Three Years of Colouring. Part 1. 

You are literally a color whisperer. These videos are therapeutic, I can feel my anxiety melting away in the sounds of your voice. Thanks for sharing.

Please thank your son for all of us, for starting you with coloring. Your talent is so amazing and I know I speak for many others when I say THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US. You're an inspiration!

Who knew a coloring book could be so beautiful!? I'm quite literally at a loss for words

Peta. What a wonderful video. Definite walk down memory lane. It was one of your early colouring tutorials that got me started on this ever expanding hobby, and now with my beautiful set of polychromas and colouring books by Johanna Basford and Jessica Palmer, I find the days are not long enough, so thinking I will have to give up housework, to create more time for colouring. Seriously, thank you for your time.

I LOVE your body of work! You are the first colorist I found and watched and you gave me inspiration to dive into the color world...I have really enjoyed watching this video 😎 I remember so many of your pictures from tutorials. Thank-you Peta for your body of work..

Peta: "Well, this one is a bit rubbish" Me: "I could never color that good in a million years!!!!"

Thank you so much PETA for showing us your colourings to date. I adore your work. You were the first colourist I watched regularly on you tube, and I’m so happy to see you back. Looking forward to part two. 💕

WoW! Peta What a lot of gorgeous work you have done! I really enjoyed this video. Your work in the books is fantastic!! Thank you for all the great tips. Makes me excited to do more colouring!! Sara x

Your voice is very comforting and relaxing to me. Beautiful colouring pages. 😊

Loved looking at all your beautiful pictures. I know you asked if anyone else sometimes just wanted to color for comfort from being upset or stressed without worrying about the outcome. Yes. It is soothing to just bury oneself in the act of putting pencil to paper and creating as an escape from bad situations or being down. It takes you out of yourself and your situation and immerses you in the relaxation of doing something just for the comfort of the movement of the hands over the page and getting lost in the rhythm of the strokes. Great therapy. Of course, I wish my "therapy" came out half as beautifully as yours. Thanks, Dee

You are the best colourist ever Peta. Stunning work 👩🏻‍🎨👩🏻‍🎨👩🏻‍🎨

Hello Peta🎨 🌼🌺☺️ It is so good to hear you and to watch a new video. Yes I have books for when I just want to put color on the page. Beautiful collection, I remember some tutorials. I cannot wait to see the next video.

Wow!! Absolutely gorgeous, Peta...as usual!! I'm also a big fan of Angela Porter. Thank you for sharing not only your talent and beautiful color choices in everything you do but also for sharing the tools you use and your personal opinion of them. Love everything you've done!!

I am ecstatic to see you have uploaded a new video. I just need to tell you how much you have influenced me in my coloring journey. You were the very first person I have EVER followed on RU-vid (and I’m 41 😊). Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️ for inspiring me to get those pencils out and get to coloring on a regular basis. I hope and prey you are in good health and spirits lovely lady. Love and hugs to you ❤️😉

So nice to see you again! If my best work was as good as what you regard as your worst work, I would be extremely happy!!! Hope you're much better now.

Everything you color is gorgeous! Your sense of color is wondetful! Rich and magical!

Ok.....i gave your name to my bank manager......i bought 3 Johanna Basford books (Secret Garden, Magical Jungle and Enchanted Forest) and ordered some Polychromos (student grade pencils here are terrible .... tried them and hated every moment).....all because of your You Tube Channel...... I am soon going to be a very new Colorist at the tender age of 52!!! Wanted to order Inky and the Ivy as well but that will have to wait for a while.....lol Thanks for the awesome videos and sharing your wonderful talent and experience with us...Realy en enjoy the videos and rare quircky comments from your hubby.....lol

Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!!! Even the ones you don't care for I think are fantastic!!! It's funny how we are hard on ourselves! And it's interesting that when we look at them later, we realize they are not so bad! Thank you again for all you wonderful tutorial and videos!! I've learned a lot from you!

Thank You for sharing your beautiful coloring.

Thank you for sharing.So happy to see you back❤️

I love looking at your work. I am especially enamored of the pictures where you create the background. I am definitely not an artist, but I really appreciate those who do have that particular talent. I was so excited to see your video. Can't wait to see part 2. Hugs to you and yours.

