The Disney Adult Coloring Book I Hate, But Love (Thomas Kinkade)

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I've just colored another Thomas Kinkade coloring page - you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5fToahmbJ6UgZo

[@JennL919]

I think the lines wouldn't be so difficult to work around if they were printed in a very light gray instead of black, so they're more of a guideline than structured shapes

[@shadowheartart3898]

This. I was going to comment something along the same lines!

[@camila_f_]

Yes! There is a Japanese illustrator that publishes her books like this, it's great for people like Sarah. Her name is Eriy and the books are usually called "tracing books" here on KZbin.

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

Exactly!

[@charlottebeth8178]

Yes I agree

[@heidiberry7773]

Yes

[@TemiDansoArt]

That's such a great point about the extra lines and details in adult colouring pages in comparison to children's colouring books and I completely agree! You did great with this one, the colours turned out so nice.

[@alpcreative2059]

Hello! I watch your videos.

[@tswain92_]

Didn't they? She did an amazing job. I follow you as well. Love your art.

[@purplepetunia8190]

Even before he died, his staff painted most of “ his “ work. Beautiful coloring page as always!😍

[@jaynitaanncarney]

Very true, it's why my husband finds him very overrated.

[@jamesaritchie1]

@@jaynitaanncarney Well, if he weren't extremely good he would not have had a staff, or anything else. This is how it works in all the arts. It's probably worse in writing where it happens on a nearly yearly basis. I don't think James Patterson has written a book in years. He comes up with a brief outline, and then a ghostwriter turns it into a novel. But he had to be good enough to get rich, and make his publisher a ton of money, before he was allowed to do this. I hate the process, but there's no stopping it.

[@elise_elise13]

@@jamesaritchie1 it's actually not that common in writing, just FYI. Patterson is an outlier lol

[@bm4114]

@@jamesaritchie1 extremely good is subjective. I find his work extremely bad, and I’m not alone.

[@PinkElfHSP]

@@jamesaritchie1 I believe it was his marketing, not his skill, that made Thomas Kinkaid "rich and famous." Think of how many lower skilled artists are popular and how many highly skilled ones are obscure.

[@missjoshemmett]

One of the top artists offers two versions of her coloring pages: simple and intricate. It's nice that way. While indicating where the light is coming from, maybe those lines make sure you can't do an exact copy. I don't like seeing a picture coloured, as I wish to do it myself. Once I have seen a picture coloured, I can't un-see it.

[@Cyberia398]

Which artist is that?

[@amberward1779]

True. I'm the same way when seeing a page colored before hand. In a way it takes away from my creativity but on the other hand helps me learn and expand my imagination.

[@genaw3563]

Oh my gosh! I have this 500 piece jigsaw puzzle, but all the puzzle pieces are black and white and so you have to put it together and then color the puzzle any color you want. It was really fun!

[@floramew]

I love when people alter original works by famous people, or otherwise "ruin" it for resale value. Like when a kid wrote to the author of Where The Wild Things Are, and got a letter back with original art, and the kid was so delighted that he ate the paper 😂 so if you feel like coloring in the pumbaa at all, I say go for it

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Haha!

[@uniwolfgamer1094]

Maybe a glass painting (I mean paint on the underside of the plastic/glass in the frame). That would give the effect of colour but still keep its genuinety

[@capuchinosofia4771]

@@SarahRenaeClark oh noo i disagree, i dont think you should colour it in... but instead you might want to photocopy and paint in the copy? That way youll get both the original and a "painted" original haha

[@GypsyxDarling]

This is so interesting, because while it does seem like an excellent learning tool - using contextual colors for shading and highlights, as you mentioned, which is a great skill to learn! - it also shows the limitations of the Thomas Kinkade style. The overwrought, highly saturated style struggles more in pencils than oils. Not a bad introduction to how to play with color and lighting, though!

