantastic. Don’t do any occasion for more than twenty minutes. It was done by Plymouth Hospital, in 🇬🇧 uk

[@darlene6969]

I agree with the stress free and cognitive skills after I had a stroke on November 5th, 2016, I had it in my room and my doctors thought that it was one of the best things I was doing.

[@Kathyat70]

Coloring is great to take your mind off of pain. I have spinal stenosis. I can forget about it when I concentrate on coloring.

[@tinaharrison3502]

I love to color to relax and inspire me.

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

I love coloring with glitter gel pens. I have found that the neon pens are harder to get a super easy flow and it’s really hard to get them to not show streaks. To combat this, I take a dry Qtip and blend them in. It gives it a great “stained glass look”. I would love to use glycerin and see what that does for it.

[@cateyes3813]

Hi! It was so nice to have this video playing in the background whilst I was doing swatches (I do very detailed swatches for all my pens - just focusing on gel pens for most of the last year and just doing the final few packs I’ve bought this year. I do swatch charts by brand and am then going to also do a chart for each of the different colours by types on their own, eg I’ll do Pink in all of my gel pen brands/sets in Classic, another page of all the pinks in Neons that I have, all the pastel pinks on another page etc. it’s an enormous task as I have hundreds of gel pens in all the different brands, singular purchases etc. It’s a huge job but it will end up making it a LOT faster in the future when I’m doing a colouring job and I want say a very particular pink colour, for example. My swatch pages have actually started to become an art project of their own). But yeah I spend so much of my time alone, it was great to feel like I had “company”. You guys are all so nice - the kind of people you wish were your friends 💖 Anyway, I noticed you mentioned Ashleigh (? not sure re spelling) and that she was using “The Gel Writer” Gel Pens, at one point. I’ve tried to google that brand and nothing seems to come up. Is Gel Writer a particular brand and, if so, do you know where I could purchase any? Thanks and I really like your videos - they are fun but also very educational. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@mitziwegand3788]

I love your channel!! Would you consider doing an episode about different ideas of what we can do with our colored pages. Ex: gift bag, ect.

[@lindajones-johnson4524]

I reduce mine on my printer in color. Then I cut them for the front of my homemade greeting cards. I also decoupage mine on wooden objects like boxes. I used to reduced color copy for this project too. Hope this helps.

[@suegaines3714]

Enjoyed this video so much. You all helped lift me up on a down day!!! Thank you so much❤️

[@sharontuckerlewis7325]

I am not only in my pj’s...I’m in the bed and it is 11:06 pm. You come up with the most awesome techniques. Headed to Hobby Lobby Monday to pick up some glycerine. I just don’t know where the soap department is. Not sure our store has one.

[@suewilkinson910]

I know it's long past the live event. But I love the fact that your nails, your blouse and your picture all match :-)

[@mountaingrandmama]

This is the first channel that I have found that has made the connection between coloring and healing. It is so much more pleasant (and cheaper too!) than therapy, it is therapy!! I am 6:00 minutes into the video and I can already feel my soul expand and lighten. I feel that I have found a safe haven to relax and create. Thank you so much for sharing your time to help ALL. By the way, you and the man you have on this video energy shooting back and forth is like an enchanting dance flowing and supporting each other. Nice. What can I do to help you grow?

[@ColoringBliss]

I’m so glad you found us and welcome to our channel ❤️❤️

[@sharonstrangman1007]

What does it do to a white gel pen ? Does it bring it out ?

[@s.e.hebert7307]

Here's my idea: a travel tape pallet inside an airtight container ?? Like the WC paint sheets, and it could spray to keep it moist, with a dab of glycerin or a travel bottle.... With index cards for sketching, all fits flat in your pocket. Actuallly an Altoid tin would be perfect

[@hienbrown9272]

Jennifer I like they way do the color

[@verayancey2014]

Thanks for bringing live events to You Tube. I’m one of the rare peeps who hate Facebook!

[@josephinemcfarlane5756]

I don't do Facebook

[@bearball49]

I am a second. I have an account on FB but try to avoid it, too much drama.

[@rainweed1126]

I color when I am having bad anxiety. It helps!

[@kirstencourtney8792]

Me too!

[@belindajones9431]

i love artezia watercolor pencils and crafty croc gels

[@tracyandrea9214]

I listen to audiobooks when I color and get lost. Before I know it 4 to 6 hours are lost to me lol

[@janethopper3462]

I'm just getting back into colouring. I really used to go mad on gel pens. I'm now buying other mediums to experiment with so trying not to spend too much.

