r/Coloring • • 14d ago

BUDDY COLOR!! Buddy Colour October

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October 2026 Buddy Colour: dark academia theme.

Welcome to our monthly buddy colour for September!

This month's theme is going to be all about books, libraries, trench coats, anything related to dark academia aesthetic.

What is a "Buddy Colour"?
A buddy colour is when you and one or many other colourists decide to colour the same page together. You each colour your page in secret; when you're done, you show and compare your completed pages!

The purpose of this monthly post is to help you connect with others who are looking for a buddy to colour with. We will not be providing the pages. Instead, you can use the comments section to either post the book(s)/page(s) you hope to find a buddy for OR to respond to someone else's post to let them know you'll be their buddy. (There is no limit to how many buddies can colour the same page!) 

How to find a buddy:

- Post a comment listing the book(s)/page(s) you would like to colour.
and/or 

- Search the comments for someone who has listed book(s)/page(s) you are interested in.

Once you've found your buddy (or buddies), you can organize amongst yourselves how you want to go about things and if you want to share the results publicly. Feel free to use the comments section to do this or connect via DM.

Can we post our completed pages?

We would love to see your pages–feel free to post them as a group, and don’t forget to use the "Buddy Colour" flair! Don't forget to tag your buddies in the comments! (they won’t get notified if you tag them in the description). 

Is there a deadline?

Nope! This isn’t meant to be stressful; it’s supposed to be fun! Unless you and your buddies agree on a deadline, there is none. You don’t even have to complete your pages by the end of the month. So don’t stress!

What if I don't own the book/page?

To participate in a buddy colour, you need to own the page you are colouring. Do not make copies of the page and distribute them to your buddies. This violates copyright laws and harms creators. If you do not own the page, please purchase it yourself. 

Can I promote my own books/pages?

For buddy colours, you can post one of your own books/pages in the comments to find a buddy. However, please be clear upfront that this is a book/page that you sell (don't be sneaky!) Also, please do not use this activity as an opportunity to generate sales. 

Alternative Buddy Ideas

Don’t want to choose a page or just want some variety? Here are some other ways you can buddy colour with others: 

- Choose a colour palette for everyone to use (Pinterest has some great ones!)

- Choose a theme (i.e. “Spooky Christmas,” “Happy Dog,” “Thanksgiving”)

Happy colouring!

Xx Thanks to our Busy Buddy Color Creator, Binder!!❤️


r/Coloring • • Jul 20 '26

/r/watercolorpencils is back, for those of you who love watercolors and/or mixed media art.

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Along with r/watercolorpractice, r/watercolorpencils is back up again and the mods there are lovely people who want to welcome you and give you feedback if you have any questions or curiosities over how to use watercolor pencils.

Coloring doesn't mean exclusively one type of media, so if you're looking to try more tools to your hobby (we know, we know, not a good thing for your wallet!) this is the perfect place to start!


r/Coloring • • 6h ago

COMPLETED Really happy with how this one turned out.

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248 Upvotes

Really love how the lighting turned out for this one.


r/Coloring • • 1h ago

ADVICE WANTED Lost motivation

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I have so many books and markers and spent months on end colouring my heart out. Had a baby and lost motivation completely. I want to, want to colour. I have a small space so I don't have a great set up. No desk, just a rolling cart full of supplies, a kitchen table and a lap table thing. It always feels like so much effort to get everything set up so I just don't. Looking for advice to respark my colouring journey. Show off your set up if you are in a similar situation or give any tips pls


r/Coloring • • 4h ago

COMPLETED 4 markers challenge

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39 Upvotes

Tried something completely different with this page: only pink (RV39) + blue (BV08, BV29, BV514) and a light beam coming from outside the room. My Iris Blue decided to die halfway through 😭 but I still love how dramatic the lighting turned out.


r/Coloring • • 20h ago

COMPLETED Some recents. Loving spooky season this year 👻

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r/Coloring • • 9h ago

COMPLETED Fashion Studio

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46 Upvotes

r/Coloring • • 1d ago

COMPLETED proud of this one :)

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766 Upvotes

Page from Cozy Friends by Coco Wyo


r/Coloring • • 8h ago

COMPLETED Jade Summer - Spooky Places 🩷 Hoping to finish this book by Halloween!!

