Hello everyone, and have a great day!

I've been lurking on this subreddit for a long time and really enjoying the posts you're sharing. I've been too shy to share my own colouring pages because you guys are so talented, and mine always look like they took very little effort. I hope that one day I will post too.

My question is, how did you start colouring as an adult? I didn't even realise I would enjoy it before I found this subreddit. I would love to hear your stories, how long you've been coloring and anything fun related to topic.

12h of work but definitely worth it

Bought a cheap coloring book at the dollar tree to get started. I used colored pencils!

In Mythographic Wild Summer illustrated by Joseph Catimbang

Legend says that where the river meets the sea lies a hidden beach that appears only to those with kind hearts. Its golden sands sparkle with enchanted gemstones, each one glowing with a tiny bit of magic. At the water's edge, a mermaid sleeps peacefully while playful otters stand watch, protecting her dreams.

Medium: gouache paint

I’ve been fairly good at colouring for a minimum of two hours a day. People are surprised. I ask: how long do you scroll for? How long do you stare at YT or video streaming? Do you read books? Crochet? Rebuild engines? It’s all the same to me.

What I have noticed is that my mental health is better. It is easier to moderate mySelf when I am activated. Totally thinking about starting an account somewhere to post regularly in order to help hold mySelf accountable. I think seeing all my work in one place will be helpful to me.

Side note: do you have thoughts on colour for the next stage? Open to considering a back ground or floor as well.

The first pic is my first ever complete page! I think adding the rays of white from the window was probably a bad idea, but I don’t hate the way it looks.

I used this first page to play with patterns and learn how to use the markers. Besides some bleeding into other areas // going outside the lines a little, what could I improve?

The second page I started before I abandoned ship to do the complete page I posted first. I HATE how it is looking. The colors, the messy shading, all of it. What can u do to make it look decent? I’m trying not to tear any pages out so I can see my progress over time.

I'm using an HP Color LaserJet Pro printer and Faber-Castell Black Edition pencils. I create my own AI coloring pages and want a premium coloring experience at home. Which paper do you recommend? Clairefontaine DCP, Bristol, cardstock, or something else? I'd especially like paper that allows layering and blending with colored pencils.

hello all! i recently completed what was my favourite colouring book to date, and am seeking recommendations for similar ones. It was called brown bear wood: a search and find colouring book by Freya Hartas.

if anyone knows of similar books with the following qualities, please let me know!

1. No AI
2. woodland themed

3. intricately designed with lots of foliage/small animals

4. similar vibe to the one i mentioned or the brambly hedge colouring book

thank you in advance!

Cozy Cuties by Coco Wyo Arrtx Alcohol Markers

Inspired by the watermelons

I waited forever for these acrylic markers to come in because unlike alcohol they would be able to overlap without showing. These not only over lap but look like absolute garbage AND cover the black lines. Am I doing something wrong? What markers am I supposed to be using

Some of the pages I’ve completed here recently. Some with pen, some with marker and some with pencil.