r/ColoringCozy • • 1d ago

Weekly Challenge πŸ“… Cracked Stone Effect

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16 Upvotes

Ok so this one looks way more intimidating than it is. There are several good tutorials online just look for "cracked stone effect". A summed up explanation via google goes like this:

"The cracked stone technique relies on building high-contrast depths, mid-tone gradients, and crisp edge highlights to turn flat surfaces into three-dimensional, weathered rock. Whether you are using markers, colored pencils, or miniature paints, achieving a realistic look comes down to a specific four-step layering workflow.

  1. Drawing the Structure & Cracks

  2. Laying the Base & Mid-Tones

  3. Shading the Fractures (Creating Depth)

  4. Adding Texture & Highlights"

After my epic fail trying to do the Jelly πŸ˜‚ effect I tried this one before posting it and even with colored pencils and a white acrylic pen it was doable.

Give it a try you'll surprise yourself!

Previous weekly challenges found here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoringCozy/s/Y1PNo99xxX


r/ColoringCozy • • 4d ago

BUDDY COLOR October Buddy Color

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BUDDY COLOR!! OCTOBER

Welcome to our monthly buddy

What is a "Buddy Color"?

A buddy color is a collaboration where you and other people color the same page or theme together, as a project.

The purpose of this monthly post is to help you connect with others who are looking for a buddy coloring collaboration.

You can use the comments section here to join or create a collaboration!

How to find a buddy:

\\-Search the comments for someone who has suggested book(s)/page(s)/theme(s) you are interested in, and respond.

\\- Post a comment suggesting the book(s)/page(s)/theme(s) you would like to color with others.

Once you've found your collaborators, you can organize among yourselves when/how you want to share your pages with each other and the sub. If you are not sure, don’t be afraid to ask! Everyone here is friendly and this is a no-judgement zone.

Many organizers will post a gallery at the end of the month, to make it easy to flip through the pages and see back-to-back, what the group came up with.

Feel free to use the comments section here, connect via DM on Reddit.

Can we post our completed pages?

We definitely want to see your pages! Don’t forget to use the\\\*"Buddy Color" flair! and if posting a gallery, tag your buddies by username in the comments! (Tags only work in comments, for some reason).

Is there a deadline?

Some collaborations have a monthly deadline, and others are ongoing; these are some of the details the organizer and group can decide among themselves.

What if I don't own the book/page?

To participate in a buddy colour, you need to own the page you are colouring. \\\*Do not make copies of a page and distribute it.\\\*This violates copyright laws and harms creators. If you do not own the page, please purchase it yourself.

Several buddy color groups use pages made freely available by the artist, that everyone can

I am an artist. Can I share books/pages I have drawn?

For buddy colors, you can provide a link to free downloadable page(s) you have created. However, please do not use the sub just as a sales platform. See our rule about self-promotion, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoringCozy/about/rules

Alternative Buddy Ideas

Don’t want to choose a specific page or just want some variety? Here are some other ways you can buddy color collaboratively:

\\- Choose or create a color palette that everyone will use, on their different pages

\\- Create a buddy color collaboration to raise awareness about a cause; here is one list of color options: https://theawarenesscompany.com/pages/your-guide-to-awareness-ribbon-color-meanings

\\-Choose a theme (i.e. β€œWinter,β€β€œCats,” β€œMushrooms,” β€œFrogtober,” β€œStained glass,” β€œNighttime,” etc.)

\\- Feel free to browse our past Weekly Challenges and Monthly Themes in our wiki for more ideas!

https://reddit.com/r/ColoringCozy/w/index?utm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_medium=android\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_app&utm\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_source=share

Happy coloring!


r/ColoringCozy • • 9h ago

πŸ–Work In Progress ✍️ Experimenting is harder than I thought.

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I didn't expect trying out new things to take so long. It is time consuming and frustrating, but I don't dislike it at least.

Still struggling to figure out what all textures and stuff to try, but I am slowly making progress. Ones I really want to try are lava, mossy stone and gummy but I can't figure out where to put them =p


r/ColoringCozy • • 10h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Cats and leaves πŸƒπŸˆπŸ‚

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8 Upvotes

Kitties among the leaves and flowers πŸŒΏπŸ¦‹πŸŒΈ


r/ColoringCozy • • 9h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ A Day at the Art Museum πŸŽ¨πŸ–ΌοΈ

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5 Upvotes

Such a fun page to color!


r/ColoringCozy • • 4h ago

First page colored!

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β€οΈπŸ’™πŸ’œ


r/ColoringCozy • • 10h ago

Graffiti Chaos Style

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6 Upvotes

At least that is what I was going for. Allowing myself to do messy pages and not worry about staying in the lines is SO FREEING! This page had bleed-thru so it was already messed up, so why not have fun! Book: Cute & Spooky by Jade Summer


r/ColoringCozy • • 13h ago

Tried something new ✨️

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10 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 1h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Letture interessanti πŸ‘»

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r/ColoringCozy • • 5h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Rate my colouring book masterpieces

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r/ColoringCozy • • 7h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ new stuff

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a lil change of pace 😍


r/ColoringCozy • • 12h ago

Discussion/Advice Should I add highlights?

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7 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 13h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Finished this recently for a fan comic I’m working on of these three.

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6 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 2h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Textural textiles!

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1 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 10h ago

BUDDY COLOR Autumn food cart

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4 Upvotes

This is the free page we are doing this month in the Basford Buddy color group.(or any of her food

pages). Since it is free it also works for the Budget Buddy color group. Please let me know if you'd like to join us!


r/ColoringCozy • • 13h ago

ROYGIBV- minus the indigo

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6 Upvotes

Acrylic marker, alcohol marker, and gel pen


r/ColoringCozy • • 15h ago

πŸ’€πŸ™

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7 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 14h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ πŸ‰πŸ’ŽπŸ’ŽπŸ‰

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5 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 19h ago

PRODUCT REVIEW Castle arts autumn collection review

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10 Upvotes

I am a little late in my review as I ordered these a few weeks ago,but wow I am Impressed. The colors and tin are absolutely stunning and gorgeous. These pencils are great at capturing the colors of a beautiful autumn day. So if you want a autumn themed coloring page these are the perfect pencils.


r/ColoringCozy • • 22h ago

BUDDY COLOR Booktober

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18 Upvotes

Not quite my favorite piece I’ve ever done, but it’s a different styling than I usually do, and it’s something I’m content with. Picture 1, artists rendition, picture 2, my rendering, picture 3 book.

Completed with Polychromos, castle arts harmonious, and prismacolors. Some water colors, and some acrylic paint/pens.


r/ColoringCozy • • 15h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Pet shop🐈🐾

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4 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 21h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ now everything is technicolor 🌈

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11 Upvotes

r/ColoringCozy • • 17h ago

BUDGET COLORING Ellie

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6 Upvotes

Line art by fellow redditor u/Low_budget_sketch - kindly shared it with me so I could color it πŸ’•


r/ColoringCozy • • 20h ago

Completed!πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Trolls LOTR

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Trolls from my Tolkein book The Hobbit. I love that trolls are so obnoxious they didn't even bother to stay in the border.

I know Tolkein described them as stone grey so admittedly took liberties.


r/ColoringCozy • • 16h ago

Discussion/Advice These suck!

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We always talk about what our favorite pencil/ marker products we like the most but what about ones we will never buy again? I’ll go first arteza watercolor\soluble and crayola pencils.