In this video I take a closer look at The Team Taiwan Collection and the art inside the book see the video below
You can get it here
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Artist of the day… Leen Margot Feathers & Dreams
Hi there Check out my Artist of the day featuring Leen Margot and her book Feathers & Dreams see my video below
features this lovely book
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Artist of the day…Alfred E. Villanueva GemInsects & HUMANiMORPH
Here is my Artist of the day lookthrough GemInsects by Alfred E. Vllanueva VIWORKSART see the video
and the Lookthrough of HUMANiMORPH
these 2 lovely books
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Global Doodle Gems & Kleurglossy (Translation of the article)
Global Doodle Gems & Kleurglossy (Translation of the article)
You all knew that we are in the Dutch magazine “Kleurglossy” from publisher Personalia, but for the most of you, it was not possible to read the article…of course I thought of a solution, and asked my friend and colorist Leo Delescen (AKA Nightcolorist) to translate the article for you. Thank you very much for your time Leo!
We had a small talk about our great book GDG “The directory of Who’s Who”. It is a petty that they forgot to mention the blog about the book, that the biggest colorgroup of The Netherlands made, “Kleuren voor Volwassenen”. Because that was a part of this adventure! But let us start, so you can read yourself!
Global Doodle Gems is a worldwide collaboration of over 130 committed artists, illustrators and colorists. It was launched last year by 42 year old Danish artist Maria Wedel. And it catches on. By now almost a hundred coloring books have been published with contributions of countless Global Doodle Gems artists. And it is still counting… A conversation with Maria and her Dutch right hand Johanna Ans van den Broek about the how and why of this colorful initiative.
It all started when I received requests from several artists within my network for coloring in my drawings before I myself had the time for that. That’s funny, I thought, maybe this is a way to bring together artists who love drawing and coloring together. Without hindrance of publishers who’s only goal is to make profit but instead the possibility of publishing by a group of people and keep ownership of our own work. Thus the idea of Global Doodle Gems sprang into life in 2015. So I already posessed a network of artists. I decided to ask them if they would be interested in joining me.Within no time a group of 50 people was formed. And now there are already 130 enthusiastic and creative people in this collaboration.
OWNERSHIP OF YOUR OWN CREATIONS
The Global Doodle Gems netwerk is spreading and extending. From the Philippines to Taiwan and from the United States to Denmark. Those who want to join the worldwide network must of course have a lot to offer but in particular they must have a distinctive style of drawing. At the moment there are eight Dutch participants active in the Global Doodle Gems network. One of them is 50 year old Johanna Ans van den Broek who came in contact with Maria Wedel indirectly: “I knew Maria’s work and the idea of creating a companionship of like minded people appealed to me very much, especially the part where you always keep ownership of your work. Often a coloring picture or book is published by a publisher who then owns copyright and also receives all additional revenues. At Global Doodle Gems the artists are put first. It is a wonderful platform to share work, both for newbies and advanced artists.
UNIQUE COLOR EXPERIENCE
The good thing is that we all love to draw and to colored but each has his or her own style. And that is exactly what we want to achieve: to bring together all the different styles into one unique color experience. So you work individually but make a book together. We publish several kinds of books, including the so called Volume books which contain sixty coloring pictures by ten different artists. Those whitin our network who are interested can subscribe in advance. The only demand is that the drawing must be ‘clean’, so no traces of erasing, pencil strokes or sloppy lines. The picture must be ready to be colored in immediately. Maria is the one who coordinates all requests. “Sometimes this causes stress. There are quite a lot of people I have to ‘manage’ and things to handle. Luckily Johanna Ans provides support and help, like promotional work as there is the maintenance of our Facebook page or writing blogs for our website.”
OUTLET
To Johanna Ans Global Doodle Gems means more than drawing and writing blogs: “It’s an outlet, or rather a lifebuoy that came at the exact right moment in my life. For some time now I have been struggling with my health. In 2013 I suffered from a brain hemorrhage. I was depressed and had mood swings. Thanks to my work for Global Doodle Gems some tranquility came back into my life. And even more, it restore confidence. Sketching, coloring and writing give me joy. I color since I was eight years old and I’m happy to say that this passion never goes away. Coloring is a thing that comes from deep inside, out of the heart. I always tell others: you don’t need to stay within the lines, just let yourself go. Practice the ‘just do whatever you like’ technique. And it really does not matter with which materials you color. Whether they are inexpensive colored pencils from a budget store like Lidl or a beautiful Caran d’Ache Pablo set (which by the way are my favorites): it’s the hand that colors, not the material.”
