My favorite art supplies for

My set of soft pastel - amzn.to/2Qj5IxS
Acrylic paints - amzn.to/2x2lSVu
'White Nights' watercolors - bit.ly/3bCBjUd
Finetec Pearl Watercolor Paint Set of 12 - amzn.to/2CQMfvK or bit.ly/2SQS7i2
Turner acrylic gouache - bit.ly/37qVp0v
Neocolor II crayons - bit.ly/38EUPxq or amzn.to/2UQ1ctW
Ways to support channel:
Patreon page - / coloringwithalena
Ko-fi (one-time donation) - ko-fi.com/color...
AmazonUSA Influencer shop - www.amazon.com...
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If you have any questions or suggestions to color together a specific picture - let me know in the comments. I speak English, Italian and understand French.

[@thatsaniceboulder1483]

I sat here with my mouth open. You are amazing. Just breathtaking. I’m struggling with feeling hopeless and inadequate now but you are giving me something to aim at. I bow to your talent Alena.

[@vanessaellermann9206]

Your coloring is stunning! Thank you for sharing. I need to practice with all these mediums. The only thing I seem to be good at is buying supplies.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much Vanessa! I'm sure that sooner or later you will start to use all your supplies. I'm convinced that the best pictures we can get by combining various mediums, so you have a lot of fun ahead of you experimenting with all your supplies

[@havingalotafun]

NOT boring AT ALL learned a lot! LOVELY

[@luissegovia1932]

Alena, love your style of coloring backgrounds and animals and flowers , love your videos. Hope you are safe, very sorry what’s happening to your country, prayers for all of you in Ukraine.

[@mariesecoy6110]

Your colored pages are exquisite. I didn't want this video to end!

[@savannahcosmicspots3439]

Your finished pictures are gorgeous I wish I could colour like you ...

[@melissascoloringandmulti-taski]

I like your flower book.

[@user-zn1cq3en8p]

Thanks so much Alena. Very insightful. Carla

[@Soperline]

Thank you alena for your partage

[@saraharris2699]

Your backgrounds are beautiful! Thank you for sharing!!

[@TinBoxTube]

Very inspirational and amazing backgrounds. I need to try more methods. Thank you.

[@MrsBeasleys1111]

Your art is beautiful.

[@Colors_in_the_attick]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge 💚 Love your color alongs.

[@catlady256]

Your work is amazingly beautiful 🤩

[@BlueSkies09]

Beautiful backgrounds. I’m going to practice Neocolor II.

[@leesanchez8432]

Thank you for showing us your work and giving an in depth commentary on how you approach your color work and how to use different mediums. You make many good points and was NOT babbling! Most of all you let us know that it takes a lot of time and practice and hard work to achieve such an impressive level of ability.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you, I'm glad that it was helpful! What I was trying to explain, is that during my first year of coloring backgrounds terrified me and only with time and practice I started to fell more confident, so people don't have to be discouraged by their first failed attempts.

[@melissascoloringandmulti-taski]

Your coloring is beautiful.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much!

[@DisplayofColor]

I could stare at all your colored images backgrounds and all! I would love to know what makes you choose the colors, style, designs or inspiration making the layout of your backgrounds. Truly, your colored/painted images are true works of art. Th am you for sharing so clearly a lot of information of your many mediums of experience you gained in making the backgrounds. 🙏🏻

[@sambabird7]

I love your watercolor backgrounds! They seem the most complex and interesting.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! For a long time I was afraid to do backgrounds, but now I enjoy to mix paints and to use watercolors together with other mediums

[@Camilla_Sundholm]

❤ wow you are so talented! Amazing work! ❤And thank you for all the information. I will watch all tour videos how you color.

[@699jude]

I have always admired your backgrounds Alena, those exquisite marbled finishes are my favourites, and even your simplest ones are well thought out. Any words on how you produce them is always informative, but even if it wasn't, I would still watch the whole way through just to see again your beautiful colourings!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I always remember how terrified I was as a beginner when I needed to do something with the background. Now I feel more confident but still each time background is a challenge because it's such an important part of the coloring...

[@sandraperkins203]

Beautiful!!!

[@leslieladyhawke]

Your pages area amazing! So much talent and patience! Thank you for your encouraging words to not worry about mistakes.

[@margaretknight8690]

Your colouring is gorgeous!! Great to pick up tips from you to help in my own work.

[@janisswanner1807]

This was awesome. You are my favorite artist on KZbin. There is noone better . I'm blown away with your talent. God BLESS you always. Thanks for sharing. Great great awesome BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[@NessysSanctuary]

Thank You

[@CristinaTeixeiraTV]

mazing work! Thanks for sharing and your teaching. All the best to you.

[@jennytillmans3568]

You are way too modest, beautiful colorings, very,very beautiful backgrounds !

