Thank you! And yes, the memories and the conversations are a huge and really special part of this book!

Oh thanks! It has been super fun and I’ve had lots of interesting conversations that I would have missed out on!

Thank you! It’s been a lot of fun getting out of my comfort zone and talking to strangers, but I’m so glad it’s working!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! 💙 and thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! 💙 I’ve had such a great time with it!

Thank you so much! 🩵

Thank you! I agree, there is so much stress everywhere else, I can’t have it in my coloring. Sometimes I like to try a new technique but if it starts stressing me out, I know that’s not the technique for me! And I don’t want to spend a ton of money on lots of different materials. I just want to color. :)

Thank you so much Susan! It might be my favorite part of this project. :). And thanks for subscribing! I hope to be able to publish more often before too long.

Thank you! I’m glad you like it. Thanks for watching! 💙

Thank you so much! That is so sweet of you. I hope you do it, and I’d love if you come back and let me know how it goes! I’m on Instagram too, same name, so if you’re there too, it might be easier to message people there. Happy coloring!

Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it. I have to say that when I got home I did a whole lot of pages in other books with other pencils. 😅 The sacrifice was worth it because I traveled with only a carry-on bag so my space was really limited. I hope you do try a limited palette for at least one page - it makes you be really creative with your choices. If you post a photo of one on Instagram, tag me in it! I’d love to see it. Thanks for watching and happy coloring!

Thank you so much! 💙 The limited palette definitely makes me be creative, but it also makes decisions a lot easier!

Thank you! I’m having a lot of fun with it! 💙

Thank you so much! This project is a lot of fun, I’m glad you liked it. And thank you for subscribing! I really appreciate it! Have a great day! 💙

Thank you! I’m glad you like it. I’m having a lot of fun with it! 🩵

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you liked it! 💙

Thank you! The limited palette does help me be more creative sometimes - it’s fun! 💙

All my ancestors are from Sweden and Norway, so I understand what you mean. I’m very introverted too unless I have a specific task to do that involves people. :). I don’t ask everyone, only the people who mention it first, so that makes it easier. And in one case it was a little girl at a park who kept coming around and just trying to get a look. I did ask her if she wanted to see it and that led to her coloring in it. Her mom was there so it was ok, and I ended up having a nice chat with the mom too. :)

@norwegiancolorist Definitely let me know if you try it!

Thank you for watching! 🩵

Thank you! It’s been a fun project!

Thank you so much! I know I should try fixative but I always hesitate because I’ve heard so many horror stories about ruined pages. Thanks for the encouragement! 💙

@@tonjacolors If you use it on dry medium (i.e., no watercolour pencils) and keep a good distance between fixative and paper (30 cm, at least), there shouldn't be any problems.

Thank you! 💙

Yes, that’s a great tip! I’ve also heard that the sharper the transition from dark to light the shinier it looks. Thanks for watching! 💙

@@tonjacolors Yes! That's what I meant, I just couldn't find the right words lol!

Thanks! Feel free to steal this idea! 😁 It’s great fun, and I hope you’ll document your journey somehow!

@@tonjacolors of course! but as I followed you on insta I saw you were already following me 😅

@@xalneia I saw that too when I got the notification 😅. Looking forward to seeing your progress! 😁

Beautiful colouring, and last shared page - fabulous idea.

Oh thank you! And it’s a deal! I don’t have plans to visit Manhattan at the moment but if I do, I’ll let you know for sure! 😁 Wouldn’t that be fun, to do a coloring tour and have meetups with colorists all over?

What a great idea---let Colorists know when and where you will be---and we'll each color a small item on your book's' page!!! That WOULD be fun!! Lynn in NYC @@tonjacolors

Thank you! A limited palette usually simplifies things quite a lot, and makes a few other things trickier. 😁 Thanks for watching! 💙

Thanks! 💙

That’s a lovely compliment, thank you so much! And thanks for watching! 💙

Thank you! 🩵

Thank you! I’ve never been to Slovenia but several of my friends have spent quite a lot of time there and say it’s beautiful. I’d love to visit one day!

@@tonjacolors I hope you will❤️let me know.😊

Thank you so much! That’s a great question! I started by coloring a few pages in another Rita Berman book that had a variety of items to see what colors might handle all the things. I knew I’d need colors to make gold and silver metal, and enough greens and blues to handle all the plants. I decided the two aqua-ish colors would do all the water and the three blues would cover the skies. A couple pinks and purples because I just like them for flowers and then a red to round things out. I decided on Polychromos for almost all of them because they’re high quality and wouldn’t soften too much if the weather got hot (which it really did. And my apartment in France had no air conditioning, which was fun during their almost-record-setting heat wave 😅) The sand colored Crayola and the two pink Castles were just because I liked them better than the Polychromos alternatives. Their only downfall is that after this book (maybe before the end) they will mostly likely be stubs and there’s no open stock option. Thanks for watching! 💙

Oh that’s so sweet! Yes the lavender is a Castle pencil. Light lavenders are hard to find and one of my favorites. I do like the Prisma lavender too, but for this book I was afraid the Prismas would get too soft when I was traveling in places without air conditioning. I’ll have to get creative when this pencil gets too short 😅

@@tonjacolors Yea I would send it to you if you had a PO Box! And I totally understand not using Prismas if you're going to be in the heat! And they also don't work as well on certain paper. I have a book by Eriy and I didn't like using Prismas on that paper. I had to use a colorless blender pencil over it, and that seems to work. I barely use my lavender Prisma pencil because it's the only one I have and it's discontinued. Speaking of which, do you know what the 2 new Prisma colors are named that replaced the 2 that they discontinued?

The two new colors are called Amethyst and Orchid. I can’t wait to try them. And you’re so so generous to offer your lavender Castle pencil! If you really want to, you could send it to my work P.O. Box - just address it to CPM, attn: Tonja, PO Box 4309, Modesto, CA, 95354. Thank you so much!

@@tonjacolors Oh ok, thank you for letting me know the color names! I've heard the names before but forgot what they were! The colors are very similar to the discontinued ones but I look forward to trying them as well! That's great that you have a work PO Box that I can send that pencil to! I just need to find something to put it in so that it doesn't get broken during shipping. I'm sure I can find something! I only used it once and now it just sits in the case, so I'd rather give it to you so you can get some use out of it! And you are very welcome! I'll let you know once I get it sent out so that you will know when to be watching for it!

Thank you so much! I highly recommend Rita’s books. She has four books that are the four seasons but there’s a compilation book with the favorites from each season. That’s the one I have. It’s called Meine Spaziergang durch die jahreszeiten. Her three travel books are really good too! I have the Europa and Asien ones. Afrika just came out last week. Please do tag me - I’d love to see your work! Thank you for subscribing! I really appreciate it!

@@tonjacolors Do you buy them in the US?

@@atxroque I buy them on Amazon, but they’re probably available on other sites. I think she made a post on Instagram recently about an alternate to Book Depository, but I don’t remember what it was.

@@tonjacolors Thank you so much for your quick response! I’ll check it out. 💛

@@atxroque always happy to help! Happy coloring! 😁

Vielen Dank. 💙 Ja, versuch es. es braucht nur Geduld. Entschuldigung, ich kann kein Deutsch, ich benutze einen Übersetzer. 😁