How to Colour a Spooky Sky | Halloween Colouring with Colouring Heaven

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Gem, I do enjoy watching your color! I did go to the website but #96 is not available, but #93 Bad girls of Halloween is available is there a perhaps a number mix-up? Ah well always a joy to see your pages come to life! You get better as that is more important than any stream! I do hope you finish this page even if it is in a regular video spot. I do enjoy your multimedia approach to coloring books!

[@TheColourCave]

I have mixed them up.... I think it might be #93? Eagle Eye, 'Mr Pete' !

[@mjpete27]

@@TheColourCave “Michael” is fine Gem. Please take care and be safe!

[@diannhulen710]

Oh I'm late. Will watch replay

[@jaynethurston823]

Yes I would like to see you continue and finish this page. LOVE your spooky sky, will have to try my hand at it. 💜 from Saskatchewan Canada My mom's father was from Scotland.

[@nickimcpheehals572]

Your sky is wonderfully spooky! Happy outing with Mr. Gem. Working on a ranch/farm is a 24 hour a day job. Happy day when you get a break!

[@tereleegray3443]

Yes, this sky is very spooky, I'll be giving this one a try. I wouldn't have thought to use the chalk pastel over pencil, so thanks for that great idea. Would love to see you finish this one! Gran's philosophy is wonderful and so true.

[@FrankDudgeon]

Such a pleasure to watch you create. I can see coming back to this video in the future. You sound just fine, by the way. I'm a retired radio announcer, and I know that when you have a cold or congestion it does sound much worse to you "inside your head" than it sounds to the listener. Hope you continue to feel better.

[@TheColourCave]

I would LOVE to hear your radio announcer voice vs your normal voice - I pay very close attention to language, accents and inflection from years of working in call centres - I still have a 'telephone voice' for my clients, but it now changes depending on where in the country I'm calling!

[@FrankDudgeon]

@@TheColourCave For the first couple of years I was in radio I had to work at top-40 pop music stations and was required to do the high energy, over the top delivery - and I was terrible at it! Then in the 1970's and into the 80's I got to work at a few "alternative" commercial stations that played an eclectic mix of music, announcers chose their own playlists, and the approach was very conversational. Then I transitioned to what in the U,S. are called "public radio stations," non-profits usually allied with National Public Radio and again the tone was conversational. So my announcer voice was pretty much my real voice, just a smoother delivery than everyday conversation. Now I just sound like an old man - cuz I'm an old man. Interesting how you adopt a telephone voice for clients and adapt it to where the listener is. Very cool.

[@sueellens]

Thank you, Gem. Happy to see this video and I’d love to see more on this picture. Hugs.

[@mouradabahia]

gorgeous. im left handed too🎉❤

[@heathers_colorpalooza8789]

Awesome sky effect Gem. Thanks for sharing this technique. I’d definitely like to see how you choose to complete this page. I’m especially interested to see your technique for the fabrics and clothing. Those are some of the hardest things to color in my opinion. Thanks again and have a wonderful day as well as upcoming week. 😊

[@fuzzydragons]

the sky looks lovely 😀

[@Lionessfeather]

I've actually refilled a Micron before! I don't think it'd work on the brush nib ones, but on the fineliner nibs, it is actually possible. I just used normal India ink for it myself. Jelarts did a video on it ages ago, but the short gist of it is: gently pull out the metal part of the nib with pliers (very gently, especially on the finer nibs), using an eyedropper or syringe, drop some ink into the reservoir, and then put the metal part back on. Worked fine! I've refilled a plastic-nibbed brush pen (Tombow?) by just setting it in some ink and hoping capillary action would refill it, which also worked. I wouldn't want to try it on a proper (felt?) brush nib though, that might get squished. Maybe if I could rig something up so that it hangs suspended with the tip in the ink? Also love what you have done with that sky! I don't personally have patience for coloured pencils, but the works you create with them are amazing and I love watching along.

[@norwegiancolorist]

I really like your spooky sky Gem, thanks for sharing! ^^

[@angelacalder328]

Beautiful as always. Thank you gem and thank you for your note about the paint brushes what I recently purchased from the cave xx

[@TheColourCave]

Most welcome! Hope you have lots of fun ☺️

[@wendyellis6008]

fantastic video, would love to see you finish it, so l can try to copy it. l am struggling at the moment to work out what to colour and then do it with my hand that is getting steadily worse paralysis

[@KitarraChaosWeaver]

Wow, only took me half a week to actually catch up! I love the way the background turned out. I am with you on the fact that I generally don't use a colorless blender but it made a huge difference in this case! Love how smooth it looks! Hope you are feeling better by the live stream! I just started a new job so I may or may not be able to make it!

[@TheColourCave]

Of course it would be lovely to see you, but if not, I'm sure we will catch you another time. Congrats on the new job!

