I'm talking about coloring, that is. It's been a while since I had a hobby that I truly enjoyed. And let me just tell you that I am really into this coloring shiz. Bring on those coloring materials!
And I never realized that there are so many kinds of coloring materials out there. Colored pencils, colored pencils with watercolors, markers, fine liners, blending sticks, shading pencils, gel pens, glitter pens, metallic pens. Oy! It's a craft maker's wet dream!
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| I started with buying colored pencils. Lately though, I've experimented with markers and fine liners. I have never been surrounded by this much color in my life! |
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| My favorite coloring books are still Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest. They feature a lot of greenery (grasses, plants, trees, leaves). And so I've been buying a lot of green markers in different shades recently. |
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| A good friend, Ajie, introduced me to this brand. They're great for coloring because they don't produce those ugly black marks when the colors overlap. Unfortunately, they're very expensive. |
And so armed with these markers and colored pencils, I immerse myself for a few hours into these black and white plates. I've never really logged the time it takes me to complete a plate. (It depends on the intricacy of the details, I guess.) But I think it's safe to say that it takes me at least 4 hours to finish one. And during those 4 hours, I think of nothing else.
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| I used colored pencils for these. See the different greens? Normally, I prefer to color in solids, but I tried shading in this one. I love that there's an owl that's making a peek-a-boo. |
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| I also used colored pencils for this one, just two colors actually. Since there aren't that much detail into the plate, I thought of coloring the background. Huge mistake, that was. This took me longer than I expected! |
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| Here I used markers. One has to be careful to use that kind that doesn't bleed to the next page. R. challenged me not to use greens for the next plate. Tough! |
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| This plate is unfinished. I tried using glitter and metallic pens to work on this one. And I think the effect is beautiful! |
In other non-coloring-related stuff, R. and I attended the free Airbnb orientation last weekend. We were interested at what it takes to be a host, plus other details such as fees, security, cancellations, and listings.
I've never tried the Airbnb service. Whenever I find myself in other countries, I still go the traditional route—going online and booking a hotel room from there. During the orientation, I was impressed by the range of accommodations that Airbnb has in its listings. You can even choose to stay in a castle! Rates are good; sometimes even lower than hotel rooms.
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| R. during the orientation Even though it was free, they served food! Lucky me, as it was already almost 3 pm and I still haven't had lunch. |
2 comments:
So tempting to join in this coloring bandwagon. I love the beautiful results. My frustrated painter-self always thought coloring is a good exercise to become a painter. Clearly one needs stamina to complete those designs.
Hello, Rise! I've always stayed away before from these endeavors. Art was not a favorite subject back in grade school. So I was really surprised to like this hobby! You should try it!
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