Description
Volume 1: 1,800 or 3,600 Swatches!
- 30 or 60 Page Books (you get to choose the number of pages.)
- Your Choice of 5 Different Paper Types (you get to choose the paper.)
- Thick artist quality paper selected & tested by Jennifer.
- 8.5×11 inches
- Spiral bound at the top (great for right or left handed artists.)
- Heavy chipboard back to protect your paper and add rigidity.
I love to swatch my art tools! Beyond the practical sides of swatching (cataloging a set of coloring tools, seeing what their colors are, testing the limits of the tools, getting to know how the tools perform, etc.) I love seeing the beautiful colors neatly displayed in front of me like a menu of possibilities. Swatching inspires me, relaxes me, and it has become one of my favorite artistic pastimes.
Swatch Bliss is a place for you to discover the joys of swatching. Every swatch page has been thoughtfully designed by me to give you plenty of space to record all the important information about each of your art tools: brand, set, color name, color number, date, and miscellaneous notes. Write it all down or just those things that are important to you. I have also given you a generous swatching square with room to try a gradient, different line pressures, doodles, or even smears…try it all!!!
Swatch Bliss comes in multiple volumes to fit multiple needs. No matter which Swatch Bliss volume you choose you can be sure that it will be printed on my favorite artist quality papers (you choose from available options at the time of your order.) The books are carefully bound and ready for your to fill with all your beautiful colors.
Volume 1: 60 Swatches per Page
30 or 60 PAGES
Swatching Examples: Colored Pencil, Marker & Gel Pen
Example of what the Swatch Pages look like for Black Paper Option.
Example of what the Swatch Pages look like for Tan Paper Option.
Choose Your Own Paper
Colored Pencil Paper
80lb (175gsm) | Vellum Bristol | 92 Brightness | Acid Free
Textured paper with just the right amount of “tooth” to create beautiful blends. Heavy paper that stands up to erasing, burnishing & blending media. Click Here
Marker Paper
100lb (271gsm) | Smooth Cover | 100 Brightness | Acid Free
Thick, dense paper perfect for layering and blending. Markers glide across the smooth surface, protecting the nibs. Click Here
Mixed Media Paper
100lb (271gsm) | Smooth Cover | 96 Brightness | Acid Free
Thick paper with a light texture–perfect for combining colored pencil, gel pen and marker coloring. Bright, high quality, multi-use paper. Click Here
Watercolor Paper
Qty 30 | 90lb (146gsm) | Cold Press | Sizing | Acid Free
Cold Press Watercolor paper with Sizing to repel water and stand up to water-based media. Get beautiful blends with your watercolor paints, brushes, water-based markers, water-based colored pencils and crayons, and more! Best when paired with a laser printer. Click Here
Black Mixed-Media Paper
80lb (216gsm) | Vellum Cover | Black | Acid Free
Try our special edition black paper! Perfect for all kinds of mixed-media that shows well on black–paints, pastels, crayons, gel pens and more!
Tan Mixed-Media Paper
80lb (216gsm) | Vellum Cover | Tan | Acid Free
Try our special edition tan paper! Perfect for all kinds of mixed-media that shows well on tan–paints, pastels, crayons, gel pens and more!
More Swatch Bliss Book Info:
- Volume 1: Swatching Catalog where you can color over 3,000 swatches, 60 swatches per page, on your choice of five different types of paper!
- Volume 2: Swatching Sets where the pages have swatches grouped into sets of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96, 120 & 150. Over 3,000 swatches total. This book is perfect for swatching sets of tools that you want displayed individually.
- Volume 3: Swatching Fun book which features my hand drawn art. Each page can swatch a variety of colors, plus you still have room to write down all the important color and set details.
- Volume 4: Digital Version is a digital combination of Volumes 2 and 3 (40 swatching charts & pages total) in a PDF download that you can print on your own printer with your own paper.
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Sheila Klein –
Are you thinking about possibly doing one of these with watercolor paper? I would love to be able to swatch my paints in one place.
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Sari –
I see on the custom ordering page, there is no option as to what color paper. Is there a way to have the same set in each of the three colors? Also, don’t certain pencils work better on certain types of paper? Is there one type of paper that is best for most brands of pencils?
