I took a few years off to finish some really big diamond art peices and this is the first page I finished when getting back into coloring while sick with the flu. I'm going to lay down now.

Now I want to turn everyone into a ghost in all of my colouring . Not only is it really fun, it really saves on time and marker ink ! 😭

Book is Cozy Eras by Jade Summer

I’m back trying some new textures and for hard I’ve gone for obsidian. Please give me ideas for the others: cracked, glowing & liquid.

I've seen several types of coloring books that are themed around practicing patterns (Coco Wyo, Vivi Tinta, Southern Lotus, etc), and they look fun, but they all seem geared towards markers. I know I could use colored pencils anyways but the technique is probably a little different, and I was wondering if there were any books geared more towards colored pencils in this style. I also know there are colored pencil books for hyper realism but that's not what I'm looking for. I might try the Helen Elliston one down the road, but I'm specifically looking for one in the cute bold style of Coco Wyo, Jade Summers, Bobbi Goods, etc.

I'll still buy one even if it's for markers but wanted to see if anyone on reddit has any they found for pencils or if they had no problems applying the similar techniques with a color pencils.

This took me several weeks to complete just because of life and responsibilities but I love how this turned out. I am hanging this in my cube at work tomorrow. If anyone is curious, I used Ohuhu alcohol markers for this.

I went back and forth on whether or not to add white highlights with gel pen. Should I go back in?

Thank you to everyone who helped me on my last post and told me about chasing the ink with my Ohuhu markers! These are my favorite works that I've done recently after getting some practice in. Definitely not perfect yet but getting better every day!

Here is a compilation of all the steps I did to color these gems and the outcome.

1 - flat color.

2 - make a geometric pattern that seems feasible for the facets of the gem. Basically, try to imagine how it would be cut and draw it out.

3 - add different colors to the facets that tie in with the color of the gem. Place the darkest colors in the places where shadows will be.

4 - add shadows by overlaying black over the darkest colors. Vary how thick the overlay is to give depth and dimension.

5 - add white ink or paint where highlights should be. Blot some of the highlights a little to create variety in highlights based on your light source. Partially outline most or all facets depending on how transparent the gem is meant to be.

Which gemstone is your favorite?