Agreed, I love the name and it has a pretty cover. I have seen some people use the same colors on the pages inside.

Typically 2 to 3 years is what I've heard from other people that color. I like to touch a lot of coloring books instead of only one so I think it will take a while to complete one book. :)

I have been using this brand: Soho Urban Artist Metallic Watercolors, I have the 48 color set but there is a 12 color set.

Thanks for dropping by. What books are you planning to try watercolors in? I have some I want to do next month. But I may print out on watercolor paper.

Hi Connie! Thanks for sharing those tips. Derwent and Polychromos get more pricey in the states so I didn't include them . I have some friends that live in South Africa but most of them are gamers so they never shared coloring supply costs that way. I have the two sets of black widow skin color pencils and I am still learning how to use them so they didnt make it on the list. Good to know those are cheaper that way. For some reason my friends refer SA as ZA. :)

Yes! I picked that coloring book up a week after this video.

Thank you! I do chit chat a lot in this video. Lol

Hah, I guess you should be a cubist artist. :)

Thanks! I enjoy experimenting with different types of brands Starting to realize I have some favorites now too.

Agreed. Once they are back in USA I need another set

I was looking into indra, thanks I'll have to check them out.

@@JodyMoments the only disadvantage is that they don’t really have a good full spectrum set. They have two pastel shade ones, and one mix of skin tones + other basic tones. There is a weird one that is double-ended, but I have not seen them come out with a full 100 set.

​@@vilvile I've seen some pencil sets do that. The ones I was looking at was the double-sided, when I was researching different types of pencils.

Nice I will check into the different types. Thanks!

Thanks for the tip. Yes, sorry about the speed There is a neat setting in RU-vid to slow down any video in the settings. I do that for flip through videos

I would pick the Arrtx based on the multiple types of paper they do well with, but softer and I like the super light and super dark color range. They layer well as well for art.

@@JodyMoments Thank you for replying and sharing your opinion I appreciate it!

Me too! They work great on different types of paper too.

Thanks for the suggestion. I was eyeballing those last week.

I hope you found some ideas! I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I enjoy the most.

I think the little details around some of these pages with the different characters make the pages even more interesting to color too!

Good question, I never thought to check, but I think it's is nicely stitched with white thread. I recorded a short for you to let me know for sure! ru-vid.comsRAaQoKSCyk

Hi Grahame. They are different enough to include as part of a coloring pencil collection. I am curious about some of the new colors in the 150 set, but I'll hold off for now. :)

I like to condense it so we all save time to do something else. Thanks for dropping by! Hope it helps.

Thank you! It's been a nice challenge trying new ways to color.

Hi Chris! Thanks for the 💕

Hope the videos will help!

Hi Denise, I have a little playlist with me using the color cubes here: ru-vid.com/group/PL_f-nR9rmWJEaPCLKE7P42aVbgBG0fHvw But I think this video in particular shares some of the ways I use the physical ones as I dont have the digital catalog: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VCfcoFeYIYQ.html I do have plans to create a video about all of the ways I find and decide on color palettes in the near future, thanks to a lot of the comments shared by you and others.

Awesome! Let me know what you think when you try them as I wonder I just love every type of coloring pencil. 😂

@@JodyMoments My set will arrive soon. I'll tell you what I found.

Nice yes, coloring pencils are expensive when they have a lot of pigment, I agree. I am often hunting for used sets but wasn't able to find one for these. I adore them on nice paper and put the 150 on my Christmas wishlist.

Nice! Do you happen to have any tips on coloring with the Neocolor 2?

Yes, and the amount of time saved on colors is great

I did the same thing. Thought about my little old printer doing the printouts and how the colors wouldnt be the same. I do like the different colors on the back that are similar too. I sometimes grab 2 or 3 of those additional family colors for a palette for shading and highlights. But so far I have enjoyed using them. My main problem is I like specific colors.. so if there isnt a purple or bluish purple for instance .. I add that... It is my one true weakness. Lol

Wonderful, what other products do you suggest similar to this one?

That is a clever idea!

Hi Sue, I enjoyed volume 2 more, it had some steampunk/neon colors/wildlife, and sky scenes, that I enjoy using as reference cards to color (not just for color palettes).