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Melanie Gomez –
I just purchased the new swatch book which I got customized Mostly with the 72 count pages and a few extra. Let me tell you a funny story. For some reason I had it in my mind that I could pick 60 pages and I was good to go. I picked 10 of this 20 of that 10 of her Customize pictures and so on. I was so excited until I looked up at the price and let’s just say I probably could have gotten a bar of gold for what I was going to pay lol. Anywho I started Scratching my head like where did I go wrong so I listen to Jennifer and Steve again tell me how this all worked. in the fine print that said about 48 pages maybe less .that was still a little on the pricey side. so finally I pulled myself together and ended up with about 25 or so which honestly is perfect and I’m so excited to start filling her out. Now the only problem I had was I ordered the book on the first of June and it never takes them long at all the put an order together. It actually was the post office fault I believe because it took over 20 days for me to receive it so I was bummed about that cause my other two others took hardly no time at all.when I first started swatching I made my own
Then I seen Jenns and that’s all she wrote. I had to have one of her swatch books actually i believe I’m going to Eventually get the whole collection.😁 so well worth it.
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Melanie Gomez –
I have a question for you Jennifer do you have swatches for the blick 72ct colored pencils? If so where can I find them? and if not thank you for your time.
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Jennifer Stay –
No we don’t have one specific to Blick pencils; however, we do have a 72 swatch chart you can download (you will have to fill in the names and numbers of the pencils though.) https://www.coloringbliss.com/72-swatches-chart/
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Laura Ferguson (verified owner) –
I was have trouble looking at the caps of my markers, glitter, & gel pens to see what was the correct color. Your Swatch Book solves that issue. What a wonderful book to have all of your mediums in one great book. I loved that I could customize the book to meet my needs. I want to thank both Jennifer & Steve for your hard work in putting this together.
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Linda Gottschalk –
I love it. Takes all mediums great.
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Melinda S. (verified owner) –
This book allows me to swatch out my colors on quality paper and keep it all together. It has nice size squares, 60 per page, and space for notes.
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Sabrina Brisker –
I want to order vol 1 and vol 2 together on mix media paper how would I do that
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Admin Jennifer Stay –
Do you mean together in the same book? If so, we’re unable to do that mainly because the book would be too thick to bind! 🙂
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Kristie Wainscott –
Can I get some of the new Shiny Glitter paper? I did not see that option to choose. Thanks.
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Admin Jennifer Stay –
I’m sorry Kristie, but the metallic paper isn’t available for the swatching books.
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Kristie Wainscott (verified owner) –
Thank you Jennifer.
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Jackie Miller –
What is the size of the swatch squares in the Volume one book?
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Jennifer Stay (verified owner) –
They are 1″x5/8″
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Margaret McKenzie (verified owner) –
I purchased the searching catalog with the three different kinds of paper and double swatches so I have 20 pages for each section. Highly recommend doing the same if you want to have all your swatches in the same place. I especially love the chipboard back to make the book more rigid.
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Connie L. Cable (verified owner) –
I asked for the double and all 3 types of paper. I also ordered the paper sampler so I can print/copy pages to your paper. All arrived in perfect shape and quicker than expected. I am excited to start swatching. Thank you so much!!! I am still waiting for you to offer the metallic paper in bulk.
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Sharon Dunk (verified owner) –
perfect for my needs
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Suzanne Ruadez (verified owner) –
I purchased volume 1 of the Swatching Catalog, shipping was quick, product was well packaged and arrived in pristine condition. The book is very well made and sturdy. I love that the bounding is at the top. I have started switching using the marker section and the paper is outstanding.
I love this book and now I have all my swatches in one place. Thank you for an excellent product.
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Karen Meyer (verified owner) –
I am working through all of my products and swatching them. I ordered the multimedia version. One of the best things is taking the time to revisit the products I have as I often get lazy and grab the last thing I used. Thank you for creating this!
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Kristie Wainscott (verified owner) –
Great paper.
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Gina Hernandez –
I have a couple of different swatch books, but none of them can compare or come close with the quality I got from Coloring Bliss. I was able to choose the paper I wanted, and how many swatches on each page. The paper I choose is of much better quality. Not flimsy and any type of media I use, goes down perfectly! Thank you Coloring Bliss for such a wonderful product! So happy and Love it so much….truly feeling grateful and Bliss-full!!!
