Connie, I’ve been watching as many of your Pitt pens videos as I can. What is the best blending media for them - water, water based blender like Tombow, alcohol type blender pens, Meltz, zest-it, Gamsol, or the new multi ink blending solution from Staedtler? Thanks!

Thanks Connie!

Hi Connie, well I couldn’t resist I ordered the 24 new set of Staedtler pigment brush pens from Amazon Germany,and the last pen,Dark Brown,was not closed and it’s completely dry. Do you think if I contact Staedtler they would replace it? I don’t think I can deal with Amazon Germany,but these pens are not cheap,and I paid $20 for shipping, I mean you know, you did the same. Or you have any other advice? Thanks

Thank you so very much for linking these artworks so that we could download them! I enjoy your channel and miss when you are not on.

You sound great! The beginning of school must be going well. Thank you for this wonderful info!

amazing video and you are super funny.🥰 love the long video 👍34:10 this is odd 🤔 even though the Korean book has bigger pages, even accommodating the wide borders to either side. nonetheless, the Japanese image appears to be a wee bit larger. 34:26 so I wonder, is the Japanese image wider and taller than the Korean one???

Thank you for sharing 😊

Loved the French books. I'm a sucker for roses & flowers. Cottage look. Your students must adore you. So thorough.😂

Hi Connie! Thank you so much for mention the freebees from the lovely Melpomeni, i love and have all her books!! Don’t worry for not making vid’s. Do what you have to do, i’ll wait for you.

Hi hun thank u these 2 beautiful images are just amazing thank you for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊xxxx

Thanks for letting us know. My Enchanted Earth should arrive today, together with the full set of Pitt pens, yay!

Thanks for pointing us to these gorgeous pages.

Wishing you a good school year, looking forward to future videos!

Thank you Connie!!! So good to hear your voice!!! I figured you were getting ready for school!!! Take good care!! and thank you for the tip on M.C."s page!!!

I would never have seen these thanks so much for the heads up!

Thank you so much for pointing us to Mel's free pages. I absolutely adore her work.

Thank you for the info.

Thank you Connie!!

I love your joy and laughter as you review your books! The one with the cactus is so awesome! Just can’t help to smile looking at it 😊

Thank you for sharing. I'm always happy to get free pages especially from one of my faves. I have all three books.

miss you!!!!

What are the colours like in the staedtler like compared to the fc Pitt pens? Are the faber Castel more muted?

Thanks for the informative video. I have always used the Pitt pens but I thought I would try the Staedtler pens. There is no comparison to the Pitt pens. After a few uses the tips were frayed. I am a very light touch when I color. I have never had any of my Pitt pens do that until they were very old and getting dry, I will never purchase any more of the Staedtler pens. The savings is really not that great.

Hi Connie, awhile ago you talked about Castle Arts Harmonious pencils. You said you ordered from their website. When I tried it told me immediately that they don’t ship to Canada. How were you able to order? You are in Canada, yes?

Thanks for posting, even if it didn't turn out the way you'd like. But you succeed or you learn, right? Plus I still think that page is beautiful and when you come back to it later maybe you'll think so too. I think a lot of us are in this hobby to help deal with some of those very same ups and downs you shared. Yes, "Color it out!"

I really like the second book, even the background colours are beautiful. That lemur with the big eyes? I thought it was a cat too. It also reminded me of some posts on ig with medieval paintings of animals I recently came across. Some are actually a bit creepy, but most are hilarious. Have fun with your books ❤

Thank you so much for your very kind words and thank you for showing my little tutorials at the back of the covers. 🥰🙏💕

Hi Connie, you’ve enabled me again, I need the metallic neo colour ones now. I loved all your pages and backgrounds. The one in Woodland Kingdom is very pretty, I may have 2 copies of that book, don’t know why, just felt I needed an extra one!!! 😂

Scottish Fold cats have ears that are down. That I know of. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Thank you.

These books are so cute! I like the second one the most. The cats, plants and urban scenes. This would be fun to color!

One of the reasons I love your channel is seeing you experiment whether you fail or succeed! I appreciate all of the time you spend with us and all of your chats.

When I want a black background I use acrylic paint from michaels.