[@joanporter916]

You can make any picture absolutely beautiful. Thank you

[@elizabethe3046]

I am still very challenged by backgrounds! Yours look so amazing and inspire me to try more of your techniques. 😄

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you dear Elizabeth! I'm happy that video was inspiring

[@rootwoman123]

Excellent information. Thank you for your generosity.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

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

[@ellietodd393]

So helpful

[@ColoringwithAlena]

I'm very happy to hear it!

[@debbien.3315]

Your pictures are all so beautiful! Very good information. I agree with soft pastel background being the easiest for beginners. It's the first different thing I tried after pencil. Another benefit it it saves your pencils.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

I agree with you - soft pastel is easy for beginners because you can do background very quickly, can use it on any paper and easily erase it if something goes wrong. It looks much better also comparing to backgrounds made with uneven and untidy huge pencils strokes.

[@edeez1975]

Love your work

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you

[@Syhko]

Thank you so much for this video and your beautiful art. As a beginner, I was seeing so many beautiful backgrounds and not sure which mediums were being used to achieved the different effects and this video really helped me with that! Also, I didn't find any comment with timestamps, maybe this will help someone (and myself as I might watch this video again in the future 😁): 0:39 soft pastel 6:28 acrylic paint 10:56 gouache 11:30 neocolor ii 14:42 watercolor 20:30 regular pencils

[@strawbrryfld1]

Beautiful work ! Just Beautiful ! You are far from boring ! It was a very good tip to use the less interesting pages for practicing ! 😊

[@ginabirks4910]

I love your coloured pictures, they look like you have given a lot of thought to choosing the colours.

[@kellymohr4186]

Your work is the most beautiful and insipiring pages. You are such an encouraging person and you are far from boring. Thank you for sharing.

[@NikkiinNiagara]

Thank you so much Alena! Very useful information and your pictures are just beautiful.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much Nikki!

[@neenee56]

Thank you for sharing your lovely pictures. They are absolutely gorgeous. And, no, the video was not at all boring; quite the opposite. :)

[@Coloryourheartout]

Your coloring is so amazing. Thanks for sharing your beautiful techniques with us.

[@jamijohnson6144]

Wow! You are unbelievably talented!😃 I just didn't want this video to end. I could look at your finished pages all day. They're so beautiful! Just...wow! Good for you! I only wish I could do what you're able to do! Thank you for sharing.

[@KSoul9292]

Thank you for this video. I love all of your pictures and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have learned so much from watching your videos.

[@sandywilkie1671]

This video was certainly not boring. The Information you shared was so helpful . Thank you so much for doing this video and sharing both your knowledge and your beautiful pictures Take care

[@pamobryan5455]

Thank you very much! I could NEVER color as beautiful as you but I will try

[@sherleysreallife]

Your coloring is beautiful. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@deedeebattle2522]

Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration.

[@2pause2]

thanks for all your suggestion I have struggled with a watercolor background I will try some of your ideas thanks again for all your help

[@OnyxFyre]

Thank you so much for this! I am a beginner colorist, and this video was just what I was looking for! Your coloring is such an inspiration!

[@MisTikkalRosy]

Thank you for sharing, it was informative and helpful, and a joy to see your finished pictures. Beautifully done.

[@deb.e.mixedmedia]

Thank you for sharing! Your work is so beautiful! 🎨💖

[@karenbannister3887]

Absolutely stunning work, Alena! I will need to go and make a start on my books 😎👍

[@phoeniciaaltaire4269]

Thank you Alena! That was very useful, as you say, backgrounds can be very challenging. Your work is absolutely amazing!

[@beautifulpaola1]

Brilliant work!! Absolutely stuning!

[@sez727]

thanks for a great video :)

[@lauren_read_color]

Thank you so much, Alena You have given me so many fantastic ideas for backgrounds.

[@samsmom1491]

Not boring at all. I've been coloring for about two and a half years and have yet to tackle a background. I am going to do it on the page I'm doing now in one of Maria Trolle's books. I was researching and I saw this. I should've known you had covered this. Thank you for your wonderful instructions and beautiful colorings. Happy New Year, btw. May this year bring peace to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@krissykolorjunki5304]

I really enjoyed your information on trying out background art mediums and how each type felt to you. It is good information and helpful.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I'm glad that it was helpful!

[@montserratcastilloludwig6025]

All that you do is a work of art❤️ I’m learning a lot from you . I wish that my pages can be so beautiful like yours

[@jessicabenavides1095]

Best video! I could look at your art all day!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so-o-o-o much dear Jessica! 💟

[@danamelton9066]

Thank you, Alena!

[@jacquelinehainge8334]

Gorgeous work, beautifully, enchanting really, very inspiring. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@lisad424]

This is very helpful. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain each medium and your process for each.