At the moment Johanna Ans is working on projects……
….that have a Dutch dimension: “I cannot tell much at this stage but together with some Dutch Doodle Gems artists we are working on a book titled “Typical Dutch” which will contain coloring pictures with typical Dutch subjects like windmills and cheese. Also I am working on “Wood you color me”? It’s all in the name: it is a coloring book that revolves around wood. The cover is colored in by Wendy Hofstee of Wendy Kleurt! I was also involved with making the Global Doodle Gems book “Directory of Who’s Who” (in this issue of Kleurglossy you can find several drawings from this publication). This book is published in cooperation with Adult Coloring Worldwide and is aimed at adult colorists. In it there are 119 designs on as many pages with mentioning the name of the artist. A beautiful coloring book that lets you meet the artists and their styles. Oh, and I will publish a calender book. Not to mention all the regular duties.
TALENTED ARTISTS
Not only Johanna Ans is very active within the Global Doodle Gems community, all artists are. New titels are published every month. Besides the Volume books Global Doodle Gems publishes theme books (like flowers or mandalas) and seasonal books (Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine Day). The Volume Mini collection is also popular. “And so covenient! The paperback size fits your bag perfectly. It’s nice to take with you and color in a train or while waiting somewhere”, Johanna Ans says. The books sell very well in the USA but in Netherlands and other countries they do well also. “We have so many talented artists in our ranks. Not only women but men also. From Taiwan there are Mr. End and Pica Wu. And from the Philipines our very talented young man Alfred E. Villanueva. Sketching for Global Doodle Gems provides him with the opportunity for a better life. I am glad that he is well. Looking at myself, I cannot make a living of the revenues. But that is not what I am aiming at. For me Global Doodle Gems is a meaningful way to pass the time. And if at the end I do manage to make a profit than that’s all the better.” Johanna Ans says.
THE LARGEST PUBLISHER OF COLORING BOOKS
Now that Global Doodle Gems made a successful start it is time to grow further according to Maria. The ultimate goal is to become the largest independent publisher of coloring books. At the moment it is mainly charitable work but in the long run it has to become profitable. “We finance new publications with the profits of existing ones, after settling the artist’s royalties. Profits of the mini books where artists participate voluntarily benefit Global Doodle Gems entirely. As for the rest, we try to draw attention in all possible ways. In countries where we are represented our artists show the public who we are and what we do via Facebook and by other means. But the most important thing is that we provide colorists around the world a beautiful and unique coloring experience.”
10 drawings from the book where choosen to be in the “Kleurglossy” to try out for the colorist…
Artist Ahmed Fouad and Alfred E. Villanueva
Artist Arianne Schimmel and Bev Choy
Artist Casey Gillmore and Johanna Ans
Artist Laurie Beauchamp and Lynni Ex
Artist Ondine Summers and Peggy Sue
I do have the blog made by Kleuren voor Volwassenen, so you can take a look at it right here!
I hope that you like it, to read about our interview and Global Doodle Gems… I little more background information of who we are and what we do.
See you in a next blog
Colorful greetings Johanna Ans & team Global Doodle Gems
GDG “The Big Little Book of X-mas Ornaments” Vol. 1 & 2 by Maria Wedel & Johanna Ans
GDG “The Big Little Book of X-mas Ornaments” Vol. 1 & 2 by Maria Wedel & Johanna Ans
It is almost there, Christmas is coming… are you already coloring or making your X-Mas cards? Maybe we have some lovely help for you…to color…to cut out….make a card or X-mas ornament of it. Two big fat minibooks are made for you to have a lot of fun with it. I already had, I draw, and colored tons of it, of course to make those beautiful covers for the books in the first place.
Maria took care of the templates, and after that we both start to fill in the ornaments, wit patterns, funny faces, small drawings, all kinds of ornaments so you will find your favorites!
Let us take a look inside the books, start with Volume 1
That are a lot of ornaments to color for you, isn’t it…but there is more! Take a look with me in Volume 2
I colored almost a 100 of those ornaments, I will show you some examples. You can see them already on the cover, but it looks better for you when you see it also with the white background….
I colored this X-Mas sock with Derwent Inktense, lovely bright colors to use
After I put my X-mas colors on paper I get my Sakura Koi Waterbrush, and make the colors even more bright. I love those pencils! I finish my sock with some beautiful golden gelpen, Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic, one of my favorite gelpens.
You can color in traditional, but also do it just the way that it fits with your X-Mas decorations that you already have… I colored all different ways, so I hope to send the best choice to my family and friends, fitting with there style! Chique Black, White and Red… Colored with Sharpies, Uniball Signo white gelpen and ShinHan alcoholmarkers.
Or colorful Rainbow X-Mas… Easy coloring with Sharpies and Stabilo 68
And what about the funny X-Mas, for those who have kids, I think they would love to color funny faces like these! I used Derwent Inktense, Spectrum Noir Markers and my Stabilo 88 Fineliners for the last one, just a different style to color, make patterns!
And there are of course the animal lovers, who also do there X-Mas mood in Pawstyle, we thought about that too!