How I adore your work Peta. They are amazing! I'm a beginner and more inclined to learn more because of your influence. so THANK YOU!

Happy to see you back on the air and showing your gorgeous pages - thanks for sharing, Peta!

So wonderful to spend some time with you looking at your amazing creations. You are an inspiration Peta. I haven't done much coloring recently other than swatching all my pencils. Over 1,000 one inch squares of color! LOL When you can compare side by side the differences become very apparent. I look forward to part 2 of your beautiful work. Hopefully I will be inspired to crack open a book and color. Happy coloring!

Love the video Peta - thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to the next video.

All the pages are absolutely beautiful.

So nice to hear your voice & see all your beautiful coloring again. My Ivy book is in two pieces with duct tape attempting to hold it together. Your frog is amazing! Looks like he's about to hop away & the crabs are fabulous too. I love all your work.

So pleased to see another video from you. Your pictures are absolutely stunning. I’ve followed some of your tutorials too. Thanks for sharing Peta. Xx

So happy to see you posting again. I have missed seeing your videos! All you work is so lovely!

It’s like it’s Christmas!! A new Video! ♥️ hope you’re well!

Yayyyyy,a new video.😃.missed you and your videos...I'm pleased that you are feeling better.Beautiful pictures...each and every one...stunning 😊

Hello Peta, Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed part one and look forward to more videos.

Wonderful hearing your voice again 😄 , hope it's a sign your health is improving.....hugs n warmest wishes for you. So enjoyed this video, still picking up tips. Take care 😘💞🐙🐣

So good to see/hear you again, I really enjoyed walking down memory lane with you & can’t wait for another one of your wonderful tutorials. You are a true artist!

Love your work Peta - just beautiful. Glad to see you are feeling better and I too can't wait for parts 2and 3! Also, the bit about budgies was very interesting - as a child, I had a blue parakeet named Chipper! Hugs from Massachusetts, USA!

Hi Peta, I’m so happy to watch your new video. All your pictures are so very beautiful . I really like it . Can’t wait to see part 2and 3 . 💕

Love to hear you sounding so well, you were my very first subscription and I have learned so much from you. It is wonderful to see new videos from downtown under, thanks for sharing your gift of color.

Wow fantastic peta can't wait to see parts 2 and 3

Oh my gosh - your pictures are so gorgeous!!!! I wish I could color half as good as you. You’re so creative with your coloring. I’m so glad to see you back. I have your videos do much!! Looking forward to the next parts of your finished pages.

Wow....nice to see you posting again. So far you are the only colourist I can see really colouring rather than just collecting.

Thanks for sharing, Peta! I always love your videos. It's great to see your early coloring and knowing that an amazing colorist like you had similar struggles to a fairly new colorist like me. Keep being awesome.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful art!!!!! I just started in February and am having a lot of fun.Thanks for your inspiration!!!!!!! Love from Vermont

Ooh, The Magical City is also my very first Coloring Book. It was bought by my boyfriend, he told me to buy the coloring book I would love to have and since I recognized the book Magical City from your channel, I chose it. My boyfriend is also the one who encouraged me to color as a hobby and bought me my very first set of watercolor pencils as well. All the while you are the one that taught me that coloring from a book is not just for kids but as for adults as well.

love that textured cardboard idea. So happy to see another video from you.

I enjoyed every minute of the presentation. Absolutely love your work. I'm new in the colouring thing, so, as you imagine, i'm in awe with everything you did.

Thank you for sharing your colouring journey.

Peta, it is so good to have you back I have missed your tutorials. I enjoyed seeing all your coloring you always give me some inspiration. I am going to try to color a book from the beginning in order and try to do some pictures with only 12 pencils that I would like to try out.

Awesome video Peta and so happy to see a video from you pop up in my notifications thank you for letting us see what you have been up to miss your videos so this has been great ❤️🌷💝💖✨Tanya

This video is so inspiring. Your coloured pictures are simply some of the best that I have seen on RU-vid. 😍 Can't wait for part 2! 😁

I love the colors so pretty. I will never give up my coloring books. I still injoy mine.