[@maggiepentecost7816]

Lovely work alena! Yr bkgrs are an education to we colourists. Keep posting tutorials, i learn so much! Hello from ontario canada 🇨🇦🤩

[@strawbrryfld1]

Lovely work !!! 🤗 Amazing that you can speak several languages ! I need to break out my Neocolors 2 now !

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Neocolors definitely deserve not to be abandoned, they are such an interesting and versatile medium. I'm sure you will enjoy them! My first attempts with them weren't easy but then gradually I started to learn them better and started to appreciate how helpful they are in coloring books

[@mariescolorfullife7606]

Another great background option is to use dry gelatos rub them on acrlic block use a finger dauber to sponge up dry gelatos and use circular motion on paper. You get an effect similar to chalk pastel and they blend beautifully and you can layer pencil on top.

[@suewilkinson910]

A lovely collection of colourings. Your backgrounds are always gorgeous, rich in colour and detail.

[@Sharon-vu2qt]

That was wonderful, just what I was looking for, thank you so much Alena, fabulous as always

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you dear Sharon I'm glad that it was helpful!

[@sfzaki]

Awesome pages and great information Thanks for sharing Alena. I love your work

[@PursuingHeaven]

Not boring, very informative. I am working through Karlzon's books and you gave me great ideas. Thank you!

[@anjapinkau3737]

Thank you, Alena, that is a very insightful video. I love your work!

[@beckyorstevejohnson7838]

Wonderful as always! 🥰

[@NoName-ix3tp]

Your art work is brilliant!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much!

[@claudiahemmings2080]

Very enjoyable and informative, as always!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you dear Claudia, I'm glad that it was helpful!

[@Cynthia-vm3ee]

Alena, you're an amazing colorist. Thank you so much for this video, it's very useful.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank ypu dear Cynthia, I'm happy that video was helpful

[@cindiaprince9788]

Bonjour encore merci pour les vidéos tu es une artiste ! Pourrai t on avoir un tuto sur ta façon de colorier les pierres précieuses stp

[@vilmabertulino436]

Olá, sou do Brasil! Amei seus coloridos! Você é uma artista incrível!!

[@mary-joromero8821]

Very interesting and informative! Thank you!!

[@pamelaburke9250]

Your coloring is so very beautiful! Your video is very helpful. I have not finished backgrounds because of worry to ruin the page! I have pastels and gouache and I. Use Prismas so I will start there. Thank you!

[@The_Lion_And_The_Lamb]

You are the best colorer I have seriously ever seen. The cat with wings in Magical Dawn you passed briefly (at 12:50) & I was like OMG! All of them are just stunning!! I just subbed to your channel. I’m looking forward to learning from you!

[@Knowledge11111]

Stunning coloring Alena! 😍

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you!

[@ireneurban3599]

wonderful! What an abundance of beautiful backgrounds😍 so much inspiration! Thank you for sharing

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you so much for watching dear Irene!

[@feliciamesadieu6924]

this was amazing!

[@corinnepoelman7218]

Thank you for this helpful video. I love all of your video's and I learn a lot from you. Please keep going!

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you dear Corinne, I'm happy that video was helpful

[@elainecristina_]

Suas artes são sempre inspiradoras.

[@danschmith5957]

Stunning ❤️

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! 🌹🌹🌹

[@snuuby5468]

Alena, Thanks to you I have started to try to make backgrounds. I have Neocolor II crayons and you are right about practice. I would appreciate it if you could do some tutorials with different art mediums, especially Neocolor II backgrounds. I would like to know how to achieve the different types of textures that you have done in your pictures. I enjoy all your videos and have learned a lot from you and I look forward to viewing many more.

[@SadbhW]

Your colouring is phenomenal; the Basford and Karlzon books don't appeal to me as colouring books, but I'd love a copy of yours already coloured in.

[@tcormio61]

Thankyou for an awesome video - you have given me lots of inspiration - your works are amazing. I have tried gesso for backgrounds and your right there is no added benefit. I also use distress ink and chalk ink for my backgrounds.

Thank you so much,this video is very helpful 😊 😘

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I'm so happy to hear it!

[@mariaglassman4832]

OMG 😱 these are gorgeous..am just starting and your work is stunning..pls do tutorial for acrylic background 😇

[@nursegonewild]

Your video was so informative and helpful. I am a beginner and love coloring. My dilemma is what background to use as a beginner and is it necessary to fill in all of the negative space. I am trying to decide on which soft pastels to purchase. There are so many choices and so many opinions. What to do? I will be watching more of your videos. Your pages are breathtaking.