But I also start to craft, to make a X-mas card, that also can be used as a X-mas ornament for the receiver, without losing the X-Mas wishes on the card…. I will show you in a small video…
So you can see, you can have some lovely evenings, coloring and make your own special cards and decorations, by yourself, or with your whole family. If you like to have a copy yourself, you can find the GDG “Big Little Books of X-Mas Ornaments” right here…
The Big Little Book of Xmas Ornaments 1: Christmas coloring fun for all ! (Volume 1)
101 single page big decorated Christmas ornaments to color and have fun with, So here is “The Big Little Book of Xmas Ornaments” 1. There are pages for all levels of coloring, so the whole family can enjoy this and have fun with it … lots of possibilities cut out your designs and use for Christmas cards … or use for Christmas Decorations … or just enjoy coloring in the book ….
The Big Little Book of Xmas Ornaments 2: Christmas coloring fun for all ! (Volume 2)
101 single page big decorated Christmas ornaments to color and have fun with, So here is “The Big Little Book of Xmas Ornaments” 2. There are pages for all levels of coloring, so the whole family can enjoy this and have fun with it … lots of possibilities cut out your designs and use for Christmas cards … or use for Christmas Decorations … or just enjoy coloring in the book ….
Have a lot of fun upcoming X-Mas time, decorate your houses, make family happy with nice wishes and cards, love your family and friends…
Your blogger Johanna Ans & Global Doodle Gems. You can also join our fangroup Global Doodle Gems, to be part of our family, share your favorite colored work or find some inspiration to color yourself!
Global Doodle Gems-Adult Coloring Worldwide Kick off… “Artist Directory” Volume 1
GDG-ACW Kick OFF!!!! “Artist Directory” Volume 1
This is how it started….
☆ `•.¸.•´ º ☆.¸¸.•´¯` ARTIST DIRECTORY Coloring Book ☆ `•.¸.•´ º ☆.¸¸.•
All coloring artists are invited to submit their entry image for the
“Artist Directory Coloring Book” – Published by ACW & GDG.
We will choose only 100 Artist Images for the book.
Image Specification: drawing area 7.5×9.5 inches
Draw anything you like, and submit at least 1 image (or 3 at the most).
50% of the proceeds will go to the Adult Coloring Worldwide’s Artist Donation Fund, and 50% to GDG Funding for furthering independent artists.
There are 119 designs to color, a huge big 244 pages book to have a great colortastic adventure! Done by artists from Global Doodle Gems and artists from Adult Coloring Worldwide, a damn good collaboration together!
We made a video, so you can see all the drawings with the name of the artist on there work..
Artist: Johanna Ans
Colorist: Laurence Roucou
Artist: MrEnd
Colorist: Johanna Ans
Artist: Ahmed Fouad
Colorist: Johanna Ans
Artist: Takumi
Colorist: Véro Pignot
Artist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Colorist: Johanna Ans
Artist: Maria Wedel
Colorist: Deborah B Norman
Artist: Bev Choy
Colorist: Debbie Lai
Artist & Colorist: DomDomx
Artist & Colorist: Ellen Wolters
Artist & Colorist: Sabine van Ee
Artist & Coloris: Alfred E. Villanueva
Artist & Colorist: Lynni Ex
Artist: Shelly Eartha Simpson
Colorist: Barbara Ann Storrier
Artist & Colorist: Tamara A. Cameron
Artist & Colorist: Esther Lafiebre
I think that this is a good start to give you some idea of how the drawings will be look when they are collored. We from Global Doodle Gems and Adult Coloring Worldwide, would love to see your colored pieces too… so we can use them in a next insprirationblog, of course mentioning your name as the colorist!
I hope you like the first preview of this big fat coloring book GDG/ACW “Artist Directory”
The Directory Of Who’s Who of Coloring Book Artists 2016: Adult Coloring Book Artist Directory (Volume 1)
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GDG Valentines edition 2016 Volume 1 & 2
GDG Valentines edition 2016 Volume 1 & 2
Did you see these gorgeous GDG Valentines books 2016…. I will help you to remind if you forgot it…and for the new viewers…I wil start with the covers and the show you the video’s of these beauties!”
Heb jij deze mooie GDG Valentijnsboeken al gezien… zo niet dan help ik je je geheugen op te frissen… maar ook natuurlijk een inkijkje voor de nieuwe lezers. Ik begin met de cover en de video van de binnenkant van het boek zodat je de prachtige platen kunt bekijken!
Global Doodle Gems Valentines Specials Volume 1 year 2016
And look what’s in the book, beautiful colored pieces….
En natuurlijk kijken we ook naar de ingekleurde werken, geeft nog een mooier beeld!
