Description
Volume 2: 1,764 or 3,528 Swatches!
- 30 or 60 Page Books (you get to choose the number of pages.)
- 5 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 2: Swatching Sets
Here’s what you get in Volume 2. Note that the number of swatching pages you get in each book depends on whether you select the 30 Page or 60 Page book.
4 or 8 PAGES
4 or 8 PAGES
4 or 8 PAGES
4 or 8 PAGES
4 or 8 PAGES
3 or 6 PAGES
3 or 6 PAGES
2 or 4 PAGES
2 or 4 PAGES
Example of what the Swatch Pages look like for Black Paper Option.
Example of what the swatch pages look like for the Sepia & 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!
Other 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 and 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.
Suzanne Ruadez (verified owner) –
I bought the volume 2, Swatching Sets, because I liked the idea of having all my swatches (pencil, marker, gel pens, etc) in one place.
Shipment was prompt and product was well packed. I started Swatching some of my marker and gel pen sets, the paper is great. The top bounding is awesome and doesn’t get in the way. I received a quick response to a question when I was placing the order and they followed up,to,make sure I received the books and I was satisfied. Get the Swatching books you won’t regret it!
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Swatching Sets
Suzanne Ruadez (verified owner) –
I love this book, I like having all my swatches in one place instead of having to pull out individual swatch sheets, it is great!
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Linda (verified owner) –
I ordered Volume 2, unbound. I like to store my swatches in page protectors, this works better for me, so I’m glad they offer this option. I can store the unused ones until I need them and that makes space saving easier for my small craft area.
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Ann Rodman –
Speaking of protecting pages, is there any type fixative we need to put on the pages of our work when completed to prevent any color from degrading?
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rlreff (verified owner) –
I finally got to use it. (It was a Christmas present) So far, I swatched alcohol markers, water soluble crayons and watercolors. I think the paper worked very well for everything, except the watercolors. They swatched OK, but not the same as they would on watercolor paper. It would be cool to have one with watercolor paper.
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Janet Kuttnauer (verified owner) –
This is a fantastic swatch book. I received it promptly from USPS and the packaging was done with great care. I ordered my book with the mixed media paper which is great quality. I have swatched all of my alcohol markers, color markers, permanent markers, gel pens and crayons. I ended up unbinding my swatch book because I wanted to arrange my swatches by category and brand rather than be limited by the order of the pages with the various number of swatches by page. After I received this book, I quickly realized I needed a second swatch book just for my colored pencils, watercolor pencils and brush pens.
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Dana Jordan (verified owner) –
I LOVE MY SWATCH BLISS BOOK! I ordered my book with the “Double the Pages” option, so you know how thick and beautiful it is! The paper is above and beyond great quality! It’s thick and sturdy, it holds up to burnishing and if I happen to go outside the lines a bit, my eraser erases beautifully! I got my book yesterday and already I’m on my third set of swatches! I’ve been in a coloring slump, and I’ve been in a lot of pain with my medical issues and this book is definitely helping both of those. I can’t wait till next payday so I can order a Custom Coloring Book! Thank you Jennifer and Steve and your Coloring Bliss!
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Question
Bern –
Hi,
I am curious to know how the Black Paper swatch charts are created. Is it white ink printed on black paper? Do you have a sample picture to show? It is something I am very interested in. Thank you.
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Jennifer Stay –
Hi Bern, it’s black ink printed on black paper.
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Stephanie Muzzi –
Oops sorry hit enter too soon I think! How do you see the writing if the ink is black too? Just curious 🙂
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Jennifer Stay –
The difference in black between the ink and the paper is enough that you can see the writing. 😉
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Stephanie Muzzi (verified owner) –
Thank you! I was hoping that was the case! I just got the set swatch book so will have to grab this one next time ❤
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Diana Dickman (verified owner) –
Now that I’m getting used to swatching, I really like this paper. I have the mixed media which works for both my coloring pencils and my other mediums such as gel pens. My only question is what is the weight of each of these papers? I don’t see that on the web site.
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Fae Nickerson –
This is amazing!! I have gotten into hand lettering in the last few months and I’ve gone a little crazy and bought a whole bunch of brush pens and timelines and and markers and now (after watching your YouTube) colored pencils. 🙂 I’ve been having a really hard time figuring out how to swatch and organize my swatches since all these mediums perform best on different paper. When I saw your shop and that I could customize it.. such a game changer for me! I do have a question, with buying all these brush pens from Tombow to kuretake to Karin markers and watching all the YouTube videos, it’s been drilled into my head not to use them on watercolor paper. Is the watercolor paper that you have smooth enough to not fray brush pens? I’d LOVE to be able to order a book with watercolor paper over mixed media but not at the expense of the expensive brush pens (especially when I have a touch of FSS lol)
Also, side question – have you used posca colored pencils?
Sorry if both these questions have been answered already. I’m very new to your videos and website.
Thank you!
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Deanna Gregory (verified owner) –
This was a brilliant idea to create a swatch book with black paper. I absolutely love how my metallic, pastels, etc. stands out on the black paper. This is important to me because I sometimes like to use a black background for my pictures and then go back and add something to make it sparkle!! Thank you Jennifer and Steve Stay for such a quick delivery and quality product. Pictures to come soon.
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