Coloring for beginners in 'The Lost ocean'. Part 3. Background

[@isabelleballery4978]

Bonjour et merci beaucoup pour ce moment magique passé en votre compagnie. C'est juste superbe je vous admire. A bientôt 😘😘

[@cateyes3813]

This is by far the best tutorial, example to follow etc that I’ve ever seen on anything from Lost Ocean/Romantic Country. 95% of all the others had really ghastly background music (one particular one had Adagio G by Albinone - what I call “The Ultimate Funeral Song” on repeat for the entire 1+ hours of the colouring/speed colouring, I had to mute it), the person doesn’t explain what they’re doing or how to get the effect they managed to get on some of the more complex parts of their colouring. And I’ve looked at a LOT of these over the past few days, trying to find something that did not have background music (my thoughts on that are that if I wanted background music whilst watching someone speed drawing something for over an hour, that I’ll choose my own music) and the person did not explain in any way what they were doing. Your video here is amongst only a few KZbins -out of hundreds that i sat through/fast forwarded that you actually explain what you’re doing and is actually extremely helpful. So yay! 😁 This is a great video! I’m subscribing to you just on this video alone cos it’s so good and it really is extremely hard to find anything like what I was looking for. So thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. It’s extremely helpful 🙏 ♥️ from Australia 🇦🇺

[@mary-joromero8821]

Brilliant technique for the background and beautiful colors you used for the two pages!

[@BReno-mm3if]

You are such a wonderful teacher! Thank you so much for showing us how to do this!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I'm glad that it was helpful

[@cateyes3813]

Wow! Cutting out those waves from card stock was such a good idea!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I'm very happy that this video was helpful!

[@jayteadesigns]

The way that you did the water background is awesome!

[@bkallima]

Beautiful! Thank you for taking the time to show us you techniques. I will definitely try them.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you for watching! I hope it will be useful.

[@karenbrown66]

Thanks for the tutorial. I'm looking forward to trying your background idea. It's very pretty and gives your work a nicely finished look.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I love using this idea with soft pastels and white pencil, currently I do a picture with white pencil snowflakes and soft bluish-violet pastel background...

[@alejandrabosc201]

You did a great job

[@melissalong7387]

Just awesome! I look forward to trying your technique 😁

[@marjoriesanchez5660]

Thank you for posting this video. It's amazing how you did the background. I am new at this and your art is Beautyful.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you Marjorie! I consider soft pastels the best and the quickest way to obtain interesting backgrounds in our coloring books!

[@Westeross]

Great idea Elena!!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much Kate!

[@visty6]

Hello Alena, this is not for beginners, maybe you think of beginner paintings, but believe me that I know a lot of people who think they are great and that they are not over them, but they would not have done this for nothing. Your creations and use of colors are absolutely perfect and I like all your paintings. Continue on to work. I am your faithful listener and I love everything you create :) ♥ I apologize for the bad translation, I used the translator

[@debbiecullen4059]

Hello...Well I am a beginner...I have got the Lost Ocean Bk and am working my way thru it...I like working with colouring pencils... I wish to say U r so talented at what u do...I think my issue is I'm scared to mix my colours... I'm currently beginning to attempt shading and learning about light sources...shading technique's... I hope one day I am able to colour a picture as beautifully as u do xxx Hugz xx

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! Lost Ocean is so inspiring book, I'm sure You'll color it beautifully! And with all those fantastic fishes you can have fun and play with colors, mix them as you wish and study which colors work better together. And thanks fot watching my video!

[@debbiecullen4059]

Coloring with Alena Yes Thanku Alena...I'm learning such a lot ov amazing technique's thru your videos...Its nice to see what my colouring was like when first began to where its come already...THANKU n looking forward to watching more ov your videos xx

[@TheArtSpirits]

This is amazing Alena. You are extremely talented:-)

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you, you're very kind!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much! Your kind words ecnourage me to continue!

[@angieraybet3543]

Hola.! Que lindo trabajo, me inspiras a dibujar. Saludos 😁

[@ColoringwithAlena]

¡Gracias por ver mi video! ¡Tenga un rato feliz con colorear!

[@kathyann1353]

I have always wondered how people achieved this effect. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

I'm happy that it was helpful!

[@myliveincolor4211]

❤️

[@FloydeneNorred]

How do you get your books to open so nicely? Could you make a video on how to do that?