[@scorpioigor]

Embracing the black lines was the right choice. You can't even make them out in the final result. It looks stunning.

[@WillowRoseArlen]

It's amazing how much you can learn from studying the reference image so closely... the colors in the original are just so amazing, great job with this one!

[@chriskilue]

I agree with your opinion about black lines, especially if they are thick. I just remembered that I got sometime ago a watercolor coloring book (flowers, leaves, etc) by artist Kristy Rice. Her book is made of light grey lines and it is printed on heavy watercolor paper. Each page is repeated twice, so if you make mistakes, you can use the one at the back. The instructions are also printed on watercolor paper, so those can be used to practice. So, I guess the publishers should aim to provide adult coloring books with grey lines and fewer details for adults who like to experiment and mix colors freely without the limitation of black lines.

[@ellie-angel9254]

When I worked in my college library, we had this puzzle that my supervisors generously called the "mean puzzle" it was something like five hundred or a thousand pieces, completely covered in Dalmatians, but the print was on both sides. I have no idea where they got it or what company makes it, but for all the late(ish) night hours we spent doing puzzles I was never brave enough to try that one lmao 😅 (also, I don't think you should color that picture of pumba, but maybe a photocopy of it on some better paper... 🤔)

[@selahr.]

I bought this book to help me learn new skills and methods. It’s on sale for around $7 on Amazon. My first attempts will definitely be on copies of the pages because I’m nowhere near skilled enough to dive right in on an actual page. I understand the disappointment that he didn’t personally paint every picture but I’m not disappointed, I see his name as being a distinct style, which people love or hate, but either way it’s a challenge and an opportunity to learn how colors trick the eye into seeing details that aren’t actually there and creating art that changes based on the ambient lighting it’s viewed in. It’s been helpful to see your process so thank you for sticking in there despite the frustrations and lines.

[@eevee6005]

Your colouring in this book is just fantastic. I am impressed at the way you manage your colour selection to get such good results.

[@jaimieakins2256]

Sarah, thank you so much! In the short time I have been following you (literally 4 days) I have found your videos to be awesome! They are informative they are real with failures an successes tips an tricks. Thank you for being an awesome person I love your art and will continue to happily listen/watch you!

[@cineplexx13]

Amazing work, respect!

[@beautybyjessy9535]

Thanks SRC. I loved hearing your thoughts on intricate vs “open” line work - it would be cool to see this developed more in a video about how you create colouring pages. I’ve been thinking about the mechanics of what goes into a good colouring page a lot recently - it’d be great to have more of your input as a professional and an educator in this area.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I’m learning so much more about this as I color more too. My most recent coloring pages look totally different to the first books I designed.

[@WakeUpAndCraft]

I love your color swatches! That's so creative! I've always liked Thomas Kinkade paintings! The warm light glow is always my favorite part about his creations! I actually like your coloring better! It seems brighter and lighter!😄Wonderful job!

[@sassie_kay]

Great job! Just a suggestion, you could scan the page into your computer, make the edits you want, possibly lighten or even change the colour of the lines then print the page onto the paper you want and colour that in XD I know it's a few extra steps but might be worth it 😁👍 either way, you still do a great job ❤️

[@alicia217]

I always photocopy pages from colouring books cos I don't like to colour in books (transfer problems, bleeding, density etc) but can't bring myself to destroy a book to single out the pages either!

[@jacksonmcnuggets7488]

Please color all these pages they are absolutely gorgeous and then make a comparison between the first page your colored to the last one and how your coloring techniques changed and developed. Love you, take care

[@wendyp2011]

Amazing work! I would love to see your take on the Bob Ross coloring book, I cant quite figure out what to do with it.

[@VeroDeDream]

i am so inspired by you and the art community. so i have finally started my first 100 days of coloring and drawing. i am so pumped.