Fantastic to see you, hope you are all well. All of your work is stunning, including the ones you are not keen on lol . Looking forward to seeing part 2. Thank you for sharing. xo

WOW! The art on the Moulin Rouge one is great. Love what you did with the rhinestone bodysuits in that picture

Oh Peta, watching this video is such a joy! I can't wait for the other two to finish catching up with all the pictures you've done! You asked early on if we also have "easy" books for just those relaxing times when we don't want to get too detailed with the color scheme or techniques - YES, I do! I have a couple mandala pattern books that I use for that - almost exclusively with markers (honestly, pencils can hurt my hands if I color for hours at a time so the markers are a break in that respect as well). I also have some books that are "media specific" including a Christmas book that I'm doing in only gel pens with a VERY liberal use of every special effects (GLITTER!) gel pen I can get ;-) I also loved your budgie near the end - exact same color as "Bird." Bird entered my life when I was about 14 or so. My sisters and I were outside doing chores and this bright green parakeet fluttered down. My sister grabbed a bucket because she was going to try to catch it. Instead, he jumped on her hand! Poor guy (and yes, he was a male) was VERY tame and must have escaped from his home - he lived with us many years and happily learned several little tricks - he was actually MY first real pet since he went with me to college when I moved away from home. I still have books in my library with pages chewed as he would sit and nibble while I was reading. :-) (and of course, I was well trained by him and let him stay there) I'm looking forward to you sharing on the paper masking tape - I will definitely need to get some of that! Also, perhaps some time you could share your techniques for using a fixative to get a nice finish.

Well Hello Peta. I'm so pleased to hear your voice again. I know how life can get in the way of our coloring adventures. (Been watching my grandchildren for my daughter, as she has begun a job where she works nights. Hard not to sleep in my own bed, but she shouldn't have to pay for daycare for 3 children when I'm right across the street.) I am enjoying your completed pages videos. I notice that you are much like myself in that you have some color preferences. There are always going to be certain colors that are going to get shorter much quicker than others. I think that it is too bad that some of the lower, budget friendly, choices on the market do not have a program set up to sell their pencils individually. I like a couple of the "cheaper" pencil sets, and I'm halfway through a couple greens in all of them..(Yep! I like greens as well.) I am looking forward to your next videos. (By the way, I'm one page closer to finished on that book where I'm using a different set of colored pencils on each page. I had started a page using a Loew-Cornell colored pencil set, and I put it aside as I couldn't deal with how bad the set was. I'm trying to finish that page using just that awful set. Not a task I am looking forward to. They are brutally hard, and some pencil sharpeners just can't do a good job of bringing out a point on them. The wood is very hard. The wax base is a grayish color. It's a tint throughout the entire set. I won't recommend them to anyone.) Thanx, Mindy

I'm moving to Geelong next year and can't wait to check out the craft shops 😊

I've missed you Pita! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful pages with us.😃😃😃😃😃

Videos from you are always worth the wait because they're always lovely! Thank you so much for sharing. Your work is incredibly inspiring :)

Absolutely beautiful!! So glad you sound so much better!!!

Just started your channel today and I have been coloring for years. Absolutely love your techniques! Thank you!!

It's so fun to see so many of your colored pages at once. I'm really impressed that you can remember what you used on each of them!

OMG you are so awesome at coloring even your first pictures I could only dream about coloring that well. Thank you for sharing your amazing pictures with us. So fun looking at them.❤

wonderful pages, perfect video 👍 can’t wait for part 2

oh peta!! nice to hear and see from you!! you were hardly missed!! wonderfull video and i'm excitited for the next part😍😍 also hoping that you are doing tutorials again, i learned so much from you!! best wishes for you😘

Wow-wow!!! Really awesome and great works!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your works and I've learned a lot !!!!! Waiting for " to be continued"!!!!!

Que c est magnifique c est du beau travail bravo merci du partage j'ai hâte de voir la suite 👍

Hi Peta! Love your videos and your skills for coloring! I'm so glad you are back ❤😊️ hope you are feeling better 🙏

Beautiful! Just loved all the work you've shared. I've picked up a lot from you and always look forward to the reviews and tutorials. Can't wait to see the next part. Thanks and take care!

