5 EASY TIPS to Instantly Improve Your Adult Coloring Pages

Improve your adult coloring skills with these easy tips! Learn to color like a pro with some basic shading tricks, textures, highlights and details. These easy coloring tips will improve your coloring and make your adult coloring pages look amazing!

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Quick reference:
00:00 Hello!
01:29 Coloring Tip 1: Learn basic shading and blending techniques
10:00 Coloring Tip 2: Add highlights with a white pen
12:28 Coloring Tip 3: Add details with a black pen
14:55 Coloring Tip 4: Add textures to your coloring page
17:44 Coloring Tip 5: Use a color palette to choose your colors

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[reneedixonart]

My sister is an art teacher with a very low budget. Each student only received 6 markers. So she taught them how to use colored pencils over markers to create gradients and even new colors. She said they were all amazed and loved the technique!!!

[powercat]

Hi Sarah! I recently retired, and will be 69 in a month. I bought an adult coloring book, sort of hippy stuff, and did my first one yesterday, a group of magic mushrooms. Just color, no shades, no gradients, but having watched this video, I will be getting my act together, and maybe revisiting the first one I did. Thanks!

[anniebeanie]

Reminds me on vacation i was helping 5 year old girl with a coloring :) (spa owner's daughter) . She had a coloring book with princesses and "magic" patterns revealed by coloring with a marker ... but not everywhere which she found boring. I showed her she can add her own patterns as well, add additional jewelry to the princesses etc ... What a fun :D . Coloring with a kid is even better than adult coloring :) .

[carollizc]

I like using sepia for shadows, too. It will blend with almost every colour if you use it properly - light, very light layers and blening with slightly darker shades than your main colour.

[coloringwdeborahl.mcdonald]

The little pack of Crayola crayons give you three shades of orange for a good reason!

[cleokatra.]

Hi Sarah, I’m so happy I stumbled on your video this evening. I have recently broke my leg and coloring is keeping me happy and inspired. I decided to use this time to improve my coloring skills and oh my goodness this video and YOU are heaven sent. The wag you lay out information makes me feel so supported. Thank you so much! You have a new subscriber here and I also joined your FB group, I’m excited to watch more of your videos

[soniaedgar]

I was just about to toss a page because I was not happy about it, then I watched your video and started to add some tidbits here and there and it gave the page a new life. Thank you! I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[michelledillard]

I found your channel through your collab with Jazza and I'm so happy that I did. You are a wonderful teacher and I appreciate the effort you put into helping us improve our art or just get started. I'm 51 and have always let fear of not being "good enough" hold me back from even getting started. You, and many other art channels have inspired me, and many others, to just pick up the tools and start!

[kateternityart]

I didnt know you could mix media together! You learn something new every day!

[wendywolfe]

I just came here looking for tips, and am I ever thankful that I found your page! You have shown me some basic, yet very intricate forms of shading. This makes your pages look so beautiful. I can't wait to try these tips out on my own pages. Thank you so much!

[timetoplay]

i love the idea off adding elements of your own to the pages!

[elizabethruiz]

I just discovered you and you are an amazing teacher! I can't wait to watch more of your videos!

[lindalysdal]

I love the way you actually mention all the basic details..some of us really need to hear it. Great video!

[Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

Coloring has been a favorite pastime since childhood. I’m happy that my grandkids love it as well. I am always looking for new ways to make my coloring better.

[Zylophila]

I'm so grateful for your videos! Today, I've watched 3 shadow videos and I started working in the shading and shadowing and my flower petals are coming to life! I'm using Arteza pencils while I wait for the Caran D Ache pencils to arrive. Thank you so much. I enjoy how you teach. Have a wonderful day!

[jeanettegeldenhuys]

Thank you. I feel very inspired by all your tips. 8 colouring books & Art Therapy monthly magazine issues all art supplies & still too scared. You said I must plunge in, now I can cancel my fear & proceed with baby steps. Hugs & bigger blessings from a sunny South Africa 🇿🇦

[awarren]

Wow! Watching this video shows how much you have grown in just one year! Not in a bad way just the growth. The wall is so blank 😂 love everything you have done ❤

[inmawatermelon]

Such an amazing video!!! Thank you so much for sharing! 💕🖍

[analuisahering]

I also use Crayola crayons for the base. After using them, I scratch the surface, leaving just the color and then shade with a colored pencil. The shading requires a bit more pressure but the effect is quite good 🙂

[aliciavoegele]

I love your cat cup and the marker shelf. Thank you for sharing this I learned a lot I've been coloring since 2018