Learn How to Shade Using Color Pencils

Coloring books for adults have taken the world by storm as grownups everywhere are discovering the joys – and the benefits – of coloring.
 
Studies show that coloring…
• is relaxing,
• leads to better work performance, and
• even lowers blood pressure.
 
Coloring books for adults tend to be rather sophisticated and more elaborate than their counterparts for kids.  As such, coloring books for adults have been created around everything from gardens and tattoos to mandalas and Amazon animals.
 
If you’ve recently joined the coloring book for adults craze, you’ll want to learn techniques to turn your coloring page into a true work of art. Watch this video to find out how to shade with color pencils:

And look at how Wendy Dewar Hughes used brush markers (instead of crayons or colored pencils) to make this poppy page from my new Flower Coloring Book for Adults come to life.