[@4alicekg]

Wowowow!! I honestly think your side looks better than the original!!! Amazing job! You're truly an inspiration 💞💞💞

[@anniehartley8851]

I love complicated puzzles. we did Guernica, it took for ever, it covered our 3 meter dining table, so difficult, and we got a Burn Jones, ahhhh!! love them,

[@floramew]

I stumbled upon shading with different colors vs darker/ lighter versions of the same color in high school. I liked using my gel pens for art anyway, which didn't have the best range, but one piece felt like it should be entirely in the glitter gel pens specifically-- of which I had about six or seven colors total. But it was fine, yellow was shaded with orange and pink with purple. It really made the piece more vibrant than any of my other contemporary pieces. Nice gel pens are really great for cell shaded pieces, imo, as long as you can work fast enough for the ink to still be wet enough for strokes to blend into each other rather than look scratchy.

[@emilycatlady3595]

Oh my god, the lion king cups… I had the simba one! what a throwback 😅😊❤

[@elizabethireland3192]

I prefer the way you've coloured the page and have so much texture on the rocks. So glad you persevered with the book. x

[@lyzzylabelle]

You can use a white out fine point pen to remove the lines I put a layer then lightly sand the white out to make smooth on the pages then color over them :)

[@camila_f_]

You did a fantastic job! Hearing about the struggle with the dark lines reminded me of Eriy's tracing books! The lines are a very faint gray and totally disappear under the pencils! I've suggested Eriy's Romantic Country books before because I think your style would compliment her pictures nicely, but maybe the Tracing Series would be an even better match!

[@unknownusername6980]

It looks amazing, Sarah!🤩 For the black lines, you should use white acrylic paint. It has always worked for me then why not you!

[@roslitajohn8551]

Wow! Very impressive work! Thanks for sharing your tips. I like what you did by creating swatch cards to compare to the book, great idea!

[@maryjanemontes965]

Hi! Sarah! I am a big fan of ur channel. You have helped me to once again to draw and to color on my Adult Coloring Books , I get ideas on how I color.. like highlights and swatches.

[@ArtistrybyLisaMarie]

Absolutely stunning as always! I love seeing you rock the color palette and blending!

[@genaw3563]

Wow! This looks wonderful, Sarah!! After you did your first Thomas Kincade coloring page, I bought the book and I was like “wow Sara was right the lines are so bold!” Still you did an amazing job on the coloring page! Bravo!

[@elle4560]

Your image is stunning! Great work and thank you ♥️

[@HeidiBethB]

Such an enjoyable video to watch as I drink my morning coffee!!

[@JennaGetsCreative]

I bought this book after seeing it on Mira Byler's channel and I hadn't really looked through it yet with the which ones are Thomas' work eye yet. Excellent point! I have a calendar with the original Disney set and I did notice some of these weren't in the calendar. And obviously Tangled is too new for Kinkade to have painted himself, but Dumbo surprised me.

[@zsuzsiwd]

Hahah read the title, saw a few seconds, was loving the honesty, and I'm here now watching also I subbed xD I'm a 90s kid and love Disney xD Doing this like the original is a challenge!

[@sweethaven5]

So cool!! And original art work, I love Pumba!!

[@mjpete27]

Glad to see you hanging in there and enjoying coloring even in a book that you "Hate"! I know we will be awaiting your next video! Be Well and Stay Safe!

[@thoughtfulwatcher]

As lovely a message to all artists as it is artwork. Your videos are always so uplifting as well as entertaining.

[@pamelagrandymerkel]

Magnificent creation. Wow Sarah, what a pleasure I have to watch you bring your creativity to life. Plus I love your Disney mugs ❤🤗 You always make me smile 😃

[@bnp2bnp]

Ah! I had the simba mug when I was little! That was like a nostalgic slap!

[@dutchcutecards]

Lion King My favorite Movie and musical.. Hehehe.. Love how it turned out.. Love to do Jigsaw puzzle to, busy with an puzzle from Anton Pieck..