[@aiureapriniarba7]

Stunning is an understatement! Where did you get the books? They look so cool

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Thank you! I get books from Amazon and Bookdepository

[@Coloring-with-Marina]

Алена, а Вы не могли бы снять видео, как вы работаете над acrylic mixmedia background? 😊 Ваши работы просто волшебные сказки.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Я постараюсь... не то, чтобы у меня была какая-то особая технология, просто я использую акрил в тех случаях, если а) бумага слишком тонкая для акварели или б) хочется плотного фона (без акварельных размывов и пятен) или в) когда хочется многослойности - поверх перманентного акрила можно еще нанести водорастворимые неоколор или просто карандаши, не боясь, что первый слой размоется. В общем, я подумаю, как это обобщить в видео. P.S. Спасибо за подписку!

[@blankmission5369]

Alena you are one of my favorite artists.. especially your backgrounds are beyond amazing. I've been searching your channel to try to find any videos of you using the watercolors, acrylic, and also the gouache paints you use in your backgrounds that you showed on this video. Also do you have any videos of you using the coliro watercolor paints? I will definitely will be becoming a patreon soon. Do you have a website as well? O want to buy the separate colors of gouache and acrylic paints to try to recreate what you did on your backgrounds in this video. It would be nice if you could recommend what colors I need and if you could point me to any videos with tutorials of the watercolor, gouache, or acycrlic backgrounds. I love your work but am new to these mediums and would love to learn your techniques for these different backgrounds. I learn by replicating and then once I get that down I can be free to do what pops in my head. It's weird but at night I see colors and visions put together but unless I write them down I can't remember them? And I don't know how to replicate them either. It only happens when I start coloring. I took a 5 year break from coloring and I use to get these patterns and beautiful color schemes in my head at night when laying down to sleep. They just flow. Now that I've started coloring again its happening again. I know it's the weirdest thing but I wonder if this happens to anybody else? Anyway any help you could give me would be wonderful. You are one of the most talented artists I have seen and you do all sorts of mixed media wonderfully. Thank you for your inspiration and help.

[@yazosoyo]

Beautiful pages! Could you do a video on each of the techniques? I searched on your playlists but I think they are organized by book...

[@floralheart]

All your pages are very beautiful. Do you have a workshop or videos where you teach background techniques ? I would love to take classes with you because I never know exactly what to do when I get to the background part of my colorings. Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

I have videos for all my colored pictures, where I show how I do both backgrounds and main image. I don't know if I can call them special background workshops, they are simply my processes of coloring.... Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIXEkGZ3bNimpqc I show how I did Neocolor background, here kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaPLZmqEf7ZsY8k I talk about my difficulties with neocolor backgrounds. In other videos I do watercolor backgrounds...

[@floralheart]

@@ColoringwithAlena Thank you for the links. I thought you had a patreon or website with classes. Anyway, I appreciate your reply.💞

[@ColoringwithAlena]

@@floralheart I do have Patreon, but as I said, I post there my process videos, where I comment how I color, but it's not general lessons like 'How to color fur' or 'How to color skin'. here is an example of regular Patreon video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKvNk6ZvmN1qbtE

[@carrianne.m]

Im sooooo happy to have found you!!! Thank you tremendously for This video!!!!! NOTHING about this was boring!!! In fact, it’s one of my all time favorite videos. I learned so much and your work is so beautiful. Ive saved this to watch again and draw inspiration. I love how you described each medium and pros, and everything about them. Ive been intimidated with backgrounds, but then I see ones like yours and want to work on my own!!! I recently treated myself to the Neocolor crayons! And you have me sooo excited to try them! I wanted to ask you, ... I have the Neocolor 2. Soft pastels. And acrylic paint. .... and of course pencils. but recently seen some people using Distress Inks. They look neat, but I wasn’t too interested in getting them. But wonder if im missing out?? Haha. (Supply addict problem) I wondered your thoughts on them?? I figured that will be my deciding factor. Haha. Whether you feel they are necessary, or amazing, or give some effect that i can not get with the other mediums.?? Or if there is pros to using them over the other mediums? Then i will get them. Thanks so much !! ♥️

[@carrianne.m]

Sorry. I just realized how long that was 😬

[@carrianne.m]

Also! When you said you have little patience with coloring, im the same!!!! Haha. Glad im not alone! As much as i love it, i do not want to take long on one. Lol.

[@ester845]

Hiya, I love your videos and how you color and I was wondering if you could make a video listing the materials you use? Thank you :)

[@maryellenthompson8261]

Thank you so much for this information. I have ruined many pictures with poor backgrounds.

[@ColoringwithAlena]

Dear Mary I always remember how terrified I was as a beginner when I needed to do something with the background. Now I feel more confident but still each time background is a challenge because it's such an important part of the coloring... Both color choice and medium choice are important, so only with time and practice we can become better in doing right choice.