Artist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Colorist: Chanice de Leeuw
Artist & Colorist: Samantha Decker
Artist & Colorist: Rover Hasiao, on the cover of Volume 1
Artist & Colorist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Artist & Colorist: Maud Feral
Artist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Colorist: Daniëlle de Rooij
Artist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Colorist: Pica Wu
Artist: Audrey Sagh
Colorist: Elisabeth Delhaye
Artist: Peggy Sue Karunding
Colorist: Arianne Schimmel
This gorgeous book is for sale of course…..
“Global Doodle Gems” Valentines Collection Volume 1: “The Ultimate Coloring Book…an Epic Collection from Artists around the World! ” (GDG Valentines Collection)
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Let us take a look to Global Doodle Gems Valentines Special Volume 2, year 2016
Artist: Sandrine Gaucher (used on the cover!)
also colored by Colorist: Arianne Schimmel
Artist: Lynnie Ex
Artist: Linda Faucannier Tricair
Colorist: Pica Wu
Artist & Colorist: Isa Humeau Prignent
Artist: Jovian Ke
Colorist: Jane Levi
Artist: Casey Gillmore
Colorist: Leaf Yeh
So nice to see all thes different styles of drawing, but also what the colorist does to bring these drawings alive. Beautiful work from you all!
Zo leuk om al die verschillende stijlen te zien, maar ook wat de kleurder doet om de plaat t0t leven te brengen. Goed werk van jullie allen!
And if you like to buy it, visit our webshop…
“Global Doodle Gems” Valentines Collection Volume 2: “The Ultimate Coloring Book…an Epic Collection from Artists around the World! ” (GDG Valentines Collection)
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I am also in Volume 2, so the last pieces for this blog are drawn by me, Johanna Ans
Colorist: Johanna Ans
Colorist: Nancy van Acker
Colorist: Ingrid van Neerven
Colorist: Carla den Otter
Colorist: Arianne Schimmel
GDG Individuals Johanna Ans “Twister-Gems-Doodle-Do-Book” PREVIEW
GDG Individuals Johanna Ans/ Twister-Gems-Doodle-Do-Book Volume 1 PREVIEW
I had a new idea…. a book to color, but also to draw with me…for the beginner, but of course also for the artist who will like to fill in my templates. But how can I find out, if this book will be a good book… I had to ask people who never draw before…or just started. I asked 3 dutchies to try out a chapter from my new book, soon be published by Global Doodle Gems… The only words they got from me….print the drawings out…look at them…and find your way, what you should do with this chapter!
Thanks Wendy Hofstee-Wiersema, thanks Nancy van Acker, Thanks Karin Speijer Kamp!
Ik had weer eens een idee… een boek om in te kleuren, maar ook om met me mee te tekenen… geschikt voor de beginner, maar ook voor de tekenaar die het leuk vind om mijn vormen in te tekenen. Maar hoe weet ik dan of dit boek een goed idee gaat zijn… ik ben op zoek gegaan naar mensen die niet eerder tekende of net zijn begonnen. En heb er drie gevonden die dat graag wilden doen. Ze hebben alle drie een hoofdstuk van mijn boek gekregen, het boek wat binnenkort word gepubliceerd door Global Doodle Gems. De enige aanwijzingen die ze kregen, print de platen uit, kijk er eens goed naar en bedenk wat JIJ dan gaat doen met deze platen!
I asked colorist Carla den Otter to color for my cover…the cover is not finished yet…it will be a surprise for me….and of course, what Maria will make of the colored pieces she is doing for me. But I know she is making gorgeous work of my drawings!
Ik heb colorist Carla den Otter gevraagd om platen in te kleuren voor mijn cover, en die zijn nog niet klaar… dat word een verrassing, zowel voor mij, want het hangt dan ook nog van Maria af, wat zij van de cover gaat maken voor mij.
I can also show you a small video…of the finished drawings in the book. There will be 35 sets, 122 pages in the book to draw and color. It was my Christmas spirit 2015, and I loved the spirit! The biggest book so far for GDG!
Ik kan jullie wel een impressie geven van de volledige tekeningen die in het boek staan. Er staan 35 sets op 122 bladzijdes in het boek om mee in te tekenen en in te kleuren. Het was mijn kerstgevoel 2015, vandaar de muziek in het filmpje, maar het gevoel was geweldig! Het dikste boek voor GDG tot nu toe
I will start with the first PREview from colorist: Wendy Hofstee-Wiersema
Eigenaar (Owner from) van Wendy Kleurt en haar blog is hier te vinden…
I got a message from Johanna Ans with the question if I like challenges. Of course! Not a shot is always a missing!
Van Johanna Ans kreeg ik een berichtje met de vraag of ik van een uitdaging hield.
Uiteraard! Niet geschoten is altijd mis is mijn motto!
The intention was to make a beginning artist acquainted with the drawing itself . Johanna was curious about the feeling it evoked in me and what I would make of it, and the most important question, is this book Twister-Gem -Doodle-Do-Book volume 1 also suitable for inexperienced artists and will it get people so far got to draw too with the help of her book .
