GDG “Annual Colorist Choice Collection 2016”, personal review

GDG “Annual Colorist Choice Collection 2016”, personal review

When you have a B-Day to celebrate, you have to do something special, and we as Global Doodle Gems, did something really special together with our colorists from our fangroup

Ultimate Global Doodle Gems Adult Coloring Collection… Chosen by colorists ! We had a huge nomination round on our Global Doodle Gems Coloring Group, colorists nominated their favorite drawings by submitting their colored pieces from the Global Doodle Gems Books published from the first year July 2015 to April 2016. Over 500 Drawings were nominated for the book. We had a Jury of 7 Judges from the large Coloring Groups, vote on their favourites and here is the result, We hope you will enjoy it ! The Cover was colored by Vero Pignot and the colored piece on the cover was chosen from all the nominated colored pieces… then Vero was asked to color the back with the portrait of Maria Wedel, the founder of Global Doodle Gems, in the same style. Cover drawings are by Orbleu’s and Alfred E. Villanueva.

Let us take a look inside this gorgeous and big book!

There are so many different artists in this book, and a lot of my favorites, that I did not let my eyes choose, but a random pick up…. just opened the book somewhere, and started to color. The first that came out was a drawing from Leen Margot (GDG Harmony)

I made a small video of this coloring, how that I worked with Caran d’Ache Neopastel 1, for me also it was the first time to work with that material, And I really do love the stuff…it is up to you if you should like to use it in your books too.

The second drawing that I did was from artist Ena Tera (Global Doodle Gems Volume 7), and YES! a mandala, I love to color mandala’s. Now I have to tell you a secret, I colored with Faber Castel Polychromos! Is that something strange? Yes for me it is, they are not coloring pencils for me, “just” blender pencils for my favorites, the Caran d’Ache Pablo! I am happy with the result, but no, these Polychromos are really not “my” pencills.

The 3rd coloring that I picked was from artist Ahmed Fouad, I love his work, really love his work! This one is in GDG Mandala Collection Volume 1, an early drawing from him, he grew so hard, his work became more and more better, and I am addicted to his drawings. I colored with Steadtler Triplus Brilliance, Stabilo 88 and my favorites, Caran d’Ache Pablo

What will the 4th blind choice bring me, oh, a drawing from my friend Lilan Chen from Taiwan. I reallized, that I never colored one of hers before…I must be ashamed a little. But here I go, this drawing is also in GDG Minicollection Volume 4, and not only in, it is on the cover too! I show you hers too, because the way she colored, is gorgeous, she used pointillisme technique! I only used 7 colors of Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer (I had them from a friend to try her oldies) and my Sakura Koi Waterbrush
  

I will show you the video that I made from all 4 drawings if you like to see the work in progress too!

And I did more colorings, before this book started to become the colorist choice. I will show those to you just for inspiration!

Lynny Ex (GDG Volume 5)               Bev Choy (GDG Colors of Whimsy Vol. 2)

DomDomx (GDG Flower Collection vol.1 & GDG Volume 1)

Peggy Sue Karunding (GDG Easter Vol. 1 & GDG X-Mas Vol.2)

Special Portrets by Alfred E. Villanueva, you can order them yourselfs too!

2000 GDG Members special Freebie and Leen Margot (GDG Harmony)

Marieke Raterman (GDG Mandala Vol.1), Pica Wu (GDG Flowers vol. 1)

As you can see, there is a lot of different kind of drawings, from a lot of great artists that you can find in this book! In the end of the book, you also find two pages from the GDG Color Companion, to test your colors. A special attention for you. is the page about the portrets that you can order yourself by ViWorksArt, Alfred E. Villanueva! I am very proud, that I am on that page together with my grandson, between my friends Maria and her lovely daughter! Yes I colored them al 3 in A3 size!

If you are interested in this GDG Annual Colorist Choice Collection yourself, I will make it easy for you and give you the link!

I hope that you will be inspired again, I know this is a great book, and I love the idea, that the drawings are choosen by the colorists, by our fans so it must be one of the best!

Your blogger Johanna Ans & team Global Doodle Gems