Omg everything are so beautiful. I'm glad that you're getting better and coming back with more videos

Every page is just wow.👏👏👏👏 Your coloring skills are just awesome. Really

I just love your work! I'm so glad your son bought your first coloring book so we can all get inspiration and enjoy. I really like how you show what you can do with minimalist Art supplies, such as 12 pencils. I would be happy if your so called stuff ups I could replicate with my work!

Dear Peta, thank you so much for sharing your amaizing works! I can't wait for Part 2!Also, please, could you make this "10 coloring books to take with you to desert island" video. Short time ago this type of videos was very popular on RU-vid and I enjoyed them a lot. I would so love to see your best 10!

Excited for part 2........hint hint LOL 😜😊❤️Tanya x

Adore your work! Thank you so much for sharing it. :-). You are my inspiration. Hope see more and more of your beautifull work. ;-)

I’ve missed your videos! I’ve learned so much and have been so inspired by your work! So glad you’re back!

Really enjoyed seeing your beautiful work. I also have 2 types of colouring books. Colour me calm and mandala etc books for my "mindless" colouring. I love colouring in these books using different mediums as I don't feel pressured to produce master pieces. Then I have my beautiful expensive books that I only colour in when I'm feeling brave lol. I'm so scared to ruin these books. I keep picking them up to colour in and can't decide what to do then put them down again and pick up my other books to colour.

Peta, you were sooo missed, happy to be watching you again!😍

I got so excited when I saw you had a new video! You are amazing!!! I always tell people you taught me to colour!!! I love your work and videos and seeing all your inspiring finished pages at once!!! I have a Posh book by Flora Chang that I use as my straight colouring with budget friendly pencils. (Hope this means you are feeling much better!!!) Take care Peta!

Glad you’re back! I hope to see more of your tutorials in real time. I love long videos. It’s easier to learn that way. Thank you so much. I hope you feel better also. Sending you love from the other side of the globe😘❤️

I really enjoyed this video. Your creations are beautiful and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

So nice to see your work! And a great reminder for which books I have that need Coloring 😜

Thank you Peta for both inspiring me and depressing me in equal measures!! Just starting off and wondering how on earth you even come up with all the great ideas for colours, let alone then putting them down on paper! Hoping if I watch enough of your videos something may rub off on me!..... 🤔😀

Your colouring always inspires me when I've been in a bit of a creative slump, it was so nice to see lots of your completed work and WIPs. Definitely a morning of colouring for me tomorrow!

Beautiful art work as always, such a joy to see some of your work. Looking forward to a tutorial from you when you can. Warmly xx

I’ve missed you! This made me jump for joy when I saw what this video was about! I love love love your coloured flip through! My absolute favorite, with your wonderful voice and commentary.

Amazing!!! I've watched you do a lot of reviews and I think one tutorial but Now girl you got your own playlist no more just going under the "colored pencils" category. Wowza you gots it going on my lady. So can't wait to go through some of your tutorials with you especially the squids!!!

Peta, I have the same problem of pages falling out of Johanna Basford books. Thanks for sharing your pictures, they are beautiful.

stunning work

I adore your coloring style. Your worst page far surpasses my best so far.

I love that you used Kaisercolour! I did not know the company is Australian. I really like the Kaisercraft coloring books. Thank you for all of your wonderful coloring videos!

Amazing detail of coloring in color books. I never thought of trying this as an adult, but a great way to use the inktense pencils. So far I've only used the blocks. Great tight control of the medium. Thanks for sharing!

really enjoyed seeing your completed pages cant wait for part 2 x

loved this video and seeing your work. Can't wait for part 2! Regards from Costa Rica

Love your work Peta! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous pages.

I have enjoyed watching this video. Thank you for Sharing Peta.

Amazing colouring book, very nice and professional.

Hi Peta, Glad you‘re back. I am really looking forward fit your next tutorial. Love your work. I learned so much. Thank you

I saw this book at my bookstore I love thease designs I might have to pick one up

Your an amazing artist I love your work

Beautiful 💕

That was a great trip down memory lane and I really enjoyed it, thank you so much Peta :) Every one of your pictures were stunning and it just goes to show that even if you don't like your own end results that it doesn't mean you failed because other people will still find the results really appealing.