Name: Gillian Humphreys
How long
have you been a colorist?
Only since May 2015
What
is/are some of your favorite medium(s)
- · Prismacolor Pencils (Scholar, Verithin and Premium)
- · Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils
- · Derwent Metallic Pencils
- · Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic Gel Pens
- · Tesco Go Create Pencils (from the UK)
- · WH Smith Gel Pens (also from the UK)
Who are
some of your favorite illustrators and or coloring books?
- · Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom
- · Johanna Basford Secret Garden
- · Johanna Basford Enchanted Forest
- · The Kew Gardens Flowering Plants Colouring Book
- · The Kew Gardens Exotic Plants Colouring Book
Why did
you start coloring and does coloring help you with any issues or medical
conditions you deal with?
I always loved painting by numbers when I was a
child (I never had any artistic ability
in terms of drawing or painting originals).
When I saw an article about colouring earlier this year, I thought I
would try it and I simply fell in love!
I am a 2 time breast cancer survivor so anything that helps relieve
stress or anxiety is worth trying!
What
would you recommend to anyone thinking about beginning the adventure of
coloring?
Buy as big a set of pencils as you can to start. I thought that my 60 Prismacolors would be
too much but I quickly realized that as many shades of colours as possible is a
great thing and really enhancing enjoyment.
I then added individual pencils, sets and different media (metallics,
gel pens, Sharpies) as I went along.
Is there
anything else that you would like to share?
I find it helpful to make colour charts of all my
pencils and pens - just a block of colour and the name/number alongside. They don't always come out as you think they
might just looking at the pencil or pen.
Having the colour charts helps me to chose the right colour or shade.
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