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Well, I have no idea--ability to open fully and to lay flat depends only from the quality of binding. Here I use Ukrainian edition and it easy lays flat. Usually when I start to color in the new book with tight binding I put something heavy on the edges of pages and after some time book is adjusted to lay more flat

[@FloydeneNorred]

@@ColoringwithAlena Thank you for your quick response. That explains a lot.

[@Leszek1969]

Great job. Can you tell which white gel pen you used?

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! It's Marvy Gel Reminisce

[@Leszek1969]

Thanks :)

[@dwilson2548]

Hello Elena well I am finished I must say it looks pretty good I copied your work almost identically however I had a little issue with my sales well I have Black Sails on my boat now let's just say but it's okay thank you so much you are a fantastic teacher two questions the first as I am a newbie coloring for only two months I started out with prismacolors Premier what pencils do you use most and prefer as I look very forward to coloring and some of your newer books however I noticed you use a variety of pencils I think I'm going to need to get to pencil you use to follow along I think my second book will dogdamar book I've seen in your vids again thank you very much my background came out okay also

[@judylopatin4378]

Hi Alena! What are you using to apply the pastels..? And it that a box cutter you're using to make shavings from the pastel stick?

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Usually I use paper stumps, they look like this amzn.to/3GVs5EM , some manufacturers make them harder, some - softer, in various sizes, so it's convenient to do backgrounds even around very intricate images. And I use the most simple and cheap stationery knife like this amzn.to/3AViBFI (sorry I'm not sure what is box cutter, probably the same thing)

[@uditachatterjee]

Can you tell me what pencil is this?

[@ColoringwithAlena]

All picture colored with Faber-Castell Eco and Marco Renoir Aquarelle pencils. For the white lines on the background I used Marco Renoir, but you could use any white or pale blue. Dry pastels doesn't stick to any pencils.

[@uditachatterjee]

Thank you Alena. I just loved this technique of colouring the background. I have Lost Ocean with me and haven't yet tried this technique with dry pastels before. I look forward to more of your colouring videos.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Udita Chatterjee Thank you! I'm planning to do more videos with coloring in the Lost Ocean.

[@crmcsys1214]

Thank you for sharing your "beams of light" technique. As another commenter wrote, I too have difficulty selecting colors, let alone thinking to add details like bubbles or making changes to fish patterns. It's a pleasure seeing your work. I was surprised you buffed your pastel over the pencil colors. I could not detect a change in the colors. Is that due to your brand of pencil? I use Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, which are oil based so the colors are blendable. (I cannot view your answer to Udita re the pencil brand.) Or is it your choice of pastels? I was going to get Pan Pastels: www.panpastel.com/about.html If you think the reason your pencil colors are not affected by the pastels because of the pastel brand you use, what is the brand? Final question: What is the brand name of your white pen, and what is the point or tip size?

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you for watching and for your kind words! For this picture I used cheap wax based Faber-Castel Eco pencils and Marco Renoir watercolour pencils, budget Mygyo soft pastels (it's Korean brand). I never have any changes in colored areas if I applied pastels over it. In the beginning I covered all areas with Derwent Burnisher to add some kind of wax cover, but then I saw a great video of Peta Hewitt. She demonstrated that even over the pencils layer there will be no changes in colour. Sorry for my explanation and for my English. Just watch great video of Peta, she will explain better : kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5yalK1ura6je7M

[@ColoringwithAlena]

My favorite white gel pen ( and honestly only one available in my country ))))))) - Marvy Reminisce gel pen with 1mm ball.

[@crmcsys1214]

Coloring with Alena I appreciate your quick response and for patiently answering all my questions. I saw the Peta Hewitt video too. I tend not to press hard when I color and I think she explained the pastels didn't affect the pencil colors in one sample when she pressed hard on the paper. When she applied a blending pencil to another sample, it provided a protective layer. I'm guessing by the time you finish blending your pencil colors (with or without a blending pencil?), they are impervious to pastels. And that's why your images are beautiful. Not only do you have an eye for color but you know how to layer the colors. I have a blender pencil but never knew about burnishing until you told me. My Faber Castell Polychromos pencils are oil-based, not wax-based, so a protective layer of blender and/or burnish will, I think, be necessary if I am to take the big step into pastels. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work and for your generous advice.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

You're welcome! Unfortunately I don't own any oil-based pencils so I can't test them with soft pastels. Anyway I think burnisher will help to keep your picture shiny and clear.