Gel pens are a wonderful way to get started with coloring. They offer ease of use and a huge variety of colors and shades (even glitter and metallic). This package is great buy. The pens have fine to medium points (0.6mm, 0.8mm, and 1.0mm.) and the ink flows easily without saturating the pages or bleeding through.
Prismacolor pencil tutorial
This is a nice tutorial on coloring, shading and highlighting with coloring pencils. While it’s not specifically about coloring books with pre-drawn designs, it will give you some great insights as to how you can add and sophistication to your coloring.
It’s especially useful when you are coloring in “simple” designs with larger available spaces. If you have always thought in terms of just coloring in each area with a single color, this video will really open your eyes as to what is possible.
Products Mentioned:
Prismacolor Pencil Set
Colored Pencil Techniques
Colored Pencil Techniques
Colored Pencils 101 4 Tips to improve your work
Colored Pencils 101 4 Tips to improve your work