My first look at the hard backed RJ Hampson Books / Adult Colouring / Adult Coloring

[@clairewilcox3197]

I ordered the same two as my first hardbacks. There's something special about a hardback book❤

[@wendyscolouring]

Ah, Clearly you have excellent taste!😉 I totally agree, the hard back cover just makes it feel like something much more important. I hope your arrive soon, x ❤️

[@lovetobecolouring2]

oh such valuable information!!! Thanks so much, Wendy! 💗

[@wendyscolouring]

You are so welcome! Im glad if you found it useful!❤️

[@colouringchemist]

Thank you for the first look at the hard cover versions, Wendy! I'm in Canada and I've got Night Garden on order - not sure when it will be shipped but I hope I get the kind of surprise that you did! :)

[@lovetobecolouring2]

I'm in Canada too and have Forest Song and Midnight magic in hard covers pre ordered. (Can't wait!) It's funny as when I first saw them on Amazon Canada, they were being sold for $22 something. I placed my order, went back to make sure that all was well, and the price had jumped up to over $40!!!! I hope that this doesn't sound nosy but @colouringchemist what did you pay?

[@colouringchemist]

​@@lovetobecolouring2 Not nosy at all. :) I just checked and my pre-order was for $22.84CDN. When I click on the item to take me to the item page, though, you're right - it now only shows the book being sold by third party sellers for $40+. My pre-order definitely says it's being sold by Amazon Canada and not a third-party seller, though, so that's good. :) I've been checking on RJ's hardcover books on Amazon Canada for the last few weeks and I noticed that the listings keep changing from day to day - I think we were lucky to have placed our pre-orders when the books were actually listed by Amazon! Hopefully, as RJ gets all the bugs ironed out with this new format, the availability through Amazon (directly) will be more stable. :) I'll do a flip thru and a comparison to Amazon Canada CreateSpace paper on my channel when I get the hard cover!

[@wendyscolouring]

🤞 Hope they arrive soon, they are a bit of a mystery with the shipping arrangements. at least they are worth the wait, x❤️

[@colouringchemist]

I'm super excited - I just need to practice patience! :)

[@wendyscolouring]

@@colouringchemist Gosh those prices are a bit all over the place, third party sellers, that's rubbish. Some people never miss a trick to make some extra cash. I think I'd wait till the stock becomes more reliable at those prices, so sorry, Hope yours both arrive, ok, x

[@LNee-ds9nc]

I always thought I was a bit different, so I'm glad to hear you say that you do your pages in colored pencil. I'm not partial to markers, paint and metallic stuff. I usually use my Pablos, Prismacolor or Polychromos. I much prefer just colored pencil so thank you for mentioning your preference as well. Happy coloring!

[@wendyscolouring]

I am a slow coloured pencil colourer ( In the main) I do use the other stuff as well, I like a bit of metals paint, and a marker is great for a quick base of colour, but I enjoy the pencils most, and generally in Rj's books pencil is my go to. I just wish it was a bit quicker sometimes! 😉😁

[@sabsol3]

Thank you for sharing. Would love you to do a color along😀👍🏻

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks so much, I'll try, x ❤️👍💗

[@doodlerobot42]

🤯😳 I'm outta the loop for a few weeks and what has happened??!! I shall have to check it out 😮. And no doubles!! I hate doubles. Thank you Wendy!!

[@wendyscolouring]

Lol! I think you'll survive!😉 How dare you have some time away from us!😂 Hope its been so you could do something lovely. These are nice books, I do love the fancy hardback versions. As ever the paper could have been even better but at least it's much better than it was, and as you say, no doubles. Thanks for stopping by, 👍🖖👾

[@valeriel3103]

So happy to see better paper and just one copy of the pictures. I'm not interested in two of the same picture. Thanks for sharing these, been looking for a review of the better quality book.