[@lagunabeachrecovery2301]

Good luck to you. I hope you succeed. I’ve tried over and over to conserve on spending. Unfortunately it seems to be increasing! I’ve tried to try other media, however I love the shine and speediness that goes along with using gel pens. ❤️

[@fv3503]

Hi . Thank you so much for 5 days coloring boost . It was awesome, my favorite was the skin tutorial bonus. I have a question about the brands of glitter gel pens . What is your favorite brand to use to color ? I love Sakura but want to get another similar great pen set .

[@R_Ur_eyeswideshut1917]

Love your videos! And your website, which I'm a happy member of 😀 After I watched this the 1st time I tried the glycerin and my brush is a cheap one as well as my gel pens. I got flustrated and decided to rub the pen on my finger then dip my finger into the glycerin and finger paint. Woohoo it looks so pretty 😍 you should try it if you haven't yet.

[@guyhiebert]

At 15:18 you said you have to give your brush a hair cut I think you meant Brush cut

[@kathleenabbott853]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING I LEARNED I ALOT TONIGHT

[@danyelhudon458]

You can make your paper waterproof by applying ModPodge mat spray on Amazon coloring paper quality as exemple and then coloring it on by using any kind of medium on! Hope this tip will be useful to someone! 😊

[@kelleyoneal2578]

What kind of brushes do you use? Brushes for acrylic paint or watercoloring?

[@jayneposey417]

Hi. Very pretty coloring. I don’t know much about gel pens but can you tell me all the ways or the most popular ways to use gel pens. Thanks!

[@kirstencourtney8792]

Hello! I find fancy gel pen coloring fascinating and am learning the methods myself so can't tell you much yet, but I can tell you that in my case, I find simply filling in the color in the space is the most therapeutic for gel pen coloring therapy for anxiety and stress. I try not to focus on the "art" of it, but rather the process and feel of the flow of the gel as I fill in the space. I find it "satisfying" I guess and it helps me relax and process my thoughts. The little bit of the artsy part that I do focus on somewhat is trying to find colors that go well together and I think glitter pens have a beautiful look. I also prefer to outline the inside edge of the coloring area to help keep from going over the lines. I prefer pens that are very juicy and thick and fill in the spaces faster with less "lines" showing up when it dries. I find the glitter and metallic pens are best for this. I prefer the Gel Writers so far for this from the types I have tried. I think the Jelly Roll pens have beautiful glitter colors but the tips tend to tear up the paper for the type of coloring I do. Although I mostly color for therapy, I've found that I also like art, and am excited to learn more techniques for when I'm coloring just for art! Enjoy your journey!

[@brenhark]

love watching you guys...from Australia,your cheery faces are abnoxious.

[@annamarielewis7078]

I’m pretty sure you didn’t mean to say that. These are the most charming people on KZbin.

[@user-41wwe]

Cancel great do you use your art coloring to help lift chair sometimes make a card

[@LexiandAimee123]

How about using an Art Stick to lay your hand on the art stick over your work?

[@TheRealMythril]

Glycerine comes in two forms, both are chemically identical, what differs is the source of the chemical. It comes from either Pig/Cow fat, or vegetable oil, hence the standard glycerine and vegetable glycerine.

[@tweetyk474]

Than you for the info. I did not know that.

[@misskimpegues]

Could you please tell about a set of 72 count lokss coloring pencils

[@sherrymazza2133]

Where do I get glycerin and what kind of glycerin?

[@marciamullings3787]

Can you use any tape

[@MoistMage69]

I'm in my pjs watching this 🙂 lol

[@kipster2882]

I want to join your coloring community:)

[@sherrymazza2133]

Where do I get glycerin?

[@AprilSarah]

Do you steam live every Wednesday? I love that you do this.

[@pollyweinmann5082]

I have two Maltese a Male named Mackabee and a female named Tovah. Also a precious female Morkie named Leah one of the four matriarchs from the old testament. And a male Rat Terrier named Pierce. He is the oldest. We all live full time in a 42' RV.

[@GailMarie1972]

Can I use Wilson Glycerin? It was all my Michaels had.

[@TheRealMythril]

+Rocifer64 stretch your hands out before during and after colouring, it can help. You can also consider using shaped pencil grips. Massaging with arnica gel can help when you get the hand pain. Work with layering colour rather than pressing harder. Using circular motions rather than forward and back or side to side can help too.

