Well welcome to the channel!! I hope you enjoy the videos.

Awesome. Glad it helped you! Thank you for watching.

But it’s so nice to see how you improved, isn’t it?

Oh yah - that's right. Now I remember. LOL.

When I first started my coloring book collection, I thought I was just going to have a couple dozen books at the most. I know - silly me; I should’ve known better. But I started taking all mine to OfficeMax and had them spiral bound. I believe most of the “office” type stores do this. And it’s not too expensive. Of course, I quickly gave up on that as my collection grew. I knew I would never be able to keep up. Lol. 🤣😂😅

So glad you like the channel! I do have a separate video comparing different gessos. Perhaps that would help you. Regarding which pencils work best, I am not an expert on pencils. There are many other channels that could help you out much more on that than I could.

Well of course pencils work the best but any waterbased markers would work in a couple sided coloring book, even Crayola Supertips. Fineliners work. There are also a ton of inexpensive dual tip waterbased markers with a brush tip on one end and a fineliner on the other end. As far as fineliners, I really like the Arteza Inkonics as they’re my favorite and I teach for them the majority of the time. I have Arteza affiliate links in the description of the video if you’d like to use that.

Oh boy, that was a long time ago. LOL. I always use Pan Pastels now and they do have some tools that work good in smaller areas. They are called Sofft tools made specifically for the Pan Pastels. Also, there are still Prismacolor Art Stix: geni.us/nmHmsN A cheaper brand that I know a lot of people use are the Myungo pastel sticks: geni.us/8892P Another thing you can use for smaller areas are the fine tipped qtips: geni.us/BEyPx For backgrounds when using the Myungo or other stick pastels, you can just scrape some color off if doing a large area like a background and rub it in. If doing a smaller area, you can use a fine tipped qtip and rub it directly on the pastel stick. As far as gel pens, there are tons of gel pens out there. I used to use all the different types of gel pens like the pastel, neon, etc., gel pens but now I only use glitter gel pens. If you need more specifics, let me know. Regarding fineliners, my favorites are still the Arteza Inkonics fineliners: geni.us/d2izRtb The 120 set from Ohuhu is also great: geni.us/zyXc And they come in their own really nice case. I hope this all helps you out. If you need anything additional, just let me know.

@@LisasColoringCorner oh thank you so very much for all the links and very useful information. I ended up purchasing the mungyo (sp?) Soft pastels and the nu pastels..which are different from the art stix but still work just as nicely. I'm really glad you replied because I've been looking at silicone color shaper brushes to apply, smudge and blend the nu pastels and they are so expensive and the lack of description of sizes of these brushes leaves me in a bit of quandry on which size to order. So now I'll just take your advice and use those cu tips which I already have. And look at the soft tools since they are inexpensive and will get the job done as well. Also I got the ohuhu markers 60 set that have fineliners on one end and they are nice. On the other hand I ended up also getting a 20 pack of the steadler triplus fineliners and they are fabulous on cardstock. However on johannas type of paper in her books they don't work so great as the paper doesn't absorb the liner fast enough and I end up with little puddles and then it's hard to shade with them cause they are so juicy and since the paper doesn't absorb the ink to well the excess ink just ends up sitting on top of the paper. And then because of that if you try to shade with them it just ends up looking really dark if that makes sense. But on cardstock they work absolutely amazing and turn out beautiful and I have absolutely none of these issues. So now I want to take my favorite pages and scan them and print them out on some nice thick paper. It's just not enjoyable coloring with those fineliners on the regular paper her books come on. Some of the ink floats on the paper instead of absorbing it if that makes sense (kinda like watercolors do). But the colored pencils, pastels, and even a little bit of watercolor works just fine in her books if you have quality paints and just use a few drops of water to activate the watercolor pans. Anyway do you prefer arteza fineliners to the steadlers and do you think they would work much better in her books as opposed to the issue I'm having with the steadler fineliners? Also would there be a easier way of transferring her pages onto cardstock like with some type of transfer paper like they do with graphite pencils? It's going to be a real pain in the butt to go to Kinko's and scan copy and print out all my favorite pages. And ofc I want 3 copies of some of the pages cause I have a few different ways I want to do those specific pages with different medias and color palettes and blends etc. I haven't got any gel pens yet but wanted to order some next week. Could you please recommend the brand you now use. I really don't want to research gel pens for hours like I've had to do with some other art supplys. Mainly researching the tools needed to use the art supplies or trying to find color swatches of different products like gelatos for example. Those are also very nice for doing backgrounds. I've looked at some gel pens and the types and amounts they have is overwhelming. What a age we live in too have so many options.. I just want some nice gel pens that go on smoothly and are a pleasure to use. Kind of like the Sakura jelly roll pens. But not as expensive unless it's a small set..anyway sorry for talking your ear off. I just love talking to other colorists about art supplies and coloring in general since my husband and friends aren't into it. Also I have you to thank for introducing me to diamond paintings! And thank you for the great tips about them for beginners. Even my husband is enjoying doing them! Can I ask is there any other way to flatten them out besides ironing them? I don't own a iron and one of the inserts or instructions said not to use a iron on them. Im having a hard time trying to uncurl them. Also with the pastels do you use a fixative as I've heard one or two people say it messed up there art work somehow? Any whoo thanks so much for all your help and guidance. I haven't had much time to watch yt lately but am glad you gave me the answers I needed. I kid you not I've been looking at color shaper brushes online for days now trying to find out the correct sizes needed for my purposes. Thanks again.

I took mine in to OfficeMax and had them bind it for me.

@@LisasColoringCorner I didn't even realize a person could do that. Thanks. That will make Christmas special for the aspiring artist 🎨

Yah I have access to it but never did it yet.

I love my Arteza Inkonics. They are the juiciest fineliners I have used plus they have names and numbers.

Thank you, Lisa, much appreciated. Inconics are available in the UK, and I’ve just seen a 72 and a 120 set. Per pen, 72 are a better deal, but I don’t know if I’d be missing out on some nice colours if I don’t get the 120. What’s your opinion on the 72 vs 120 question when it comes to Inconics?

@@gnostie I love the 120 set as the 72 set only has a couple of browns. Other than that, the 72 set is nice too. And just FYI - I always have Arteza links in the description of all my videos for both USA and UK.

I use all kinda of things. Regarding pencils, Prismacolor is my favorite. But I also use a lot of gel pens and alcohol markers. Of course, in these double sided books, you can’t use alcohol markers but I do use them in the single sided books.

Yes I buy the vast majority of my books on Amazon.

These are all on amazon. If you need any links to anything, just let me know.

I have a lot of color books brought from the store

I have lots of favorites. But my favorite types are pattern/design books and all my color by number books.

I have a pretty good pattern/design book in my collection. Jade Summer’s, 100 Amazing Patterns book. I just wish it was printed on Bristol Vellum.