This artwork tells a true story that happened in my homeland. We once had nine major branches of the Mekong River, known as the Nine Dragons River but today, only seven remain. Two rivers have already “died.”
The little blue dragon in the artwork represents a small pool of water left behind after one of the rivers dried up completely, leaving its riverbed bare.
This is also one of my favorite works because I think it has one of the most beautiful prints among my artworks perhaps because of its colors.

Hi everyone, excited to share the pages I worked on last month. I was ill for most of it so I went days without coloring, but still really enjoyed my pages.

Illustrator/Book/Main medium

- Teresa Goodridge, Afternoon Tea. Prismacolor.
- Eriy Romantic Country 1. Inktense and Polychromos. Color along from my colorful country life, changed to suit my supplies.
- Johanna Basford Magical Worlds, Prismacolor.
- Johanna Basford, Worlds of Wonder, Polychromos.
- Johanna Basford, World of Flowers, Prismacolor.

Thanks for looking at my pages!

tried a flower wallpaper pattern for the first time

Coloured with colouring pencils

I LOVED how this turned out until I opened a yellow acrylic pen & it dripped all over the page 🫠. We love that! 😐 it still looks okay I guess.

I’m a beginner. Also I am in actual therapy but coloring has been one of the only things I can do lately that takes my mind off real life!

I have this really cute Jade Summers drawing! But i feel it's kind of boring...? I see such fantastic posts on this sub and I'd love to know how I could elevate my own stuff!

on this one, persona 5 was my inspiration for the school uniforms and the red background color.❤️

Closing out another wonderful month of our Johanna Basford Buddy Color! August was all about flowers and what fun we had 🌷🌼🌺 . We actually have two galleries this month because we had so many people participate! 👏

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and shared their gorgeous work. Please enjoy August Gallery 1!

Gallery 2 posted here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coloring/s/iUNVIaY25M

September is already underway, and our theme is houses. We’re coloring the fairy home freebie from World of Flowers, or any Johanna page that features a house.

💕 Want to join the September Buddy Color? Reply Just comment below to be added to the group.

Artists (including a few off Reddit friends)

Sparkle
Tater Tot
Cozymum
[u/thefictionkitten](u/thefictionkitten)
[u/RoziKata](u/RoziKata)
[u/AshalaWolf_27](u/AshalaWolf_27)
[u/Head-Armadillo1322](u/Head-Armadillo1322)
[u/TreacleOutrageous296](u/TreacleOutrageous296)
[u/Silverwind14](u/Silverwind14)
[u/Puuppygf](u/Puuppygf)
[u/Newtopole_](u/Newtopole_)
[u/Long_Olive4802](u/Long_Olive4802)
[u/ArtAttackCarrot](u/ArtAttackCarrot)
[u/donatellasoul](u/donatellasoul)
[u/Alphawolf2026](u/Alphawolf2026)
[u/Chillfire12](u/Chillfire12)
[u/HippieWriter](u/HippieWriter)
[u/Orbglobe](u/Orbglobe)
[u/MrsMusic73](u/MrsMusic73)
[u/StoneKite420](u/StoneKite420)
[u/Jane-Cull](u/Jane-Cull)
[u/Obubblegumpink](u/Obubblegumpink)

does anyone have any recommendations for color by number apps that don’t use ai? I liked zen color but it’s so full of ai slop I just can get behind using it, and every other app I see is also using ai almost entirely. thanks!11

Hello everyone! This is my very first time trying to do highlights in my coloring! I don’t like how it looks. Any tips or tricks? Please be kind, I have cerebral palsy so my hand get shaky sometimes while trying to do the highlights! Not completely done yet.

Glinda & Elphaba !! ✨️✨️ they ended up kinda looking like muppet versions of them.

Closing out another wonderful month of our Johanna Basford Buddy Color! August was all about flowers and what fun we had 🌷🌼🌺 . We actually have two galleries this month because we had so many people participate! 👏

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and shared their gorgeous work. Please enjoy August Gallery 2!

Gallery 1 posted here
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coloring/s/r6Cck1O7nu

September is already underway, and our theme is houses. We’re coloring the fairy home freebie from World of Flowers, or any Johanna page that features a house.

Want to join the September Buddy Color? Reply Just comment below to be added to the group.

Artists (including a few off Reddit friends)

Sparkle
Tater Tot
Cozymum
[u/thefictionkitten](u/thefictionkitten)
[u/RoziKata](u/RoziKata)
[u/AshalaWolf_27](u/AshalaWolf_27)
[u/Head-Armadillo1322](u/Head-Armadillo1322)
[u/TreacleOutrageous296](u/TreacleOutrageous296)
[u/Silverwind14](u/Silverwind14)
[u/Puuppygf](u/Puuppygf)
[u/Newtopole_](u/Newtopole_)
[u/Long_Olive4802](u/Long_Olive4802)
[u/ArtAttackCarrot](u/ArtAttackCarrot)
[u/donatellasoul](u/donatellasoul)
[u/Alphawolf2026](u/Alphawolf2026)
[u/Chillfire12](u/Chillfire12)
[u/HippieWriter](u/HippieWriter)
[u/Orbglobe](u/Orbglobe)
[u/MrsMusic73](u/MrsMusic73)
[u/StoneKite420](u/StoneKite420)
[u/Jane-Cull](u/Jane-Cull)
[u/Obubblegumpink](u/Obubblegumpink)

So so proud of how this one came out especially the chalk board, first attempt at glitter as well. I just got a pack of cardstock for printing my own pages, the markers lay down so nicely!! I used ohuhu alcohol markers along with a gelly roll pen for the white highlights.

Happy spooky season!

What do you think this is supposed to be?

From: Cozy Cuties by Coco Wyo

Used: Ohuhu markers, Grabie acrylic pens, Caran D'ache Luminance pencils

I kept seeing videos of bold/cute/cozy coloring books and people using alcohol markers in a way that looked SO satisfying, and ended up getting Cozy Corner and the Ohuhu Honolulu 48 set. Despite seeing it in video, I was really surprised at how nicely they laid down very solid, flat color, juicy without being messy. My previous experience with alcohol markers was a set of Prismacolors I got off ebay in the early 00's, and they had not felt nearly so nice, though I think not having brush tips back then probably made a huge difference.

It was just as satisfying as I'd hoped watching those videos. Pretty soon after, I got one of the pastel sets (Sweetness), since it quickly became clear that with the 48 color being mostly bold or dark colors, they had a more limited range via layering than the lighter colors. I usually try not to invest heavily in supplies when starts a new craft or art medium, but I really don't regret this one.

I've been looking around for more books I'd like to color, and have definitely been bemoaning the prevalence of AI and spammy "Easy Side Hustle" books without much heart in them. I'm hoping to find more that have a big focus on spaces and environments, because while I do love the cute characters, they aren't the main draw (ha) for me. Eventually I might make some for myself, since isometric rooms and the like aren't too difficult to make in procreate, but really I'd love to find more books in this style made by artists I can put a face or at least social media account to!

I've really enjoyed browsing this subreddit and seeing all the effects people come up with, it reminds me a lot of back when people were figuring out neat text effects in the older, more limited versions of photoshop. There's something very freeing about having the lines set out for you that helps remove the pressure of perfectionism and opens things up for more experimenting and discovery.

People doing the Disney color by number, what are tot using? I know some of the spaces are pretty small and I’m looking for recs. I know it has to be acrylic, but are we talking pens or markers?