De bedoeling was om een beginnend tekenaar kennis te laten maken met het tekenen zelf. Johanna was benieuwd naar het gevoel wat het bij me opriep en wat ik ervan zou maken en het belangrijkste, of haar nieuw uit te komen boek, Twister-Gems-Doodle-Do-Book- volume 1 ook geschikt was voor onervaren tekenaars en of ze mensen met haar boek zover kreeg om ook te gaan tekenen.
I got a set of 4 drawings / templates from Johanna Ans. 1 already finished, 2 WIP drawings, and a line template. I choosed the line template to make it “my art”. What an honour that she asked me, it was so much fun!
Ik kreeg van Johanna Ans 4 platen toegestuurd.. 1 al afgemaakt door Johanna zelf, 2 w.i.p (work in progress) platen en 1 lege plaat met alleen de lijnen.
Deze laatste mocht ik ‘mijn’ ding van maken! Super leuk en wat een eer dat ze mij gevraagd heeft!
I descided to color the finished drawing from Johanna Ans.
De plaat van Johanna Ans heb ik besloten in te kleuren.
For me it was a challenge to draw, so it would be really my drawing. I drawed 3 times before so it was a real challenge for me! I had 3 copies made, because I will be hard for myself sometimes, I am not sattisfied quick.
De uitdaging voor mij was het intekenen zodat ik er mijn ding van kon maken.
Heb 3 keer eerder getekend dus het was echt een uitdaging om te doen.
Uit voorzorg heb ik hem 3x geprint omdat ik voor mezelf nogal streng ben en ik dus niet snel tevreden ben 😉
I show you the WIP pictures of my drawing…
Hier wat w.i.p foto’s die ik tussendoor heb gemaakt…
The journey of drawing was quit good for me: Making the drawing gave me a peacefull feeling, a feeling of proudness when the drawing grows. A feeling that I never had before! I colored my own drawing with Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer Aquarel
Het uiteindelijke resultaat leverde mij het volgende op: Tijdens het tekenen merkte ik dat het me echt tot rust bracht en ik een gevoel van trots kreeg naarmate de tekening vorderde..
Een apart gevoel wat ik nog niet eerder heb gehad..
Mijn eigen versie heb ik ingekleurd met mijn Faber Castell Albrecht Dürer aquarelpotloden..
A strange feeling, to color your own drawing! I draw with Sakura Micron Pen, which I got from Bruynzeel, to make a review about them. I love those pens. They are great for drawing but also for coloring. I use them often for coloring a black background!
Wat apart om je eigen tekening kleur te geven!
Ik heb overigens gewerkt met de Micron sakura pennen die ik kreeg van Bruynzeel om te proberen en een recensie over te schrijven 😉 Wat een heerlijke pennen zijn dit.. Ze tekenen lekker maar ook het kleuren gaat er geweldig mee. Ik gebruik ze vaak om achtergronden zwart te maken..
And the last but not the least, I will say thank you to Johanna Ans, that I might do this for her. I sure will do more drawings in future, even if I think, that coloring fits better with me. I had a lot of fun to do this job for you, and if you need me in future…please ask!
Als laatste wil ik Johanna Ans graag bedanken dat ik dit voor haar heb mogen doen! Ik ga zeker verder met het tekenen, al heb ik wel het gevoel dat ik het kleuren net iets leuker vind… 😉
Ik heb met plezier meegewerkt en mocht ik ooit nog iets voor je kunnen betekenen, vraag gerust!
Thanks a lot Wendy, you might be proud of what you did!
Dank je Wendy, je mag trots zijn op wat je hebt gemaakt!
The second PREview is from colorist: Nancy van Acker.
she wrote this message about the book:
I started today, and choosed page 2. I did not know in the beginning how to start, which style do i want to do? It was not easy. I do have everything I need in my house, even books to learn Zentangle. I watched YouTube video’s, took my book and I started. It took me a long time!. But.. I finished my drawing, and than…think…think…shall I color or shade my drawing. I choosed shading. I will color your last page of the chapter, your finished drawing. Honest, I am not an artist, and it is not (yet) my thing to do, make drawings. I have to think to much, find examples, test on paper, for my feeling it cost me to much time. For the moment I reather paint and color. But the book might be fun for starters of zentangle or doodle technics. But the most important, I was satisfied with my end result, and if you would ask me if I would do it again, than it will be a yes! Because of doing “jobs” for you, I learn a lot and I see that my work will become better and better!