[@Jo_WillowingSpirit]

Question. Where do you get the half round marker holders to the left of your desk? Also WOW! In all my years of doing art I never thought, nor heard, of doing this technique with glycerine and gel pens! AMAZING, can not wait to try, just had back surgery so it will be a few weeks, but I need this sunshine in my life too! thank you! Now that I have found you I believe you need to start a colored pencil addicts group! I get dizzy and giddy with the colors! 😉

[@kirstencourtney8792]

Hello, my name is Kirsten and I am a gel pen addict. Colors, glitter, fruity smells, oh my! 😳😱😂

[@kirstencourtney8792]

The funny thing is, I started coloring for therapy. I started with crayons, worked up to the largest box of colors, then twistsables, pencils, markers, but when I hit gel pens...now I'm addicted to them. So many colors, so much glitter, so many varieties, so much smoothness! 😲 And sometimes I can't even stop coloring now. 😭😂

[@pamelastephens4388]

I missed both live events tonight but just finished the replay on FB. So excited for this. I just received in the mail some Caliart gels and excited to try with you. Love you Jennifer:-)

[@patriciamcparland5911]

Coloring helps me relax a lot I’ve been sick for the past 4 1/2 years I do coloring a lot and I also do some knitting and crocheting but the coloring is really helping me a lot and I’m gonna be going in for surgery in less than four weeks and I’ll be laid up for quite a while and I’m bringing this to the hospital with me I’m going to use the colored pencils not the gel’s there

[@debbielewis9945]

I need coloring in my life right now. My son & his girl have went their different ways. They have a baby together. It’s the children who suffer

[@sharontuckerlewis7325]

What is the brand of your mixed media paper and where do you purchase it?

[@debbielewis9945]

I love colored pencils. I just got castle art pencils in a case. They are nice but they aren’t Prismacolor. Lol

[@lynndecamp5541]

You were talking about paper towards the end of the video and I’m wondering if there is paper available that is larger than 8 x 12 and what the brand may be. Also what is the brand of paper that your husband was talking about?

[@TOBYCAT93]

Hi Jennifer I'm watching you in my pjs all the way from here in Australia Mind you its 8.30 pm here. But hey loved watching you. Hope your day gets better for you. Hugs take care Carolyn 😘

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Use Arnica for hand pain.

[@crystallove742]

Jen can i use skin glycerin because that's only thing I can find in rita aid Walmart and food store

[@annamarielewis7078]

Yes, as long as it is just glycerin.

[@kimrichmond6308]

I miss reading the chats transcripts, please turn on that feature in the future.

[@TheRealMythril]

Kim Richmond they are on the right hand side at the recommended next video bit!

[@szcze]

Would you explain why use ink from pens if you can get ink in bottles? Is not using "conventional" bottles easier?

[@annamarielewis7078]

I use ink to paint with, much like watercolor.

[@carolharper268]

It’s not lighter in tone, it’s more transparent, more layers makes it darker.

[@relax_everythingsok7177]

👋In my night gown

[@dyanegelston6502]

Every thing is roughhHow do I join your club

[@ColoringBliss]

Visit our website and look for Coloring Academy. If you have further questions, just send them to Steve via [e-mail]

[@sharontuckerlewis7325]

Can you use glycerin with gel pens as well?

[@sharontuckerlewis7325]

You just answered my last question.

[@anushreesengupta5053]

I actually use water on gel pen drawings with a water brush pen and it looks almost like watercolor

[@ColoringBliss]

So many ways to use gel pens in our art! Thanks for sharing your ideas ❤️

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Could you color on the paper then pick up some glycerin to blend?

[@lylebobroske5172]

Hey....... no shame in pajamas! Lol. Karen from Canada

[@daisy3690]

ty!

[@verayancey2014]

Yeah for jammy day! I get more accomplished in jammies than getting dressed. 👍🏻

[@jackiehull1469]

I'm in my jammies!

[@evelynwaddell454]

Good God - I've got the speed up to 1.5 and it's still taking FOREVER to get to the point.

[@annamarielewis7078]

Fast forward friend

[@magical571]

I really don't get it...i figured all this on my own while still a kid...

[@jennyponix5366]

🤚🏼

[@GcOGc01981]

try stretching your hands and fingers before you start to limber them up and also during your coloring.

[@TheRealMythril]

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[@sherrymazza2133]

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[@steviewright5396]

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[@karinkoen9767]

Tab-tab, tab-tab, tab-tab....love your ideas but 16 min in, no colouring yet

[@annamarielewis7078]

Fast forward, friend

[@pollyweinmann5082]

Does your husband and the only family income being laid off count as a hardship?

[@susanwalker8981]

No disrespect but you talk way too much! Fo more coloring!

[@annamarielewis7078]

Just fast forward. It’s her channel and her community.

[@truebe01]

you talk too much - you lost me after 14 minutes where you still hadn't done anything

[@lagunabeachrecovery2301]

I love her talking!