[@arynmorrical1633]

Oh Sarah this is really beautiful. Also PKEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FINISH DUMBO ❤ Am I the only one who can't get it out of my head? It was my absolute favorite moment of all your videos.

[@aliceadler4569]

I think I loved the song at the end the most!!!

[@ekamarie6632]

It’s by far one of my fave coloring books. I have probably spent at least 30hrs on it, yet I haven’t finished a single page. 🤷‍♀️🤣 I just love to use it as a way to relax, so I flip through find a character or object or something that I feel looks interesting and work on it. So every page has a lil piece somewhere on it done. Helps take off the pressure, and let’s me give in to my ADHD ways without feeling guilty. 😅

[@nokiot9]

Thumbs up for that color matching!

[@jaynitaanncarney]

Such beautiful work hun, I love just sitting back and watching your coloring videos. Very calming and very informative when it comes to shading.

[@AllySillyCookie]

I really wish I could try and color these amazing color in books, your forever the Color Queen

[@gilashroot8697]

Your picture looks incredible. I am so impressed. Looking forward to seeing how Dumbo turns out 😂. I am so happy to be able to watch a video again. I have been super busy. Back to "normal" schedule next week. I just could not resist taking time out. I am so happy I did because I learnt a lot. Thank you.

[@lyndanickerson1373]

I love the Original artwork of Pumbaa and the cups as well.

[@camcab147]

I'm with you on the black lines. Especially if they're really thick. Beautiful colouring, Sarah 😎

[@whatlikeitshardd]

If you have a copier, you could copy the pumba print and print it onto colouring paper, that way you can keep the original intact!

[@sandragordon1161]

Great job Sarah! I think I already told you how Thomas Kinkaid 'painter of light' is my favorite artist. Specifically because of his 'light' techniques. Well lines or not, your colourings of his work always seem to capture the 'light' that makes his pieces so special! Great job Sarah 👍 It would be nice if one day you tried to take on a pic from his 'Posh' colouring book 🥰

[@codiuart]

oh, i found this coloring book awesome, i watched you color some of it in here too. I am impressed with your picture of the universe, it is very beautiful, many details are difficult to color, but you have done it in a simple way.

[@rebekah7257]

That Pumba page is so cool!!!!!!

[@kioshekat7931]

I started using colored lighting when I picked up prismacolors because I've always been inspired by theatrical light both on stage and animated. As a theater major and a halloween kid with way too many SFX lighting has allowed me to see a lot of items in new lights literally and use that as a reference in my art.

[@etherealdreamerart]

You always create goregeous, blissful colors. 😊

[@jaybird73]

These videos always make me appreciate not just your artistic talent but the talent of the original artist - looking forward to watching the rest of this video ✨

[@susannesamuelsson2930]

Dito that! This book is not easy to color at all and I should have messed it up completely, it's a scary book but you are so talented! Hugs from me 👩‍🦳 and my cat Trollet 🐱❤️🐾 in Sweden 🇸🇪.

[@fitnesswithbarbara]

I haven't tried it because it stresses me out just looking at it! Thanks for doing Disney coloring.

[@kassandar]

Yay! I read your mind! The Disney pages are my favorite (probably because I own one of the books too) 🥳

[@melissagreen5406]

I have this colouring book and have only done 2 pages in 2 years because I find it intimidating. Might have to dust it off and give it another go.

[@icturner23]

Nothing beats I Love Hue for practising looking at different colours.

[@laurenobrien7778]

I think you should photocopy pumba and colour the photocopied photo so you can keep the original and still colour him

[@16taysia]

Great idea! 😊

[@charissajohnson5174]

Gorgeous ! Its nice to see another human coloring in adult coloring books and running into the same issues I have , I feel validated lol beautiful work!

[@coloredbymaia6476]

Omg it came out amazing !!! You inspire me to try coloring in mine

[@corwin32]

I was wondering about that. I’m glad to have clarification. I’m a bit surprised that Kinkaide painted Disney pictures at all.