[@KitarraChaosWeaver]

@@TheColourCave Thank you! It's my dream job and I keep pinching myself that I got it so I am excited! Have fun on the livestream even if I can't be there!

[@blackrose538]

Now that looks amazing! :) I have an Artist's Soft Fixative for my charcoal and pencil adventures. It's also quite lovely. It seems that colds are far more persistant these days than they used to be. We have children in kindergarten unable to shake the symptoms for weeks. (But that might also be because parents bring their kids way before they're completely over it, not sure)

[@MrsBarnabas]

The 'persistent colds' this year are a result of Covid, Because we were in lockdown for so long, we caught less infections, which has lowered our resistance somewhat. For the same reason, the powers that be are nervous of a very bad flu season this winter. (A non-technical explanation of a medical explanation - I can't remember the names of the experts, but this is the gist of what was said.)

[@blackrose538]

@@MrsBarnabas I know. But Covid, lockdown and masks aren't the only reason for persistent colds. I've had coughs that lasted quite a long time before Covid, too. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But yes, social distancing is a huge reason for most people becoming ill more often now.

[@Thia-saurus]

I'd love to see this picture getting finished :) it looks great so far! I hope your congestion clears up soon... I can totally feel it when you say it's stuck in your skull (maybe because my sinuses started to act up for the third time this year)... such an awful feeling

[@TheColourCave]

I think it is my sinuses rather than my airways? Either way I’m so done with it!

[@Thia-saurus]

@@TheColourCave it could be.. sinuses are connected to everything in your face, throat, etc. it's a nice little cluster of yuk.. maybe have an ENT look at it?

[@loriann70]

Hi Gem! I hope you feel better soon! I have had a cold for almost 3 weeks and just can't shake it. I've been very much into playing Animal Crossing NH. I'm just now getting into it! Love your videos as always and can't wait for your livestream!

[@TheColourCave]

It's so good! I finally weaned myself off it, after amassing 1300 game hours... I highly recommend it. I hope you are feeling better soon too!

[@Mirrigold]

Yay more on this image (what I need to start colouring in myself in my magazine :D ) I'm the same as you, I hardly ever change pencil brands on the same picture, the only time I mix them up is when I'm using all my Derwents together. Yes please for the rest of the witch! ETA: Ask your doctor to prescribe you some carbocisteine (Mucodyne is the brand name) which is what I have as a left over consequence of the Swine Flu etc and it really helps to break down excessive mucus in the back of the throat/nose etc that you can't blow out. I have to take it every few weeks because my whole body now just doesn't work properly!

[@TheColourCave]

Interesting! I will see if I can get some of that, it sounds like what I am needing!

[@Mirrigold]

@@TheColourCave honestly it's a marvel, it basically helps dry up any excessive mucus etc and means you lose that horrible bunged up sinusy feeling. I get it quite a lot after the Swine Flu and associated complications as my lymphatic system's essentially shot!

[@marelizedutoit6320]

Oh my goodness. I have the same bug right now, and I have only been like this for about a week. And the sleep is the worse thing that has been affected. Seems its going to be a while feeling like this.

[@TheColourCave]

I'm so sorry, it is absolutely miserable - I hope you feel better soon!

[@dariavitale7325]

We need to head up the committee to propose new names for the Prismacolor pencils. Fabulous sky - which you must know that I will be appropriating somewhere along the line. I’m very excited to see you finish the page. What are you envisioning for the hat? I’m picturing a well worn dark purple/red/maroon velvet with bare spots although I’ve no idea how you translate that to the page.

[@TheColourCave]

Despite not being a Harry Potter fan, I’m totally getting Sorting-Hat vibes! So probably a distressed grey-blue.

[@dariavitale7325]

@@TheColourCave I’m a big Harry Potter fan. Read all books and seen all movies multiple times. The sorting hat is an excellent inspiration.

[@fabulousjaxx]

I had Covid even though I'm fully jabbed both of us tested positive and felt terrible . ,I'm exactly the same as you so is my husband we've been negative for 10 days but it won't go can't sleep exhausted the only thing that seems to help is sleep and lots of it , we've had it for 3 weeks now and We are on the mend but it's so slow Take care and hope you're better soon x

[@TheColourCave]

I tested negative for Covid, seems I just had a really bad flu bug - lots of people saying they turned a corner around the 3-week mark, so hopefully I won't be far off. I managed 2 three-hour snoozes last night, so things are looking up! I hope you and your household get better soon too! Sleep it off!

[@wendyellis6008]

fantastic video, would love to see you finish it, so l can try to copy it. l am struggling at the moment to work out what to colour and then do it with my hand that is getting steadily worse paralysis

[@TheColourCave]

I can sympathise with hand problems, I hope you still enjoy what you can do? It's looking like we will be finishing this off on the livestream tomorrow (Friday), so if you don't catch it live you can always watch the replay.