Het tweede PREview is van colorist: Nancy van Acker
Dit is wat zij me schreef:
Ik ben er vandaag aan begonnen. , heb nummer twee genomen. Ik wist eerst niet hoe hier aan te beginnen, welke stijl wil ik? Het was in elk geval niet eenvoudig. Ik heb wel alles in huis , ook de boeken om Zentangle stijl te doen. Ok , gestart. Ben er wel lang mee bezig geweest, ik ben echt een leek wat Zentangle betreft. You tube filmpjes bekeken, boek er bij genomen, Eindelijk toch klaar gekregen . Nu , nadenken, kleuren of schaduwen ? Ik heb voor schaduwen gekozen. Ik ga de laatste , (uw volledige tekening) inkleuren. Eerlijk, ik ben geen echte tekenaar en het is niet echt mijn ding. Moet er te lang over nadenken, voorbeelden opzoeken, uitproberen op kladblaadje, ik steek er voor mijn gevoel te veel tijd in. Ik schilder en kleur liever. Maar misschien is het voor de zentangelaars onder ons wel leuk. Ik was wel tevreden over het eindresultaat, en als je me vraagt of ik dit nog eens voor je wil doen, dan zeg ik zeker ja!
Door voor jou ‘werkjes’ te doen leer ik enorm veel bij en vind ik men werk ook beter en beter worden.
And of course the end result! I love it Nancy, be proud of what you made, because its pretty good for your first try-out! And you even did not doodle…but Zentangle, another possibillity for the book of course..thanks for the idea!
En natuurlijk het eindresultaat! Ik vind hem mooi Nancy, en ben trots op wat je hebt gemaakt, omdat het geheel niet slecht is voor een eerste keer! En je hebt niet eens gedoodled maar ge-zentangeld, nog een mogelijkheid om in dit boek te gebruiken. Bedankt voor het idee!
The coloring of the finished drawing of my set. It felt like magic candy balls to color them… together with my own shading coloring of my drawing those two drawings are a Ying Yang to meEn dan de ingekleurde versie van de kant en klare tekening van mijn set. Het voelde alsof ik zo’n mgische toverbal aan het inkleuren was… samen met de geschaduwde tekening van mijzelf voelde het als een Ying Yang.
Greetings from Nancy van AckerThe third PREvieuw is from colorist: Karin Speijer Kamp
When Johanna Ans asked me last week: Karin, do you like a challenge to do? I said a loud yes I do! I challenge you to draw with me…is what she said…. Draw???? OMG Johanna, I can’t. Oh yes she said, it wil be fun for you as a beginner… beginner? I am even less than a beginner. And really, for that moment I felt sorry that I said yes… but, I did say yes… and she send me a set of 4 drawings. Johanna Ans is busy with een new book “Twister-Gems-Doodle-Do-Book” that will be published by Global Doodle Gems. Each chapter has 3-5 pages which you can color, or draw in it your self.
Het derde PREview is gemaakt door Karin Speijer Kamp
Toen Johanna Ans mij vorige week vroeg : “Karin heb je zin in een uitdaging?” zei ik volmondig Ja hoor ! Het is de bedoeling dat je gaat tekenen zegt ze … tekenen ?? Omg Johanna dat kan ik niet ! Jawel zegt ze, juist leuk voor jou als beginner.. beginner? Ik ben nog minder dan dat ! En echt op dat moment had ik spijt dat ik ja had gezegd, maar ik heb nu eenmaal ja gezegd en zij stuurt mij 4 kleurplaten op. Johanna Ans is bezig met een nieuw kleurboek “Twister-Gems-Doodle-Do-Boek” wat uitgebracht wordt bij Global Doodle Gems. Elke hoofdstuk bestaat uit 3 tot 5 kleurplaten die je gewoon kan inkleuren of je kan hem zelf nog verder intekenen.
De first drawing is just line-art, the second more filled in, the third almost finished, and the fourth is a finished drawing. I was happy that I did not have ink anymore, so it gave me time before execution, because I was a little scared to start. And than I saw that Wendy Kleurt had already finished her part of the job, yup than I have to start too! I already bought myself some Staedtler Pigment Liners and a zentangle work book, so I picked them up…I had to search for them, hihi!
De eerste is een vrij kale plaat, de tweede is al iets meer ingetekend, de derde nog verder en de vierde is een kleurplaat die af is. Gelukkig was mijn cartridge op, dus even uitstel van executie, want ik zag er echt tegenop hoor. Toen ik zag dat Wendy Kleurt er al klaar mee was had ik wel zoiets, tja ik moet er toch echt aan beginnen. Ik had ooit al een setje Staedtler Pigment liners gekocht en een zentangle werkboek, dus die heb ik maar onder het stof vandaan gehaald.
The first drawing from the set of four / Dit is de eerste plaat uit de reeks van vier.
