Thank you for the Awesome tips. My boyfriend just got me some gel pens. He got me a set of 48. Plus he got me an adult coloring book. They were suppose to be stocking stuffing for Christmas . He gave them to me early. I was really having a bad day. The Lord really bless me the day I meet Jeff. I am 71 years young and a newbie at adult coloring and I am having fun.

As an editor, I have to selfishly say thanks for the shout-out to us! Nitpicking and being a “grammar Nazi,” they’re seen as being so profoundly negative, but we don’t just do it to be mean! We look good when you look good! We are fine-tuners, cheerleaders, straight up enablers! We help an author’s work put its best foot forward and shine its shoes! It takes real love to shine the shoes of another person’s world, poured freshly on the page and straight from their brain! It’s so uncommon that we get mentioned by people who aren’t in the writing community, and then it’s usually to point out something that slipped by. Either a mistake or stylistic choice that person wouldn’t have made, it’s usually Monday quarterbacking. I appreciate the love. 😊 I used to do pages with my mother when she would visit, while we listened to an audiobook. We’re both chronically ill and it was often so difficult to meet up; either one or both of us really should have been in bed, but we preferred to feel horrible together. Now she has late stage cancer. Her second course of chemo is coming to an end and it’s up in the air in terms of how it’s going to go. She’s not been able to come to my apartment (no stairs allowed) since her surprise diagnosis in January during an unrelated surgery. It was supposed to be routine, but they found an abdomen of cancer. I haven’t broken out the Prismacolors since then, but with her chemo hitting her harder and harder, us trying to weigh lowering the dose but also it’s efficacy, and another season turning, I’m making an autumnal page for her. All the jewel tones she loves and rocks. I can’t be with her often, but hopefully she’ll look of it and think of how much fun our visits always were. Even as a kid, I’d bring her pages and she’d tape them on the cabinet by her bed, because that way she’d “see them much more during the day than if they were in the front of the house.” I’d also give some to my father, so he wouldn’t feel left out. He still has a blue and purple butterfly on his bedside table in my hometown. I know it’s been a bit since you posted, but thanks for doing it. You never know who’s watching, or why.

I am new to colored pencils, but you have taught me so much, and I really wish you could see the difference in my work. I am your success story and I am so grateful. I have even shared a few of my pictures with the Prismacolor group on FB. I have leaned from you and now have more confidence in my coloring. Thank you so much!

I thought the pages that you said you were not happy with were just beautiful!!!!! 😁❤ You really are extremely talented. You have a very soothing voice to listen to also. I find it very easy to follow you. I am learning. A brand new beginner. You are one of the Colorists I love to follow. Your coloring skills are just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. Stay safe and many Blessings. 😊❤

Even your mistakes are wonderful! I'm so glad I found this site.

You are amazing! 🤘🏼🏆

Rachel thank you so much for all your tutorials. You are my favorite colorist. I look forward to your weekly tutorials.

First! I really think you should do audio books! Because I could listen to you talk all day. I love your videos so far and I love to color!

Rachel, thanks for posting this! One part inspired me to add some texture to some leaves for a variegated look! I've been in a rut, so this help me try to get a little creativity back!

Thanks so much for this video and all of them, of course. This one in particular, was so exciting to watch. Your tips and tricks, how you learned and improved over time. I will be watching this multiple times. Many thanks and Happy New Year

I could listen to this woman talk all day! And great tips by the way!

Great food for thought, Rachel, have a happy creative New Year!

You are the greatest and I have learned so very much from you. You explain everything very well. I love watching you color. Thank you for the tutorials.

Happy New Year and thank you for making your videos!

Love your videos.... I’ve learned so much from you! I’m looking forward to 2019! 💕🙋‍♀️

HAPPY NEW YEAR RACHEL! Looking forward to 2019 and learning more! Thanks again for your channel and for Coloring Book Cafe!👍🏼😁

Happy New Year. Looking forward to new videos & watching you on Coloring Cafe!!

Thank you for all your videos. I am so looking forward to seeing your videos using other mediums... especially water colors and markers!!

I've picked up some great techniques from you, thank you.

Great review of the year! Congratulations on passing 20,000 subscribers!

Hello, thank you so much for your video! I have been trying marker base then shading and details with colored pencils on top! It also helps with lowering the pain in my hands!

TY for your generosity !

Love watching you grow 😎

Thanks again for your guidance and encouragement throughout the year. Looking forward to what you have planned for this year. Hopefully it includes a tutorial on coloring/drawing clouds! Viv

These tips are useful. Thank you!

A really useful video. Thank you x

Watercolor takes patience. You would love watercolor PENCILS. I do both. I’ve been nature sketching with Prisma Colored Pencils for decades. I am doing a lot of watercolors lately. If you try markers, I’ve just completed an exhaustive study on what to buy. Copics are the best. You have to use the card paper made for them and not use watercolor paper with them. They are refillable unless you buy the Choi beginner type. Also buy them in shading sets so you won’t be frustrated. Those come 3 to a pack or more. To shade you have to buy some cool or neutral or warm shades of grey. I think they have 500 or more colors. They sell a blender too that you’ll need for highlights. I loved this video.