No, it doesnt share how to mix the colors and pair two color palette cards, but that would be neat if it did. I do know that some of these color palettes in the set are created based on color theory. If you do a search color theory you'll find there's a lot of knowledge out there that can help you on selecting colors that go well together. But, what I like to select colors based on 1) my favorite colors *teals/magenta/purple and a dark yellow, then I consider the colors I need (wood colors browns or stone greys, or leaves and trees I select greens and yellows, and then I figure out the cards based on that. Not sure if that helps, but that's how I do it. :D

I pre-ordered this one, and it surpassed my expectations as I'm an avid audiobook listener, this book reminded me of some of the books I've listened to over the years. I think this is my first Dover coloring book, so I dnot know if they publish any coloring books with thicker paper.

Thanks Grace! Seems like every month, the more I color, the more experiments I do, the better!

Yes, I was worried that would happen for me too. Since it is an investment to purchase these cubes, I think removing color cards you know you wont use, then sorting by categories, or things you want to learn is a great way to always use these for every project. Another great way too is planning ahead. Select the coloring pages you want to color for the month and consider the color pallets for the entire month along with selecting the different coloring pencils (if you have a couple of coloring pencil sets you like that works great. But that keeps it easy for me to grab the book/materials and color without having to figure out the color pallets one at a time. Shared how I do this here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HGvFA554tDM.html

Agreed! I am sure there is a clever way to ameka spreadsheet but that seemed like a lot of work too. :) Taking out cards with same color family like tons of red on a card or tons of greens on a card didn't make sense to me so those were taken out along with color pallets that I wasn't attracted to.

I will have to check my book collection. I think it is rare to find books with thicker paper, but if I was on a hunt for ones dedicated to floral/botanical, I would go to each of my favorite books and grab the names of the publishers. Find each publisher website and search for coloring books. Hardback books often have thicker paper and I would look for the flip throughs of each one. There is also a way to search for paper weight too by the number of pages versus the weight of the book. I love coloring flowers so I will also share others here as I find them. One book I didn't show was Flowerscape Tropical because I don't own it. Not as thick as Marie Trolle paper but close.

The way I like to do it is, the colors I know I need on the coloring page and some colors I also know I can mix to make them then I also consider my favorite colors. For instance, if I see people on a coloring page I will grab peach, pink, cream and browns for their skin and shadows. If I see trees or foliage I know I want some greens and browns but I like more teal or emerald greens so I select those colors in cards or if I don't those colors I layer a dark blue with my green colors to make them If I see a page that has flowers, I will select my favorite warm colors like dark golden yellow, coral, magenta and purples or deep dark reds. But basically it is a mix of both basic colors I will need then I mix that with my favorite colors. So if you want to try this out think of your fav colors and then basic colors you need. Hope that helps a bit. I am relearning color theory but if you check around there are color wheels available online to refer and those colors do define the way we humans are attracted to colors too.

Without realizing it, I think this video was me trying to understand why I want to color so much and to explain why to others because not a lot of people get it, including my family and friends. Since this video I think I get the zendoodle/mandala now, and this has been an incredible journey. Being able to meet others, I also don't feel alone for loving this hobby. I will have my 6 month anniversary on March 31, and it has I had so many benefits in my life. Nice to meet you!

@@JodyMoments That’s wonderful!! 😊💕

Love using them with so many projects! Hoping she brings out even more color cubes for more celestial scenes, like moonlight, and other types of texture cube ideas.

@@JodyMoments she said a few weeks ago that they’re working on a texture pack , and other things!

​@@emmawheeler4624oh wow I will have to save up for that one. Thanks for the tip.

Thank you! I was surprised how many I completed. Normally color half of this in a given month. :)

I select 2 cards based on my favorite colors, but sometimes I know a page will need some neutral colors for nature scenes, portrait skin tones and whatnot so white grey, black, browns, creams, yellows, and coral tones help with the neutral side. But I know there must be a science around it by using a color wheel. Great question it makes me want to be more mindful about why I am selecting certain colors together. If I can find enough research about my methods I'll be sure to make a video about it. :)

I hope it can help, there's 2 other videos I made about the color cubes yesterday, one shows all of the categories you can consider, and the other shares more tips, if you havent seen those yet.