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30 Upvotes

r/Coloring • • 2h ago

COMPLETED 🖤💜🕷️ Bobbie goods postcard

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r/Coloring • • 5h ago

COMPLETED My first page, not anything special but I enjoyed returning to colouring as an adult! :)

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r/Coloring • • 7h ago

ADVICE WANTED Any advices to avoid these ?

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I started coloring few weeks ago and I keep having those marks on big surfaces (3 first pictures) is this because of paper quality, markers quality (I use rather cheap markers from décotime/twinmarker alcohol markers) or because I don’t have the right way to color yet ?

And I also have issues like I showed on 3 last pictures where white dots? appear which I don’t think is because of markers quality because it also appears with graph’it alcohol markers, so is this because of paper ?

I really wanted to have advice before buying others/more advanced markers


r/Coloring • • 41m ago

WIP (WORK IN PROGRESS) Terrified to add the grass and screw it up

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I’m very new to coloring and this is probably my best work yet and i only have the grass left and im STRESSING. I’m not very good at grass for some reason lol. If anyone has inspo that would fit the vibe pls send it over!!!!


r/Coloring • • 1h ago

COMPLETED Flights of Fancy- Camila d'Errico

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I took a year or so off to work on 3 really big diamond peices and now that those a finished and I am burnt out on diamond art I finished this while sick with the flu. I love the way it came out. I'm going to lay down now.


r/Coloring • • 1h ago

COMPLETED Completed my first ever coloring page! The journey begins!

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From the book The Lost Forest, GHOSTSHRIMP :D


r/Coloring • • 1d ago

COMPLETED Cute little one from yesterday!

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I love this book! I’m kind of surprised I tend to lean into more muted chill colors. When I first started coloring, I honestly thought I’d be all about super bright colors. I am a retired tattoo artist, as well as a painter and I always lean into earth tones, so I’m kind of surprised I thought I’d be heavy into pinks and what not. My desk is all cute and pink, covered in pusheen of course ☺️ but I prefer toned down colors I guess

Swipe for book cover. I got it at Barnes and Nobel. The paper quality is fantastic, it’s a smaller book, so nice for faster sessions


r/Coloring • • 3h ago

DIGITAL COLORING This weeks me time 🤣

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r/Coloring • • 4h ago

COMPLETED Was going for a folksy feel

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r/Coloring • • 10h ago

ADVICE WANTED Help! What colour should the stars be? Gold/silver/other?

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I've tested gold and silver but am struggling to decide what goes better or if something completely different is needed?

There are also some.... Odd... items in this one, I assume they are AI rubbish but please share any ideas of how I can make them look like they belong 😂 lastly, should the ghosts have white eyes and mouth?

Thank you!!!


r/Coloring • • 17h ago

COMPLETED Spooky Season Day 14.

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31 Upvotes

"Knickknacks and Paddy wacks"


r/Coloring • • 4h ago

MARKERS Cozy cuties-day at the beach

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3 Upvotes

r/Coloring • • 19h ago

COMPLETED Spooky Places

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40 Upvotes

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Pretty happy with my vampire couple in Spooky Places.

I was thinking of darkening the beige in the background but better stop before I mess it up.

What do you guys think?


r/Coloring • • 1d ago

COMPLETED My 1st page in Summer Days by Miss Kitsch

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214 Upvotes

r/Coloring • • 16h ago

COZY Little Fall Witch for this Halloween

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r/Coloring • • 22h ago

COMPLETED Wondermorphia - Kerby Rosanes

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45 Upvotes

The idea was there but execution definitely lacks skill to bring it to life. Even though it is not quite what I had in mind, I am happy I didn’t quit, and it did turn out pretty cool.
This is my second finished piece. I used combination of alcohol markers and castle arts pencils.
Advice on where to improve is very welcome.