[@aussiecrafter]

Turned out amazing! Your skills have grown so much in a short time.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Thank you!

[@BerserkGriffon]

THE MUGS !

[@darkprincess000jk]

Oh my gosh the orginal artwork of Pumba, that's something I'd love to own as well. The Lion King was my first fav Disney movie growing up, unlike most girls growing up I wasn't a huge fan of the princesses because I wasn't much of a girly girl. I did like playing with dolls but I didn't like dresses or anything like that. Still not that girly as an adult lol but I do enjoy more princesses now. Those cups bring back so many memories from my childhood! We had the Looney Tunes set and I remember always using the Slyvester one. We ate noodles out of them and had hot chocolates out of them, even soup. The page came out so good, all the colours make so much more sense as a whole.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I’ve seen the Looney Toons set too! I think they were from Hungry Jacks in Australia?

[@darkprincess000jk]

@@SarahRenaeClark I'm from New Zealand so I'm not 100% sure where my Dad got them. I do believe there was a limited time period where they were at a petrol station. You spent so much and got a discount on getting a cup or you could out right buy them but they were more expensive that way.

[@Myszka917]

You are amazing, you have tremendous talent. Thank you for sharing your coloring tips. I look forward to seeing more movies! 🥰💐💗 Greetings from Austria!

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

That almost mid point joke.. You are so silly. Love it.

[@saibamanikandan6756]

Wonderful as always...hoping to see u colour more in this book 😍🤩

[@SunKissedPeach]

You could upload them to your computer lower the opasity, then print it out again and bam! Light linear (Just an idea)

[@suebouch4074]

Amazing! Loved the video and your coloring skills are a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing and have a great day! 🙂

[@tswain92_]

Original art is ALWAYS cool. It would look great in a frame on the wall behind you.

[@frejaanker9684]

Hi Sarah! I just wanna say that I first found your channel today and I already love your videos it makes me wanna draw too! Amazing work btw!

[@jillo4171]

You're 100% right!! I hate all the lines! I often use a digital stamp and then make my own background for that exact reason.

[@mohammadaboohosseinitabari4454]

Love the end result...😍🥰

[@beacarneiroart]

I love your videos so much! Thomas kinkade studios make a great art using the original reference ❤️

[@motherhoodoftwo1495]

Lol "Scar you don't get any pencils, you've been naughty!" That cracked me up! 😂😂😂😂

[@RollOfTheDyseYT]

I like the lines. But I feel there are ways to improve the lines. Publishers, take note. First you could probably leave very faint gray lines similar to pencil lines. Secondly the lines could be very faint and dotted that way someone can cover them when they apply colour.

[@oliviacarter7193]

Hbos game of thrones coloring book is INSANE🤣 I feel you lol

[@blooelmo]

Aloha and happy day! I’ve tried Thomas Kincade’s regular book and didn’t make it very far. The lines, were too busy. As you aptly pointed out, that many adult coloring books fall under this mistaken assumption. Thanks for breaking it down, as usual, your process is really logical to me and, helpful. LOVE the cups!! Lol I also completely forget things I’ve bought especially for an occasion. Haha too funny, and it happens! Thanks again ya’ll! Chipper cheerios! 😁

[@rauchschwalbelp7693]

I feeeeeel you! When a coloring book is too intricate and detailed it's a reason to not buy it for me. I don't need needlethin spaces I need to color with a microscope! When I want micromanaging stressors I go to Reddit, not to my coloring book. I love when they have spaces for creativity

[@nicolefu99]

Hi Sarah! Would you ever try the Disney Mystery coloring book series? It's interesting because as you color it in, it creates an image you don't expect.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I’ve looked at these, but they are almost $50 to get in Australia! I’m keeping an eye out for a better price

[@masumi1990x]