[@wendyscolouring]

So glad you like them!❤️👍

[@lhasalynn2091]

I bought the soft-cover 'A Frog's Tale'in August--and love the illustrations--but when I went to color 'Mr. Fogarty playing Cello in a Quartet'--my colored pencils seemed to just 'sink in' to the paper and the entire picture turned so dark!! I was horrified!! I'm afraid that all my shading went to naught!!!Lynn in NYC

[@wendyscolouring]

Hiya, yes thats sadly the joy of Amazon paper, its rather annoying. Its worth playing around with different pencils, any pencil that likes a textured surface will be better. I tend to layer quite a bit to build the effects I want, but it does have a learning curve working on this rubbish paper. Hope your next one works more how you'd want, x 👍😁

[@herbcroneart]

Ooh you were lucky, still waiting for mine although I picked a different one to you. Mine says second week in October still. Thanks for this experiment, very interesting! Excited to get my first one. Thanks Wendy 🙂🌼

[@wendyscolouring]

Yes, I’m surprised as you!😁😂 Mine still said Oct/Nov on Sunday, but then suddenly it changed to being delivered today. So it might surprise you, x🤞🏼😁 Enjoy it when it arrives, x

[@ColouringwithK]

Really helpful video. I was put off ordering these as I know 105gsm or thereabouts is not really that thick a paper but then I wanted to see what it’s like and if I can use watercolour pencils, it’s still worth it. Have ordered the lost and found one and might get the frog one too as I don’t have that one in the paperback version. Enjoyed your video, as always. Thanks Wendy xx

[@wendyscolouring]

Hiya, yes I was curious about the quality of the paper, its not amazing, but compered to the normal Amazon stuff its much nicer. I definitely think watercolour pencils are fine, and i'd think we'd get away with a bit of metallic watercolour. They do take a bit of time to arrive though, I think I've been waiting over two weeks for these to arrive. Thanks K, hope your week is good, x ❤️

[@DanahsColoringObsession]

Thank you for sharing with us! This is very helpful when deciding if I should get the hard cover or not. I'm in the same boat. I have almost all of his books already.

[@wendyscolouring]

I will probably get my favourites, but not all. I think the hard choice for me is when he has a new book out, I will want to see the new book, but these take so long, will I wait!🤣

[@flairy6083]

Just what ive been waiting for, cant wait to start collecting the series now xx

[@wendyscolouring]

Yes, I feel like that as well, had to stop myself from ordering them all!😂x💗

[@grumblebunny]

Thank you Wendy, good to know. The most attractive thing about the books is no doubles! I might get his next one in that format. ❤

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks Grumblebunny, I dont mind the doubles so much, but the better paper is a relief. The covers are so lovely. x ❤️

[@coloredbymaia6476]

Thanks for showing us Wendy! Very cool ❤

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks Maia, x hope it was useful! ❤️👍🏼

[@jroks79]

They look really great, I will buy the ones that I don't have yet in the hardcover version, A Frog's Tale and Lost and Found I don't have yet. I am glad you can use watercolour paints in them, I really like to add beautiful metallic watercolour details in my coloring pages. Have lots of joy coloring in them and thank you for the video and your daring test page, hi hi, now I don't have to do that in my book 😂🤣🤪!

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks, ❤️💗 Yes I think a few people have been horrified I just did that to a new beautiful book, but it needed to happen didn't it!😂 I probably wont do that much water on a real page, but its nice to know its not going to go funny if I do. Enjoy yours when they arrive, xx ❤️🐸💗

[@jicolourist]

Thanks for the video. This was very helpful.

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks Jodie, sadly judging by my comment section, prices seem to be all over the place for you in Canada. A few people have mentioned second party sellers are raising the prices for you folks, 😢 Hope you don't get caught out by them, x 👍❤️

[@Bridget1229.]

Hi Wendy, I've just discovered you and I'm really enjoying your videos. Have you ever considered doing a color along?

[@wendyscolouring]

HI Bridget, there are a few product demos on the channel, but I do struggle a bit with colour alongs, I do need to do some more I know, I'm just not a very chatty person, and I find the silence of a colour a long a bit tricky, ( The feeling I must talk more) I am thinking perhaps a speed colour a long might suit me more, I just need to work out how to add a voice over the speeded up track. Thanks for asking, it's nice to know people are interested if I did it. x ❤️💗👍

[@Bridget1229.]

