I like soft pastels quite a lot

@@towalmoore Yes I do like to use soft pastels too...usually my go to when I have no idea what to do for the background 🤗

@@shelscolouringjourney that's when I use them the most as well. I do plan around using them sometimes. I don't really like to do the background first. If I'm going to do a background I like to make it as hard on myself as possible 😉

I mostly use inktense but my partner just bought me the albrecht durer so this was perfect timing thank you , next month I will use the albrecht for a background! ♥️

Ilove your tutorials. 💚I like soft pastel. Neocolor II, but do not get a very good effect. Bit messy. 😁

Thank you so much for the lovely comment and for taking the time to watch the video 🤗💗 I am so glad you like my videos....but I am even more happy to hear that I might have encouraged you to start in your books....I really hope you manage to get yourself colouring, I am sure you will love it!! 🤩💗

Thank you 🤗💗 Hope you manage to try it out with your inktense, I am sure it will turn out great!!

Thank you so much 🤗💗

Thank you Jackie! Glad you liked it and hope you manage to try it out some time 🤗💗

Thank you so much and thanks for the sub! So glad you like my colouring 🤗💗

Thank you so much 🤗💗 Yes, the pencils are a lot different to use than acrylic paints.

So glad to hear this!! Thank you for watching 🤗💗

Thank you! 😊💗

Thank you so much 🤗💗 Glad you enjoyed it! 🤩

Thank you so much 🤗💗

Hi Yazmin. Thank you so much 🤗💗

You are very welcome! I hope it was useful and thanks for the suggestion of doing this video 🤗💗 I will make a note and try and get round to it....the last bit will be a challenge but I will try and figure something out! 😂💗

@@shelscolouringjourney you dont have to if you dont feel like it 😊. but i thoght it could be a help for us to deside wich Medium we want to try for background. I only use Alkohol markers and the watercolor pencils. And im still not shure what to try/buy next.

@@nanakosakura2312 Yeh it helps to know how things work to see if those are the results you would want....especially before going and buying materials. I will try and figure something out for a video!! Thanks for the suggestion 🤩💗

@@shelscolouringjourney I will be happily wating😊🥰

Thank you so much 🤗💗

Thank you so much 🤗💗 Yes, I do enjoy distress inks and soft pastels too....and Neocolor IIs is lovely to use too, once you get a hang of them I am sure you will enjoy them lots! 💗

Thank you, I think the fact it is watercolour pencils, it makes it easier....not sure I would be able to keep it as neat with watercolour paints 😂💗

Thank you so much 🤗💗 Glad I have inspired you to try it out!

It's my pleasure, I am happy that I have inspired you to try something new with these pencils. They are lovely pencils to work with - very versatile 🤗💗

My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to watch 🤗💗

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Oh that is great!! Hope you enjoy using them....I definitely have fun using them 🤗💗

@@shelscolouringjourney Thank you!

You're welcome 😊💗

Thank you so much 🤗💗 I am so sorry to disappoint, but I don't own any Johanna Basford books 😔

Hi Dan, glad you found this video helpful. I tend to use my water brush dipped in water like a normal paintbrush as I feel the same way, more control of the water. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks too 🤗💗

My pleasure! I like using my brush dipped in water as I have more control over it....but I used to use the water brush before. This waterbrush is blocked as it is really really old, so no water gets released from it - I had snipped the edge so it was a flatbrush so I still like using it. I use the smallest size. Sorry for the confusion 🤗💗

I have the full 120 set. Thanks for watching 😊💗

You can colour the main element first if you wish before the background. It is personal preference......I think I am used to doing my backgrounds first and I like it that way. But also, I use watercolour pencils for my main elements, so if I am doing to do the background with a water medium, then it could get messy if I did it last - that is another reason I tend to do my backgrounds first. Hope this helps 🤗💗

Thank you 🤗💗 They are wider pencils so standard sharpeners don't always work - but for me, the Dahle 133 works and when he pencils become too short fo that sharpener, then I use a small silver KUM sharpener.

No, sorry I haven't...I assume it would be a little more difficult to work with for a background since it is ink though.

My pleasure and it is not a stupid question at all!! 🤗💗 There are a couple of reasons I lay down the pencils directly to the paper:1.Yes, to take advantage of layering - I find it easier to put down layers as if I was colouring to get the depth I want, also I don't have to wait for each layer to dry before putting down the next layer, so it would take less time applying direct to the paper and then activating. 2.If were to apply with a water brush from the start, it would take a longer time as I would have to keep scribbling on the palette and applying, it would use up more pencil (palette is rough) and would again take longer as you will need to keep topping up colour on the palette to get enough coverage of the paper. 3. I think it makes it easier to get a vibrant effect - as once you activate the pencils, wait for it to dry and then go over with the 2nd layer using the water brush, you get very bright results with just that second layer. I don't know if that made any sense, but I hope it did 😂💗

@@shelscolouringjourney Thank you for explaining. That makes sense. I ended up doing the background on the Rita Berman page I was working on using the albrecht durer activated. The image was done with them dry. I haven't posted it on Instagram yet but I will tag you when I do. It turned out ok for the little bit of background thete is I think.

@@towalmoore That will be great...I would love to see how it turned out 🤩💗

Hi there, thank you! It is the Caran D'Ache palette - it has a smooth side and a rough side, so it is great for use with pencils, crayons and markers too ☺️💗

@@shelscolouringjourney thanks I found one online but could I do a similar thing with a pencil sharpener if I grate the pencil on the side and shave the coloured part of a watercolor pencil, do you think?

@@scapegoat3479 Yes that would work! Or you can pick the colour straight off the pencil with your brush…but that would be quite hard for a large background area I think 🤗💗

@@shelscolouringjourney Thank you!

Hello! Yes it will definitely work….if you have used pencils that are not water soluble then you are a good to go. If you have used watersoluble pencils for the pain illustration, you can still do this, just be careful not to get water on your pencil work which will smudge the pencils out of the lines. Hope this helps 🤗💗