Stunning. I love your art 😍😍😍

[@Sheenaski]

Sarah! You nailed this one! As the other pages you colored on this book! ❤️❤️❤️

[@VeroDeDream]

your explanation is on point and very clear😍🥰

[@_Spellslinger]

ooohh I loved the new editing in this..! And the coloring of course! :D I got a World of Warcraft coloring book years ago as a present, but so far, I've only colored 1 piece in it, because they are all sloppy conversions from digital art made into lineart. It's horrible. There are lines all over the place and they don't make any sense when I compare them to the original! Just like this picture where they've drawn the sunrays - why?! But, as always, a great video Sarah :)

[@MuffinsNyc]

Wow u nailed it.. beautiful

[@waymire01]

That is my feeling about zentangle. It's started as it's own thing.. and it's fine, as an art form of it's own.. but it has invaded way too much of the coloring book market. I can't tell you how many times I've been excited by a cover just to open it and find zentangle, or some random approximation of it which is worse, everywhere. Thankfully we are seeing relief from the "hidden objects" as well, which were another huge problem for me. Here is this gorgeous surreal scene, and I've got a toaster shoved in the middle of my pirate ship. No.. just no. These contour lines are easy enough to get rid of if you are willing to repaper your image though... just add some white out and pop it on a scanner. Also remember you can reduce the darkness of the lines super easy as well on most scanners either by reducing the density by a percentage or printing it in "draft" format.

[@lampekartoffel]

First of all, I love how honest you are about your struggles and progress! It really gives me hope and makes me want to tangle with more challenging colouring books myself! But, this Lion King picture really confuses me... If Scar is there, then the Lion Rafiki is holding up should be Simba, but since Timon and Pumba are there, then it must be either Kion or Kiara... But then Scar should already be dead... Maybe that's why his colouring is so obscure that he gets almost lost in the cliff? He's actually just a ghost?

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Think of it as a montage that represents the whole movie. Most of Kinkade’s Disney paintings are like that. All of the characters from the movie are in the same scene.

[@lampekartoffel]

@@SarahRenaeClark Ah! That is a good way to look at it! The Lion King 2 was my absolute favourite movie as a kid, so it's the only movie where I'd be able to spot such inconsistencies in the Disney pictures 😅 But thank you for the comment/clarification! It makes much more sense now!

[@shadowheartart3898]

What a lovely result! I can fully appreciate the frustration about the linework - especially with such a gorgeous painting as a reference. You did an incredible job though. Truly lovely. I wonder if I would have had the discipline to stick to the reference quite that well. I always, always end up deviating, because part of the fun for me is coming up with the colour combinations myself. I should challenge myself at some point, to stick with the reference. It would be great to pick up some new tricks and combinations =)

[@elanimate3142]

This reminds me of when I was in art class once and we were asked to paint some mountains in the background. The teacher told us to start with a pale purple and at the time I was really confused as to why we would use purple but when the piece was finished, I realised why

[@zombiepirateninja1438]

If you want to color in the original Pumba, why not just scan it then print it off on the paper of your choice? That way you can have your cake and eat it too. I do this with my own lineworks sometimes so I can do a graphite/watercolor/colored pencil version of the same piece.

[@cifercloud2645]

Thats crazy how good it looks when u colour it x)

[@NatalieBramasole]

I saw your collaboration with acd and i looooooved it so much,I bought the Disney book but when I started with so much expectation.......i was soooooo disappointed when i realized all those lines, soooo many not okay lines 😥😥😥😥i didn't know how to begin and my hubby said ”you can do it ” i really tried and....FAILED......after this video, I will give it another try.......thank you so much for this video and I love the way you do this videos, much much informations and to learn more. You rock, girl 👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Definitely try again. And remember you don’t have to color every little section!

[@NatalieBramasole]

@@SarahRenaeClark thanks,i really go trying out.

[@astridgarcia888]

Amazing job as always Sarah !