I think it would be tricky for me too, but if you ever decide to do one, I bet you'll be surprised at how many people are interested. 🙂

[@LizatHome]

They look really lovely. I don’t have any of his books yet, been longing for A Frogs Tale,

[@wendyscolouring]

Oh Liz, frogs tale is a lovely place to start, It is one of my favourites, lovely images. Thanks for giving this a watch, x ❤️🐸

[@dianelloyd7464]

You make me laugh!🤣. Brand new book and you slop watercolour paint all over it when I’d be like, ‘don’t touch my brand new book!’ 😂. X

[@wendyscolouring]

I know, I did think twice about if I wanted to do it, it was in Frogs tale as well! 😂 But well, we needed to know, so it had to be done. It will be more messy when I've worked in it!😉 I can live with it, but i do understand people being horrified 🤣

[@lindaverkade438]

Hi Wendy, thank you for showing this books. I had already 1 book in my chart, but i saw it was almost twice the price, 19 euro than the paperback ones ( in the Netherlands). My adorable Wildergorn book is A3 size and comes with 30 pages and has 300gsm for 35 euro…..so yeah……I like the books but it’s overpriced in the Netherlands.

[@wendyscolouring]

Yes sadly the prices of these books do seem to be all over the place, depending where in the world you are. Hopefully as stocks become a bit more available the price might become a bit more stable. Im very tempted to get that amazing Wildergorn book, its stunning! but the thought of colouring it does terrify me a bit!😂❤️

[@lindaverkade438]

@@wendyscolouring I am sure you can do it!!!

[@diamondslashranch]

I’m so excited to get his hard backs have been waiting until came out with better paper. When you become a famous watercolorist that painting, which by the way is called man in thought, will sell for a million😂

[@wendyscolouring]

🤣😂 Well if that ever happens it's all yours, 😂 Although I feel we will be both waiting a while!😉 Hope you love them when you get yours, x ❤️

[@NoDontLikeIt]

The way he subtitled a frogs tale with “a mr fogherty coloring book” makes me hope he will come out with more mr fogherty books. I hope so because I adore this book

[@wendyscolouring]

Yes, agree it does make it sound like its a series, 🤞🤞🤞 I hope!😁 Yes me too❤️🐸

[@lhasalynn2091]

He has!! It's 'Mr. Fogarty's coloring book: " Around the World" Tour' and it is absolutely hilariously illustrated!! Enjoy!Lynn in NYC

[@jessicas.2923]

Thank you for sharing Wendy. ❤

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks Jessica, hopefully it helps people to be able to see what they are like. x Thanks for watching, x ❤️

[@kyliescolouringindownunder3098]

They look beautiful Wendy thank u for sharing ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊xxx

[@wendyscolouring]

I think so, x 😍🥰👍

[@coloredbymaia6476]

Ooooo im waiting for my first hardback to arrived! I ordered it about a weeks ago but it says it still has a week and a half to arrive!

[@wendyscolouring]

Mine said that as well, but then it popped up saying it would be delivered today. So it might surprise you, x 🤞🏼👍🏼🫶🏻

[@sherrydennewitz5011]

Hi Wendy! The Hard Cover Books are Beautiful! In the States, the Soft cover books are selling for $10.95. Thank You very much for Sharing 💜

[@wendyscolouring]

Good to know, I think generally most things are a little more in dollars, it’s probably the same value depending on the exchange rates. I think these are lovely, well worth the extra, x 👍🏼❤️ Hope it was useful, x

[@sherrydennewitz5011]

It was! Lol!!👍🏻😊💜

[@shelscolouringjourney]

So glad you have shared this!! I only have one of RJ Hampsons books so I wanted to get his others in the new version. Do you think the paper is the same as Christine Karron’s Amazon books? 💗

[@wendyscolouring]

Hiya, I think the paper is better than any of the printed amazon books. I have one of the printed Christine books, and it's definitely thicker and smoother than that one. ( It's not as good as that Australian published Christine book though) Much nicer than the normal stuff to work on, and for how you normally work, I think these will be great.👍I really flooded the back page, but the bit I just added pencil and a water brush was fine. 👍

[@shelscolouringjourney]

@@wendyscolouring Thanks for confirming Wendy! I am so excited to try out his other books now 🤗💗

[@cathygroeneveld1834]

I don't know if you got these at an introductory price, but on Amazon UK they are currently £20.77 vs £10.26 for the paperback version. Not sure I want to fork out so much if the paper is not MUCH better rather than a bit better

[@wendyscolouring]

Really? Gosh they certainly weren’t that price when I bought, and I have bought a couple more since, at a cheaper price since. Not sure what’s going on there? Sorry, x

[@wendyscolouring]

Hmm, I’m just looking at it now, it’s showing as. £8.50 for the normal soft covers, and hard back 13.99, are you not in the U.K.?

