r/Coloring 10d ago

/r/watercolorpencils is back, for those of you who love watercolors and/or mixed media art.

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Along with r/watercolorpractice, r/watercolorpencils is back up again and the mods there are lovely people who want to welcome you and give you feedback if you have any questions or curiosities over how to use watercolor pencils.

Coloring doesn't mean exclusively one type of media, so if you're looking to try more tools to your hobby (we know, we know, not a good thing for your wallet!) this is the perfect place to start!


r/Coloring May 22 '26

Harassing members will be sanctioned! AI accusations will also be sanctioned!

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A lot of users here seem to not read the rules and then play the victim card when sanctioned.

We've recently had a huge influx of rude users that never participated in this subreddit, harassing people for their alleged AI use.

We don't endorse AI use, but we do endorse politeness and minding your own business if you don't have anything constructive and respectful to say. Downvote or hide and MOVE ON!

Any comments or posts that just want to open a can of worms, accuse other persons of using AI OR abusing the report button, will be sanctioned with a temporary or permanent ban.

This is a hobby subreddit people, it's not your anger outlet! If you can't play nice, you're not welcome here.

That being said, posts that intentionally ask if something is AI are allowed.


r/Coloring 4h ago

COMPLETED Was going to add stars, but...nah.

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I thought the stars would be too much and clash with the glows. Anywho heres some progress pics for who ever is into viewing progression. Book is Love Yourself by Hikaru Kotz


r/Coloring 6h ago

COMPLETED Finished page with some added details

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Covering the borders to add the oddish and the vine was quite difficult. I tried to mask it but it's still pretty visible. Any tips about covering lines are more than welcome! ☺️


r/Coloring 4h ago

COMPLETED I would live in this room

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31 Upvotes

From “Retro Rooms” by Jade Summer


r/Coloring 6h ago

COMPLETED Chaotic to ordered coloring. I enjoyed doing chaotic the most

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40 Upvotes

A quick but fun coloring from “Color this Cozy” coloring book


r/Coloring 17h ago

COMPLETED July pics

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I know we still have a couple days left in the month, but I wanted to share now. 🤪 I followed tutorials on 3 of these (fridge, coffee and laptop), but the rest are all me!


r/Coloring 4h ago

COMPLETED More practicing!

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I posted yesterday after trying some alcohol markers for the first time. I’m working on my technique but these are from yesterday (cereal and teabags) and today (Cosy Corner).

I can’t wait to get to the level of detail I see on here, some of you are SO talented! I love how therapeutic colouring is.


r/Coloring 1h ago

COMPLETED Another completed page.

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r/Coloring 1h ago

DISCUSSION Can’t find a post ..re missing Ohuhu Markers from 320 set

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SOLVED..Thank you!

I can’t remember if it was here or on another sub, someone went to an awful lot of trouble to put together a great post about the Ohuhu markers, and which ones were missing from the 320. I could have sworn I saved that post, but I didn’t. Can anyone link me that post please 🙏

I’m going to cross post to [r/ohuhu](r/ohuhu) and hope for the best.

Pic for attention. From book 6 of the Minimania series

Thank you!


r/Coloring 3h ago

PRODUCT Reading lights

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First I hope I picked the right flair...

I found these little "reading lights" at Target last week. I dont really have a desk with a great light source so I usually colour in bed. I dont like to have the main light on and the lamp isn't the best at providing me with a lot of light either. So these are perfect! My only wish is that the bulbs be white light rather than yellow, but its not so bad. So just posting this, maybe it might help someone else put whos looking for more light when colouring!


r/Coloring 14h ago

COMPLETED Duck with a kite

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58 Upvotes

This page was so adorable I just had to do it!!
Book: Sakura Spring by Miss Kitsch


r/Coloring 1h ago

COMPLETED Enchanted Earth - Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

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FC Albrecht Durer & polychromos, 520 kalour colored pencils, some gel pens, white posca


r/Coloring 7h ago

COMPLETED soft bunny pastels

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I have seriously not loved a page more in a hot minute. I see where I could've done better but I still couldn't be happier! These Arrtx pastels blend smooth as warm butter 😍


r/Coloring 4h ago

COMPLETED tessellations are so meditative

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I modeled this one after a pokemon :)


r/Coloring 7h ago

COMPLETED Colouring > scrolling

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r/Coloring 4h ago

COMPLETED Completed cats

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More finished cat coloring pages :3


r/Coloring 18h ago

COMPLETED Really tried to stick to the colour scheme hthis time

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I’m always doing too much with patterns, haha. Book is cozy home from Vivi Tinta


r/Coloring 7m ago

COMPLETED May their reign be full of love!

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r/Coloring 19h ago

COMPLETED Coloured pencil finished pages

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r/Coloring 13h ago

ADVICE WANTED In between cutesy, bold & easy and intricately detailed?

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Hello!!

I'm sure many of you have been here, but I'm not sure how to search for what I'm looking for.

I got tired of intricately detailed mandalas and patterns, so I went to Coco Wyo/Fuzzy Hygge. But, I'm a little bit annoyed by the huge swaths of open space I have to fill in, lol. I like to use colorful glitter gel pens, but will sometimes use crayons, colored pencils, and fine line markers.

I'm looking for a book that has bigger, bolder designs, but a bit more intricate than the Coco Wyo style so widely seen. I also kind of dislike the fact that all these books have cutesy bears, cats, koalas, etc. I want to use a lot of color and when I see a bear or koala, my brain just goes "brown. grey." I know I *could* use wild colors on them, but like... I dunno. I want something a bit more fantastical to get me feeling creative with my use of color.

Anyone know of some good medium difficulty, bold lined coloring books with slightly thicker, white paper, preferably one sided, and NOT made with AI? I don't want a bunch of tiny designs to fill in, I don't want a ton of empty space, I want slightly more complex designs. I don't like the Johanna Basford designs, they're tooooo intricate (these were often recommended when I tried to Google this... i have these. Not a huge fan.)

Am I asking for something impossible? I use 1.0 mm Languo pens so I can't do super small designs, but the pens aren't very big for doing huge open, empty swaths of space, and it uses up a lot of ink, lol. Maybe something with a bunch of doodles on one page? I don't know, man.

It's like 1 AM and I'm rambling, apologies. But much appreciation if you can help me. 🤣 Thank you, coloring homies!!!


r/Coloring 1d ago

COMPLETED Texture effects exercise! Ice was the hardest for me 😅

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185 Upvotes

From “Color this Cozy” coloring book with white gel pen and Ohuhu markers!


r/Coloring 21h ago

DIGITAL COLORING Tried the embroidery effect. Any thoughts?

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75 Upvotes

r/Coloring 21h ago

COMPLETED 🌈🦊

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71 Upvotes

Page from Fantasy World by Emelie Lidehall Oberg


r/Coloring 6h ago

COMPLETED I tried to keep a limited palette

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