My first lines where a little bit shaky, but during the adventure I became more secure, some of the circels I did where even almost the same. Between drawing I did some coloring in my own drawing too, and that was a bit strange, because you see your work become alive. Not that I am really proud of what I did, but it became more fun to do. I did more and more to fill in my piece of art. (I also learned a lesson, wait till your ink is dry before you start to color)
Mijn eerste lijntjes waren best bibberig, maar ik merkte dat ik gaandeweg een iets vastere hand kreeg, sommige rondjes waren zelfs hetzelfde. Op een gegeven moment ben ik mijn tekeningetjes al in gaan kleuren, en dat is zo raar, je ziet het gelijk tot leven komen. Niet dat ik er heel erg trots op ben, maar ik vond het wel steeds leuker worden. Van lieverlee ben ik steeds meer toe gaan voegen. ( wel een les geleerd dat je even moet wachten met kleuren totdat de inkt goed is opgedroogd )
And this is what it became… my first drawing!
En zo is hij uiteindelijk geworden … mijn eerste ingetekende kleurplaat
After that I started to color the finished drawing, the fourth in this case. As you all can see, a whole different page than what I made of it.
Vervolgens ben ik de plaat in gaan kleuren die al helemaal af is, dus in dit geval de vierde. Zoals jullie kunnen zien, is het totaal anders dan wat ik er van heb gemaakt.
After I started to draw, I liked it more and more to do, ok, I am not a star, but that’s what Johanna wuld make clear, that you don’t have to be an artist to have fun. I do like to go on with this, and hope that I can reach a higher level.
Toen ik eenmaal bezig was met “tekenen” vond ik het wel steeds leuker worden, oké, ik ben er geen ster in, maar dat is wat Johanna duidelijk wilde maken, je hoeft niet alles te kunnen om er plezier in te hebben. Ik wil er toch mee verder gaan, en eens kijken of ik in een iets hoger level terecht kan komen 😉
I want to say thank you to Johanna for her trust, and the boosts she gives me again and again.
Ik wil Johanna bedanken voor het vertrouwen in mij en de opstekers die zij mij telkens geeft.
Mijn kleurpagina op Facebook (Karins kleurplaten)
How great it is to read that you where excited to do this…. a challenge to do something really new…. And I like the idea, that I can ask you again, to do it another time…and I will…because the second book is already finished too!
Hoe leuk is het om te lezen, dat jullie het spannend, maar wel leuk vonden…. de uitdaging aan nemen iets geheel nieuws te doen… en ik vind het helemaal top, dat ik weet dat ik jullie opnieuw kan en mag vragen, en dat zal ik doen ook, want deel 2 is ook klaar!
Thanks Carla, for coloring so hard for my cover, thanks Nancy, Karin & Wendy to do such a nice job for me!
And during the test from my colorists to do a chapter from this brand new GDG concept, Carla finished all four drawings to color, and Maria (Thank you so much for your time and job)made the time to make my idea of how it should look like, as a real cover… and I love it so much. Carla I am proud to present you, your work on my cover!
En gedurende de test van mijn kleurteam in deze, om een hoofdstuk in mijn boek te maken, heeft Carla alle 4 de platen ingekleurd, en Maria de tijd gemaakt mijn idee om te zetten, in de cover zoals ik die voor me zag… en ik vind hem geweldig! Carla, met trots show ik jou je werk op mijn cover!
I hope you like this idea of my new book. Soon it will be published by Global Doodle Gems
Ik hoop dat mijn idee van dit nieuwe boek jullie ook aanstaat. Het word binnenkort gepubliceerd door Global Doodle Gems
Johanna Ans
PS. Did you see how insecure Nancy was…and look what she did! I am so proud of her…because this is the proof for me, that is is also proud of her self…. “our” drawing is on her Mobile case!!!
GDG The Little Big Book of Egg Designs Maria Wedel/ Johanna Ans
GDG The Little Big Book of Egg Designs Maria Wedel/ Johanna Ans
What started as a question from Maria, would you like to color a bunch of eggs for me, ended in a book that we made together. Maria had done a lot of eggs, in her famous twister chill pill style, and yes, I like those so I said yes. There are different sizes of eggs, pages with 16, 9, 4, 2 and 1 big egg. When I started to look at one of the big eggs…I did not know in the first place how to color it…. so I started to fill in with my style of doodle / tangle…. and it became a great egg…and a newborn idea!!!
Wat begon als een vraag van Maria, zou jij een heleboel eieren voor me in willen kleuren, eindigde in een boek waar wij samen aan hebben gewerkt. Maria tekende heel veel eieren in haar inmiddels beroemde twister chill pill stijl, en ja, daar hou ik van, dus ik heb ja gezegd. Er zijn verschillende formaten eieren, pagina’s met 16, 9, 4, 2 en 1 groot 1. Toen ik mijn eerste grote ei tegenkwam, wist ik niet gelijk hoe ik die zou gaan inkleuren…. en ben ik gewoon begonnen met intekenen in mijn doodle en tangle stijl…. en dat werd me een mooi ei! Er ontstond een nieuw idee!