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Bob Cassady (verified owner) –
I can’t tell you how impressed and pleased I am with the Swatch Bliss Catalog Volume 1. It is meticulously put together with great attention to detail. Thank you for such an outstanding product! Bob JMJ
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Barb Weaver (verified owner) –
So pleased that I finally ordered my very own multi-media swatching catalog, and the Bliss Blotting Page. Everything arrived in great condition and within expected delivery date.
For so many years I use to scribble a few samples of what colors I thought I wanted to use, on a blank sheet of paper and wasted so much time, not to mentioned using up my expensive pencil leads. Now I just flip through my swatching catalog and viola’, it’s there. Having the multi-media paper has been great for my CaliArt Pens and various watercolor pencils too.
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Amanda Brown –
I was wondering if the mixed media paper is as good for colored pencils as the colored pencil paper. Just trying to decide
if I need two different books. I would love your opinion Jennifer.. Thankyou, Amanda Brown.
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Jennifer Stay (verified owner) –
Yes, the mixed-media paper does well with colored pencils because it does have a small amount of “tooth.” It’s not as good as the colored pencil paper for colored pencils, but it still does a good job. 🙂
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Karen Waters –
I am interested in a swatch book for colored pencils, but also water color pencils, intense & neo II’s. What do you suggest? Do I need a separate book for watercolor swatching?
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Laura S. –
Hello, will you be adding the toned tan paper as a paper option for your swatch books?
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Jennifer Stay (verified owner) –
Yes we will 🙂
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Jennifer Stay –
Yes, I would recommend a separate swatch book made with watercolor paper for those coloring tools.
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Janet Kuttnauer (verified owner) –
I love this swatch book. The paper is great and takes various medias well. The shipping was quick and I received the book in great condition. This is my 2nd swatch book. It is so nice to have all of my swatches in one place.
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Crystal Meakings –
Hello, I would like a book where I can have all my pencils(well over 300+), fineliners, gel pens and marker swatches in one place… and a place to put down favorite combinations of colors too… what would be the right book for me? Thank you.. crystal meakings😊
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Jennifer Stay –
Hi Crystal 🙂 I think one of our “Swatch Bliss” books would work for you. You have a choice between Volumes 1, 2 or 3. Here is a link to learn a little more about each of them: https://www.coloringbliss.com/shop-swatch-books/
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Bobbi Smithson (verified owner) –
I love this swatch book,the 1800 swatch. When adding my colors they all look smooth and the lay down is great. I purchased the book for colored pencils but my jel pens and markers look great too. Thank you for sending out my book so fast.
Thank You,
Bobbi
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Helene Giel-Rapport (verified owner) –
Swatch Bliss, Volume 1 is a high quality coloring swatch book. I chose mixed media paper and purchased the extras for more swatching bliss, along with the blotter. These books are made individually by Steve Stay and his artist wife Jennifer. Treat yourself to the books they produce and join the Facebook group. I am a “Partner” level member and look forward to the Tuesday and Wednesday Coloring sessions and workshops. There are a myriad of coloring pages to choose from, as well as in depth videos on You Tube of techniques, product reviews, and joyful coloring discussions. They offer various levels of membership, so anyone can join in on the fun. Check it out, you will be happy you did.
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Lisa –
I’m totally confused as to what to order. I would like a book to keep all my swatches in. Yours is great. I mainly use colored pencils and watercolor colored pencils…but I do have loads of watercolors, acrylics, markers, pastels, and oil pastels that I would like to get into this book. Also, I do use white paper, black paper, tan paper, canvas, etc. I’m not a professional by any means, I just play. I’m not sure how to proceed from here. What do you suggest? I need budget friendly, all in one book, advice. Thanks.
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Jennifer Stay (verified owner) –
Hi Lisa, our books come with one paper type per book, so if you’re wanting to swatch all of that media into one book I would recommend you purchase it on our Mixed-Media paper. We have several swatch book options, including the ability to customize one with various quantities and sizes of swatching squares on a page. Here is a link to check out all of our swatch book options: https://www.coloringbliss.com/shop-swatch-books/
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