Rachel Henderson ColouringBlog Articles
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I recorded a very different video recently and I thought I would let you know about it! It was not a tutorial but a scavenger hunt. The whole idea came about from Dani Buttons. She has done a few before and the theme of this one was summer. She produced a list of ten items […]
I have paired up with Bambino Crayons to produce a tutorial video for their blog. It was a video showing how to colour a leaf by blending four different crayon colours and I thought you may like to see it as it is not on my YouTube channel but on theirs. It was a fun […]
Colouring should be fun and relaxing. but there are times when it may not feel so good. There are different things that might make it less fun and it is good to be aware of some of them and try to make sure that they are not things that will get us down and spoil […]
This week there are mainly tutorials from World’s of Wonder including the last house in a bottle picture so there are now tutorials for all four items on that page. The completed picture is above. Videos will be a bit healthier next week as there will be less cake!!!
Backgrounds to colouring pages can be something that many people find daunting or just do not know how to start. There are lots of different ways that they can be coloured though. I thought it might be helpful to show you some of the techniques that I have used to give you some ideas. In […]
This week I reached a milestone of 2500 subscribers on YouTube and 2000 Instagram followers which were both very exciting. As a thank you I put together an extra video so there are eight from this week.
Bambino crayons might not be something that any colourist would naturally reach for. It is more common to use pens and pencils and perhaps even paints than it is crayons. This is probably because typical wax crayons do not really blend or give a nice texture. However, these are clay crayons and are very different. […]
It can be difficult knowing how to create shade and shadow, whether you are looking at a picture as a whole or individual items within the picture. It is always best to start by thinking about where your light source is coming from and then you can get the shadow right on every item. Normally […]
This week I released two tutorials using Bambino Crayons which are fun and different to use. I also released a video for the last item on the ticket page from Worlds of Wonder – the completed page is above. There was also a video from Miniature Enchanted Forest and from Ivy and the Inky Butterfly […]
Colouring the middles of flowers can actually be quite daunting. It can be tempting to always grab a yellow pencil and just fill it in. Although this can look rather pretty, there are lots of different approaches that could be taken. I have chosen a flower from World of Flowers by Johanna Basford to show […]