FIrst Entry for Japanese Patterns (Creative Colouring for Grown-Ups)

In the risk of repeating myself, I will no longer mention what pens/pencils I use.. but also because I have forgotten them myself! 

This post is the first entry for Japanese Patterns. I have two qualms with this book. One, the pages are not bound with thread, thereby causing two of its pages coming off from its binding. Secondly, the illustrations are done by non-Japanese. I learned a lesson here - always read detailed reviews before purchasing anything online! 

Flowers - initially looked plain, but transformed after some colours! 

Some cranes - simplistic versus complexity

ahh, well the bird ended up looking to purplish.. 

my personal favourite - the first colouring on the flowers - love the colour combination! 

 This is piece I used Koi brush pens which my friend lent me. The colors are vibrant and so beautiful! (very tempted to get a set myself....)

 Some bamboos... 

Not my personal favourite...

And here is the rainbow collection! The best one goes to the rainbow waves! 

Escape to Christmas Past - Dec 2015

So, I decided to group all my colourings from this book into one post. After all, I hardly write anything other than describing what pencils/pens that I have used for the colourings. This will be all from this book since Christmas is over! I will return to it this coming November/December (or earlier). I do like colouring this book since it is not as big as the conventional colouring books - which makes it easier and faster to complete. 

A 2 penny coin from 1838 - I googled and this is really how the coin looks like, well, except for the colours. Used: Faber-Castell pencils, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens. 

The first snowflake - Used: Faber-Castell pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens, Koi brush pens. 

The second snowflake - Used: Faber-Castell pens, colour gel pens. 

The olden days pens - feather pens! - Used: Faber-Castell pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens, Koi brush pens. 

The obviously large knocker - Used: Faber-Castell pencils/pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens, Koi brush pens. 

Jingle bells! - Used: Faber-Castell pencils/pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens. 

Fire place - Used: Faber-Castell pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens. The candle stands look like devil's fork...(oops)

This is what one used during night time - candle! Used: Faber-Castell pencils/pens, Muji brush pens, colour gel pens. 

Money tree!

This is not your average money tree - since it specifically sprout Sterling Pound! 
Oh well, it is Scrooge's tree though... 

For this piece, I used Muji brush pens, Buncho colour pencils and colour gel pens. And Koi's Woody Brown brush pen! 

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His wish was granted!

I should have posted this together with his famous last words, but I would have lost the element of surprise. 

Scrooge got more than he asked for when humbugs literally appeared as bugs! Used Koi brush pen on the humbug and a combination of Buncho pencils and Faber-castell pens on the wings. The baby humbugs are my favourites! 


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His Famous Last Words?

I am taking these words as Scrooge's famous last words. Very Dickensian and Victorian phrase. 

Used Faber-castell pens, Muji brush pens and some colour gel pens.

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And I present *drumrolls*

Ladies and gentlemen, we present our main character .... Scrooge! 

okay, so i think the green ribbons are a tad unsuitable but i started with the green before coloring the rest... but i think it turned out nicely.

Using Buncho colour pencils, Faber-Castell colour pens and some colour gel pens. 

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Introducing the main characters!

As the post title goes... introducing our main characters! 
For this introduction, I used Faber-castell pens, colour gel pens and Buncho pencils. 

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