I’m so excited to share with you my first video tutorial series all about Gel Pens! I have created several new videos that show you many of the tips and tricks I use when coloring with gel pens. I also show you how I store and care for these little lovelies. I am obsessed with gel pens and can’t wait to share that obsession with you! 😉
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Gel Pens 101: How to Use, Store and Care for Gel Pens
This video is a great place to start. In addition to storing and caring for your pens I also compare several different brands and share with you my personal experience as to which ones work the best.
Gel Pens 102 – Coloring and Blending Basics
This video gets into the basics of gel pen coloring and blending. I show you how I color with my pens to get beautiful results.
How to Store & Sort Gel Pens
We all spend a lot on our art supplies and want to get the most out of them, so this video dives deeper into the strategies I use to store and sort my pens. Included are a few inexpensive little secrets that will help you organize your pens so they’re easily accessed when you’re ready to color.
How to Blend Gel Pens with Colored Pencils
This last video shows you a wonderful technique I use to get beautiful color gradients by blending gel pens with pencil crayons. In this video I combine my tek writer pens with my prismacolor pencils to get amazing results!
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Uni-ball Signo is the best white gel pen on the market, in my opinion. Love it. You may well have gotten that as a suggestion before. But I’m so impressed with Signo I tell everyone about it. Good luck !
Good to know about the Signo–I’ll definitely pick one up! Thanks. 🙂
Been looking at book to do different things with my gel pens. TY so very much.
You’re welcome Sharyn!
Thanks for the lovely and helpful tutorials. I’ve watched the first two so far and will be watching the others very soon.
I wanted to mention that the Signo Uniball white gel pen is really great.
You’re welcome Elizabeth. I’ve now had a couple of people mention the Signo–I’ll have to give it a try! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
I have just discovered pencil coloring. I didn’t think I would like it because I am an “artist” and I thought that may be beneath me! LOL! At this point in my elderly life, I LOVE to do this at night while watching tv. I don’t obsess as much as I did when painting with water colors. Thank you for your information and videos.
🙂 I’m so glad you discovered pencil coloring and especially how therapeutic and relaxing it can be!
Thank you for the video. I’m going to try them today!
Yay! Let me know how it goes.
I LIKED WATCHING YOUR WORK WITH GEL PENS. HAVE YOU EVER BLENDED GEL PENS WITH COLORED PENCILS? WHERE DID YOU GET THE GEL GLITTER PEN? ALSO THE WHITE PEN? HAVE YOU TRIED THE METALLIC PENCILS? SEND ME A RESPONSE TO MY EMAIL. HAPPY COLORING.
Thank you Karen! I actually have a video I made where I specifically blend gel pens with colored pencils. 😉 https://youtu.be/dWy6K17xumg Yes, some of the pens I use in the tutorials are glitter, some are white. I have played with the metallic pencils a bit, but not as much as the metallic gel pens–which I love!
I purchased these Gel Pens on Amazon Artist’s Choice 100 Gel Pens with Case Extra Large Set I love them. 100 pens Glitter, Neon, Brights, Pearls and Metallic all in same set. I love using them with colored pens and they blend together well.
Sooooo much fun Teena! I think my next giveaway is going to be this same 100 pen set! Shhhh….it’s a secret. 😉
Well, do I feel silly! I have probably 150 gel pens that I bought for line drawing (and because I have an obsession!). I never knew they could be used for blending. Loved your videos. I can’t wait to make better use of my collection.
Yay Darla! I’m so glad my videos are helping you to get more out of your pens. 🙂
I’m sorry I accidentally unsubscribed during the last contest, I’m back on your subscription. My iphone was confusing w/my migraines. I have some beautiful handdrawn pics of my homeschooling class, how do I send them to you?
I’m glad you’re back Laura! The best way to send them to me would probably be through Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/coloringpagesbliss
Hiya! Gelly Roll also has an awesomish white. But I’m also a total amatuer, but I learned early on ( by accident) the gelly roll pens are great.?
I have just begun to watch your videos about storing and blending. I really enjoyed them. I look forward to taking more time to watch all of your videos. Thank you for putting so much info into these for all of us that love to color.
You’re welcome Nora–I’m so glad that you like them and find them helpful.
Hi Jennifer! I am so glad to find someone else who is obsessed with gel pens!! I see so many people say that colored pencils are the best, most versatile, etc, but I just KNEW there had to be a way to blend the gel pens just as beautifully as the pencils! Thanks for showing us how! I’m also glad to see someone else who has had good success with Dollar Store gel pens! They were my first, and I still love them and keep buying more. Now I don’t feel like some sort of peon anymore lol, like I do when people talk about how they can’t live without their jelly rolls, or their copic markers, etc.!
Can someone please tell me what clear gel pens are used for??? Thanks in advance to anyone that takes the time to answer this question for me.💖💜💛💚💙💜💛💚💙💖💜💛
You have solved my problem!I am just new to gel pens and have used colored pencils for years. I needed a way to cover large areas with colors I didn’t have in my pens. I thought of water color but that would take time to dry and my buckle the paper.Now I can combine the pencils with them. And also continue using the pencils I love. Thank you so much.
fwiw ,, i like the white sakura gelly roll classic pen
but i am a real novice 🙂
Are you able to post pictures I just want Ideas? Thank you.
I found this idea online and thought I would share it. For those of you who get frustrated going through a number of swatch books to pick colors try this idea. Swatch the color on an Avery address label 5267 and wrap the label around the pen or pencil. You immediately see the color and don’t have to go through several swatch books to find what you want. You can also lay the pens (pencils) out in a line to see if the colors go together the way you want. I store my pens (pencils) on their side. If you store yours point down, you can use a dot type label on the end opposite the point to accomplish the same thing. I’ve saved tons of time and frustration using this idea. Hope it helps.