Wonderful....you are creative ...

Thank you so much I’m learning a lot

Thank you for the pointers:)

Love to see your 2019. Do you make your own color plates from your colors? I’d like to see more with pastel water paint colors

I have just got ramantic country book I'm so excited

Love, love, love your videos! Do you have a video on how to go about choosing or setting up a color palette for am image before coloring?

that's all very nice tips and tricks 😍😍👍

I JUST GOT BACK INTO COLORING FROM A FEW YEARS AGO. I USE IT MOSTLY FOR DEPRESSION AND IT HELPS. AND I WATCH YOU ALOT. I EVEN REPEAT WATCH CERTAIN VIDEOS AND I TRY TO COPY. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHADING,AND EYES. ALSO COLORING COMBOS. BUT I AM NOT GIVING UP!! I NOTICED U ONLY SEEM TO COLOR INTCATE PAGES. NO DRAGONS, FAIRIES ETC ETC. DO U ONLY PREFER TO DO THOSE.DO U CONSIDER THEM TO BE MORE OF CHALLENGE THAN SIMPLE PAGES? THANK YOU FOR SHARING UR WORK!!

Suggestion for converting regular paper to watercolor paper - put on several layers of colorless gesso!

TFS, and you should try Embossing powders for embellishments. Happy New Year!! 🎈🎊🎆

Cool! I am not at all artistic, so I need all the tips I can gather. TFS!

Loving everything thank you do you have color palette or combo sheets to share its more fun learning from others it like someone reading out loud and you're heard the story more clearly thank you so much for sharing your tips and trick happy creative colorful hugs to you

Thanks. I am seeing this for the first time as I am new to coloring. I am a quilted and am trying to move into art Quilting. I want to learn more about color and texture and thought learning through coloring might be best. I do not have a background in art, but I want to learn and grow. I appreciate any and all help you can give. Do you have any videos for beginners with very little background?

Wow! That's beautiful. Where did you get your color pencils from?

U r so far best colourist on utube to actually explain how to colour. Other colourist simply go on colouring and m new to all this so u r so good at explaining. U just mentioned that u made a colour chart of diff pencils alomgside prisma and all those were my fav shades that is pastel shades . Can u gimme that chart. Also which other pencils u used in that chart.

Great video !What pencil sharpener do you use?

I like to use pens sometimes:) these were great tips though for when I use pencils:)

I would love to see a video coloring on wood!!

Great video. What type of pencil sharpener do you use for your color pencils?

For water coloring, check out Kristy Rice's series of adult coloring books.

Thank you. Question as a first time viewer, are these 'Adult Coloring Books' you are using or have you already drawn on the page? Thank you again

Hi Rachel. Thank you for the amazing content! How can I get the clear CRAYOLA colored pencils chart? ✨✨🥺🥺

You should do about tiny objects like with the rooms of wonder by johanna basford

What kind of metallic paint markers do you recommend.

What tips would you give to color/create either a sunrise or sunset? Is something I have always been wanting to do.

Hi, I love too the crayola, and have the 100 of them , as the 150 prisma, but they don’t blend together with me, are u using them each alone please, thank you

A big problem I have is smudging. Sometimes the lines in coloring books and pages I print myself will smudge when I color them. Even using colored pencils will sometimes smudge the ink, particularly if I am using the blender pencil. How can I prevent that from happening other than avoiding coloring over the line?

Do you use presma white colorist blender

How about printing the art work on plain paper, then taking the watercolor paper & printed art work paper to your local copier store & have them print it out for you. Just a thought.

Can you please do paper stumps and your next video and how you can actually use them instead of making them with a razor and tape I think you should do the next video of 2020 how do you use other pencils in your drawings coloring

That look fun I love my mistake

I am very new to coloring like two months new. Five things I struggle with is selecting colors, light direction, shading, blending and adding texture. I color flat and I don't want to. I'm having a hard time with figuring light direction and how shadows will be if it were a real picture. I become overwhelmed with where the light is really coming from, are there other windows not seen in the picture. Blending is the worst as I end up with lines. I received Prismacolor-150 for Christmas and I'm kinda frozen. Some of the members on the Facebook page have given me some direction and tips. Please direct/recommend me to the videos on selecting colors also if you have one on blending. Thank you so much for your videos. You truly are a pleasure to watch. Ps. on the section covering your mistakes, I didn't see any. Not kissing up, just being honest.

I used to watch every one of your videos and learned much from them-that is until you started playing music in the background. I am hearing impaired and wear a hearing aid. Hearing aids amplify or diminish certain sounds depending upon the kind of hearing loss of the wearer. Because of this, certain music sounds can completely overwhelm your voice or completely tune it out, Even if the music is turned down. I know there are many elderly people doing adult coloring and are probably experiencing the same. It’s too frustrating trying to strain to hear what you are saying, so I I regretfully have to say „ Good bye“.

The quality of the mistakes is what I am trying to do... Not even in that level yet...

I think you're very talented and I've learned a lot from you but please stop playing music when you talk! It's so hard to concentrate on what you're saying.🙏🏻