Whether you are new to coloring or have been coloring for a while you may have heard of grayscale, but may find yourself a bit unsure about what it is, and that's ok! Grayscale coloring has started becoming more and more popular within the coloring community but has not really had the same mainstream appeal that normal coloring has. In this post we will try to explain what grayscale coloring is, share some tips on coloring grayscale, and hopefully convince you to give it a try yourself. What is Grayscale...

Colored pencils and markers may be the most popular options for adult colorists but there is another option out there that is gaining popularity: gel pens. If you can’t decide whether you want to use markers or pencils, gel pens may be a great choice for you since in many ways they offer the best of both worlds. Pens offer smooth coloring Gel pens use liquid ink just like markers which makes coloring much easier and smoother than the abrasion of graphite which colored pencils use to put down color....

Colored pencils may be the most popular tool to use in coloring books but there are very valid reasons why you should consider setting aside your pencils and using a pack of markers instead. Below you can find an in depth pros and cons breakdowns of using markers to color your designs. Markers are easier to color with Coloring with markers is an absolute joy because of how smooth they are. Colored pencils use graphite which basically scratches the the paper and as it breaks apart the debris it leaves...

The most commonly used tools of choice for most colorists are the colored pencil and the marker, but which should you use? This is a question that many beginners ask themselves. To make this easier on you we have decided to put together a detailed pros and cons list to both. Below you can find the reasons why colored pencils are the best coloring tool to use. Stay tuned for our rebuttal piece on why markers should be your coloring tool of choice coming later this week. Pencils Are Less Expensive Colored...

Have you ever seen a coloring design colored by two different people and even though the design is exactly the same, the finished coloring can look completely different? Well the truth is that some colorists take things to a whole different level and use professional artistic strategies to create some pretty amazing effects. Here are some the techniques that professionals use to create those amazing pieces. Use a spare piece of paper behind coloring design Coloring from Instagram by @mtalbac This is a good tip especially if you are coloring a...

The other day we asked ourselves a puzzling question and decided to you bring you into it, if it were possible, what artist’s works would make the best adult coloring designs. In an attempt to answer this question we thought of what our favorite coloring designs had in common: intricate details, original, and one of the best things...a new discovery during the process of coloring that you did not realize when you first opened the page. With those in mind here are the 6 artists, old and new, whose work...

Since 2011 and the publishing of Johanna Basford’s Secret Garden coloring book the adult coloring market has seen an almost unbelievable explosion. Today, web stores and brick and mortar carriers alike seem to have an unending selection of titles to cure your need to color. Many of us may wonder where did this all come from? The really curious thing however is that this isn’t the first time that adult coloring books have dominated the market. In 1961 three admen from Chicago created the first adult coloring book titled the...

Here at Creatively Calm Studios we love adult coloring books and since we know you do as well we wanted to provide you with a way to celebrate all matter of holidays with your favorite hobby. We have researched for hours and hours looking for the best coloring books with which to celebrate some of the most popular holidays. So this year when a holiday rolls around come back to this blog and get yourself the appropriate coloring book. The Best Saint Patrick’s Day Adult Coloring Books In this post you...

New Year’s Eve is a magical moment because no matter how your year has been, the next day carries the promise of a clean slate and another chance. Just in case you are thinking about making a commitment this year to take a few hours out of every week and color, in order to get all the relaxing benefits that come with coloring, we decided to put together a quick list of the adult coloring books we think will be the best partner in crime in the coming year. Happy...

On Veterans Day Americans celebrate those of us who have put everything on the line to protect our freedoms and our lands. These brave individuals we call veterans are the lucky ones - the ones that made it back home to the land of the brave, but many did not. We honor those fallen veterans as well. In celebration of and a show of gratitude to veterans we decided to put together a list of the colorings books on the market that we feel like are the best way to...