[@cathygroeneveld1834]

@@wendyscolouring For some strange reason mine was showing prices in Euros (SMH) have changed my settings now I see £13

[@wendyscolouring]

@@cathygroeneveld1834 Aaah, I’m glad you got to the bottom of it👍🏻 Amazon does odd things sometimes, x 👍🏻❤️

[@DreamingDrag0n]

This is great news. Are there still duplicates of the pictures? I could do without those too, but I'm not gonna complain. Any improvement is welcome.

[@wendyscolouring]

Hiya, no duplicates, there is only one copy of each image. 👍🏼

[@nancyhappily9503]

As tempted as I am I just have to wait until he has Good paper and hardcover books 📚 in one. I just can't spend good money on yucky paper no matter how cute the illustrations are.

[@wendyscolouring]

The paper is better in these, but yes its not Hanna K type paper. It will be fine for pencils and markers. I think it depends on how you work, on whether these are a good buy for you. I much prefer the feel of coloured pencils on this compered to the normal, but its personal choice isn't it. I love his illustrations so much, Im just glad to have some improvements. Thanks for watching either way, x 👍❤️

[@lhasalynn2091]

Hi Nancy---If you have a printer at home, you can do what I now do for Mr. Fogarty's 2 books: I put a sheet of art quality paper in the printer and print out the page I want to color in. It works! ("Around the World"--a Mr. Fogarty Coloring Book is now out and it's illustrations are great.)

[@lauramaynard4946]

💗💜💗

[@wendyscolouring]

Thanks Laura, x ❤️💗

[@waymire01]

In the US the hardcovers are $17. We should have gotten heavier paper for that and especially with only 25 pages. I was already a bit bummed about the hardcovers.. I prefer to spiral bind my books so it's not a plus for me.. but when I saw how light the paper was (off the specs in the listing) I was kind of shocked actually. I think if you were going to do it, do it right with the good stuff. I think the cover is a lot of the cost involved, I'd take a softcover with thicker paper any day. Oh well, can't please everyone and at least he tried. I know it's a lot more expensive for small runs of books, it's not like he has the volume of some of the more established artists or a major publisher to provide a contracted discount. I'm going to pass though.

[@Funtime-kx5rx]

I just checked the price on this for hard back on Amazon and I to saw that it was17.00. That's crazy. You can buy much nicer books with quality paper for less. I wanted the hard cover, but I'm not paying 17 for sub par paper. I'm totally bummed. I'm in Fl.

[@wendyscolouring]

Yes I do get what you are saying, it would have been nice for it to be the great paper, but as a self publisher with a world wide market I don't think there are any easy ways of doing this without causing large shipping fees. These books are a bit cheaper here in the Uk, so for me, its a better book, for a little bit more so it makes sense, but they do seem to be a bit more pricey for you in the states, so Its more of a deal breaker I'd guess. He does sell PDF's via his own website, so you can self print if that suits better. x Thanks for giving it a watch, x ❤️👍

[@Funtime-kx5rx]

Didn't know about the PDF. Will check it out. Thanks.@@wendyscolouring

[@NoDontLikeIt]

@@Funtime-kx5rx it’s so odd too, as illustrators can choose from different grades of Amazon paper in one easy click (not like it’s difficult). I was also surprised to find it wasn’t the “heavier” Amazon paper for that kind of money-heavier being relative here, but you can definitely tell a difference from the usual Amazon paper

[@aandjdusik]

How do you know if a coloring book is going to be printed with amazon paper?

[@wendyscolouring]

Generally if there is no publishing house listed, it’s likely to be Amazon print. It does normally show publishing houses on the Amazon description. Books like Rj Hampsons, are self published, so are depending therefore on Amazon to do the production and fulfilments.

[@aandjdusik]

Thanks! So in closing, which books have the better paper? Hardcover or soft? Or are they pretty similar?​@wendyscolouring

[@JayneCooper-r8f]

Where do you buy them from ? I cannot find them :( thanks

[@wendyscolouring]

From Amazon, look up RJ Hampson colouring books and they should come up. Then on the books page, select either hard or soft backed.