This is how it all started……
If I would like to do more “fill ins”? Yes!!! I am very proud to work together with Maria…. So there will be 10 pages in the book from Johanna Ans, and the rest is the work of Maria. 5 pages Johanna filled in, in the finished eggs from Maria, and 5 pages with blanc eggs, that became the typicall Johanna Ans style eggs. And no, it is not an easter egg book, not at all…. we just wanted to do another way of funny drawings and coloring. Because fun it is…. I colored hundreds of eggs… And we had a lot of fun, working on this book. There are pages, done by Maria, she drew, I fill in, I colored Maria’s eggs, and the filled in eggs…. 4 times the same / different eggs to color….and it was gorgeous to do!
Of ik meer eieren in zou willen tekenen. JA! En alleen al trots dat ik gevraagd ben door Maria met haar aan een boek te werken. En zo zijn er dus 10 pagina’s in het boek waar ik aan heb meegewerkt. 5 pagina’s met eieren van Maria die ik verdeer heb ingetekend, en 5 pagina’s waar ik geheel blanco eieren in de typische Johanna Ans stijl heb ingetekend. En nee, het is geheel geen paaseierenboek hoor, maar gewoon een lollige vorm om in te tekenen en in te kleuren. Want leuk is het, ik heb niet voor niets honderden eieren in kunnen kleuren. En een lol ook wat we gehad hebben tijdens het maken van dit boek. Er zijn bladzijdes, die eerst zijn getekend door Maria, die ik verder heb ingevuld, de bladzijdes gekleurd zoals Maria ze tekende maar ook weer mijn eigen ingetekende eieren ingekleurd… en het was geweldig om te doen!
So let us share our funny EggBook with you, and show you what we made of it!
Laten we eerst maar eens met jullie de binnenkant delen van dit grappige EggBook, en laten zien wat we er van gemaakt hebben!
Of course I have a small video too from the Big Egg I filled in, but now in color…. I loved it so much to do, that I got really excited about it, and colored and drew Eggs for days….
natuurlijk heb ik ook een video van het inkleuren van het grote door mij ingetekende ei….. ik heb er zoveel lol aan gehad dat ik overenthousiast raakte en dagen lang alleen maar eieren heb ingekleurd en ingetekend…
Some examples for you…to inspire
Or how to fill in your own designs.… Of hoe je zelf verder kunt tekenen
So…thats a lot of eggs….but also a lot of fun… we really hope that you have the fun working in this book as we had….
Zo, dat zijn nog eens veel eieren…. maar ook heel veel lol en plezier… we hopen echt dat jullie net zoveel plezier beleven aan dit boek, als dat wij hebben gehad met het maken er van.
The Little Big Book of Egg Designs: 400 Eggs to color + A special freebie bonus
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Colorful Eggfun from Maria & Johanna Ans
There are also 3 big A3 formats from these eggs. The template was from Maria, and we both made our own “Biggie” When you buy the book, there will be a code in it so you will get them for free! Of course you can buy the set of three big eggs…. They are in Payhip shop
Look at these Biggies!!! Kijk naar deze mega grote eieren!
Did you already get your favorite GDG Xmas Book or our Charity book “Innocember”?
Did you already get your favorite GDG Xmas Book or our
Charity book “Innocember”?
GDG Xmas collection Volume 1
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And of course some inspiration too!
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Artist: Johanna Ans gives you a freebie….and some colored examples. Send a mail to ans.kleuren@gmail.com if you like the freebie to print and color
Colorist: Pauline Latchem
Colorist: Pamella Lad Colorist: Manon Dube
Artist and colorist: Maud Feral
Artist: Maria Wedel colorist: Angie Thompson
Artist: Yaya Colorist: Manuella Verbeke
Artist: Laurie Beauchamp Colorist: Manuelle Verbeke
GDG Xmas collection Volume 2
Videoflipthrough
And some inspiration for you guys!
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Artist: Maud Feral Colorist: Georgia Merino
Artist: Maud Feral did the coloring herself
Artist: Marie Eve Klein Colorist: Rover Hasiao
GDG Xmas collection Volume 3
Flipthrough the book…
And an over all inspiration video….
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Artist: Yaya Colorist: Mauella Verbeke
And of course, don’t forget our Innocember book, the charity project from Global Doodle Gems, for the childrens cancer foundation…. Gorgeous book with all kind of different hearts…. to color and if you like, to cut out and make a chain of it!
A trip through the book with gorgeous colorings to inspire you!
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5 wonderful hearts from artist and colorist: Jodi Ho
The hearts from artist and colorist: Leaf Yeah
Artist and colorist: Jovian Ke
Artist and colorist: Mina Hsiao
Artist and Colorist: Nancy 43
Artist and colorist: Lin Chui
Artist and colorist: Pica Wu, he did a big “heart” job!!!
Artist and colorist: Rover Hsiao
Artist and colorist: Small Fish
Artist and colorist: Wen Kung
Artist and colorist: DomDomx
So, that was a lot of colorfun, but also a lot of inspiration for you all.
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