Thanks for sharing! Hopefully you feel a bit better talking it all out. Sorry your summer was not the restful one you are hoping for. Teaching is exhausting and as we get older it takes more out of us. I think part of it is because we care so much about our students and we take on some of their worries and struggles, much like we do with our own children. Glad to hear Mr. Colouring Chemist is on the mend. Sorry about your loss. Not sympathy, just understanding being sent here. As far as the page goes, I actually think it looks great on screen. Looks like an iridescent purple. The black looks fabulous against it too! Please share your completed page when you are done! Lots of great lessons shared today! Have a great weekend!

don't ever cut off your scientific thought process! Some of us, or at least one of us really likes hearing the scientific breakdown of electrons and insulators and whatnot.

I think the moral of the story is that we're all fallible and allowing others to know that it isn't always sunshine and roses makes for a more realistic picture. Thanks for showing that you have human struggles! In addition, it's so helpful to see your process as you redeem what appeared to be a lost cause. The black contrasts beautifully. The background is great. Well done you!! ❤

Hi Connie! So I wanted to watch this video because I’m looking for blending alternatives to the Tombow colorless blender, and love the idea of a refillable marker with replaceable nibs! My 2 big questions… do you know or could you test: 1) does the blending solution work with Inktense? And 2) does it cause ghosting or bleed through to the other side of the paper?

❤❤ gorgeous books

Regarding the platform upgrade removing certain features: I am an IT admin, and in my experience this occurs if there is a vulnerability with those features that could pose a security risk. The features may likely return in the future once the developers fix the vulnerability. Doesn’t remove the frustration, but hopefully it can explain some things.

Not actually a failure in my humble opinion. I actually think it looks good. I have definitely messed up plenty of backgrounds experimenting.. My oil pastel experiment was awful. So bad, that I have avoided that medium all together. 😂

I find it so hard to find anyone that uses these! They are far superior in quality, I love them. I currently only have about 90 colours - got them as sets of 6 and a few 12 packs or singles. I primarily use pastels, greys and skin tones and replace them as I go. I too use them for colouring! I can’t ’get into’ Ohuhu when I find these so great. I too am an introvert, but work as a support assistant to teachers. Thanks for this hard to find content!

Hi Connie, i am sooooo sorry to get you in trouble, it was not my intention……I don’t have this product and the glossy shine you got was so beautifull, so i wanted to see how you did it. I totally was not in a hurry that’s why i asked you to show it one day. I didn’t want to rush you… That said, i think you did a good job to make it better. When you finish your page i think it come out great! And if you don’t like it maybe you can make a copy and glue it on…

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The color looks pretty nice to me.

I loved every minute of your video, the chat and the end result both were very entertaining. Your Rescued picture turned out great 🙌🏻

The multi color once’s are super cute, thanks for sharing;)

Hi Connie! This may not have turned out the way you hoped but it was still very interesting to watch you work through it and I'm very glad you decided to post it. Thank you!

I always look forward to your videos and i appreciate how genuine you are. Im starting to understand what its like recording videos and posting them for all to see and maybe not being in the mood that you want to be in or are portraying in said videos. I like watching people who are raw and real no matter if its going to gain subscribers or not. This is what i intend for my channel and this is one of the many reasons i watch you. We may not know one another but im only a click away if u ever need anyone. You've got so many of us in this community that has your back because your just awesome! I hope this whole issue with the platform you use better and i hope a solution should arise... My kids just started school today and you're totally allowed to be stressed about starting up again. Its valid. Especially after that mishap with your website. You're a trooper, a survivor and an inspiration! Question: Do you set the Neocolor l? The regular ones or the metallic? Is there a film or can you feel it?

Never an absolute failure!!! My remedies for a background I’m not happy with include: acrylic paint to completely change it (is this not what black acrylic paint was made for???!!!); cover with glitter (ModPdge extreme glitter or the DecoArt galaxy glitter some of my favourites for this); or add more texture with stencil or stamps and ink or acrylic paint… experimenting, making mistakes and learning new things is all part of it, and covering something you aren’t happy with with glitter or black acrylic paint can be extremely therapeutic 😂 thanks for the video, and I’m still keen to get my hands on these metallic neo colours 😍😍😍

Im wondering if inktense might work in the pre-glittered book? Or maybe those Stabilo pencils you showed near the end of the video that advertise a writing on plastic??

Hi Connie, thank you for sharing the good with the bad, in both life and coloring - ups and downs are very real in both cases. Grieve losses however you need - I believe talking is one of the best ways to continue to move through it. Your vulnerability is appreciated and further strengthens your connection to the community. I can always count on you for experimentation, so please don't let change how you determine whether to film. It was fun and interesting! I can see that you must be an excellent teacher!! I also loved hearing your daughter playing piano during the fast forward!