Take your coloring to whole new level with these great tips!
Basic Color Theory
Basic color theory is a set of practical rules that explain how colors relate to each other, how they can be mixed, and the visual effects they create when paired. It serves as a framework to help you understand how humans perceive color and how to use it to communicate.
Blending Colors
Blending is the process of mixing two or more colors to create a smooth, seamless transition or a brand-new shade. It’s the secret to making your coloring look realistic, vibrant, and professional.
Choosing Colors
The start of every great looking coloring page is choosing the right colors. Here are six proven strategies for choosing colors – and a couple of “cheats” too!
Contrast & Brightness
Creating brightness and contrast with crayons or colored pencils in a coloring book requires a mix of pressure control, color selection, and blending techniques to overcome the typically “flat” look of wax.
Fixing Mistakes
Fixing coloring mistakes in a book depends on the medium you are using. Since crayons are wax-based, they can be more stubborn than pencils, but several techniques can help salvage your work.
Highlighting & Shadows
Adding highlights and shadows with crayons or colored pencils is about defining where a light source is coming from and using layers of varying pressure and color to create depth.
Pressure Control
Using pressure control with crayons allows you to create a professional range of shades from a single color. By adjusting how hard you press, you can transition from soft, translucent highlights to rich, saturated shadows.
Sealing Pages
Sealing your coloring book pages is the best way to prevent your hard work from smudging or transferring onto the facing page over time.
Shading
Shading in a coloring book adds depth and makes 2D drawings appear three-dimensional. The core principle is changing the “value” (lightness or darkness) of a color based on an imagined light source.