Really enjoyed this video! Love your Mythographic collection and you have some lovely pages coloured!! I totally agree with you….don’t stress about uncoloured books. If you enjoy them and it brings you joy just having them or flipping through them, then that’s great!! I loved listening to you flip through them….thats how I feel about flipping through my Mythographics….so relaxing and brings me so much joy! Thank you!! 🤗💗

Thank you so much for this. Even though I have many of these books, hearing you narrate them makes me want to color in them. I also love your sense of humor! look forward to the next one

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind comments!!! I am having so much fun making this series!

I have lots of coloring books I haven’t colored in but my coloring book collection is my art collection ❤

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

YES Stephanie! THIS!! It is an art collection and not coloring in a book is JUST FINE. We don't have to color in every book to be a productive colorist. We can keep books just for their beauty.

Love your video and especially your talk about having a collection of untouched books. Collecting books is part of the hobby for me 🥰

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Yes! We need to remember that the collecting is also part of the hobby and there is no shame in that. It's also part of our joy!

This was so fun to look at your (ever growing) mythographic collection! 😍😍 I was getting scared that you had forgotten one of my favourites - cosmic spirit but how could you when it’s your own favourite! Wild summer is also quickly becoming a favourite of mine but I also love magical earth - I could easily see myself colouring every page in those two! 😍😍 I’m thinking I might need to get labyrinth, crystal kingdom and Shangri la soon as I wasn’t sure when they first came out but the more I see the more I love! 💕

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

I felt the same about those three! I thought I could live without them but i am SO glad I have them!! They are some of the prettiest of all of them! I can't believe I almost forgot Cosmic Spirit as well! I had it in a "special" place..so special I almost overlooked it lol

Candice!! I love that Wild Winter page - the background is outstanding! Thanks for giving me someone to hang out with tonight 😊

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

You are so welcome my dear friend!!!!! SUPER BIG HUGS to you

Love this - I’ve been using washi to mark the spines of my books for uncoloured and wips, but if it’s ok to use your idea I’d also like to audit my books this way 🥰 I used to keep a colouring catalog but this is wayyyy easier - thank you for the inspiration ♥️♥️♥️

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh yes!! And I want to see what yours looks like!! Everyone has been making so many beautiful and functional inventory books. It truly is relaxing to do it and getting your hands in every single book is sooooo satisfying...

Wow, you have an awesome Mythographic collection. I have many of them titles you have and as I'm watching you go through them, I'm like, "I want to color that page, and I want to color that page..." LMAO! I love these 'inventory' videos 'cuz it set me straight too. Thanks for sharing.

@HappyCatastrophy

17 күн бұрын

That happens to me when I watch flips of books I have!! And when I do flips! Every time I make one of these videos my pile of books I want to color in NOW gets taller.

This was fun. Thanks so much for sharing. ❤ I hate to tell you but it was not me that got you the Wild Summer. I cannot take credit for that. But it is amazing to see you get so much joy from your books!!!

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

oh no!! hahahaha I must have gotten confused somehow. Don't know how...my mailbox has been flooded with gifts this month!! Didn't you send me a book? Oh boy... I owe someone an apology..

yes, cowboy hats on the fish, but you also gotta put spurs on their fins

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

OMG YES!!!! THAT is totally happening

@tamarascoloringcoven718

20 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy I so wanna see that

Great video candice❤, lots of love im sending your way!!! Love ya so much😊

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Thank you beautiful!! Thank you for watching!!

Lovely video. I dont journal my colouring journey as its never been a skill set of mine, but am considering it as im building up quite a collection now. Ive recently added to it with all 23 mythographic books. I have them in chronological order of release, but that is of course for here in the UK. I love watching your joy at colouring in general and happy mail in particular. I notice you love the mythogoria books, am not sure if I should get them as I have the beauty of horror set. Thanks for great videos.

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Hi Rebecca!! The Mythogoria books are very different than the Beauty of Horror. Not to influence you, but they compliment each other in any collection because they are both horror and gore while being very different art styles. And they are one sided with decent paper too so that makes them a joy to color. I love them! Especially Night Terrors and Vengeful Forest.

@rebeccahicks3554

20 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy Thanks. will start saving now.

I will do a buddy color with you in Voyage, in August perhaps?

Enjoyable video candice 😊💜

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

I loved seeing your collection! I just ordered Cosmic Spirit and Magical Earth the other day. You really put the mythographic/mythogoria books on my radar. 😊

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

They are so good! Lots of fun to color. Cosmic Spirit is one of my favorites!!!

I did that peacock with all the watches, thats the pic that sold me on the book. I did that pic first. Its all in gel pens. I had a blast

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

I wanna see that!!!! It is such a cool page

@tamarascoloringcoven718

20 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophyshould I send it to your Instagram hun

Thank You for Sharing this Wonderful Video! I like seeing you organizing your books. If you need a second page for Future Mythographic Books, you could always make a small note at the bottom of the Mythographic page. 😊👍🏻💜🙏🏻

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Like a footnote??? THIS IS BRILLIANT Sherry!! Thank you!!!!

@sherrydennewitz5011

20 күн бұрын

You're Very Welcome, Candice! For Me, notes are a must, lol!!!📝🤗💜🙏🏻

Thank you for your video. Very entertaining. Your comments are very interesting. I white out the hidden objects with white ink, specifically the Windsor and Newton one. I stole the trick from Shelly from Shel's coloring journey. She made a great video all about it. Thank you again. ❤

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Thank you Rita! And then do you color over them? I think I've seen that video...but I forgot the technique. Those silly hidden objects!

@ritacoinu7374

20 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy hi! First, if any lines of the proper illustration are covered with the ink, I trace them over the ink using a permanent pen so that there are no blank spots . I use the micro something, sorry I can't remember the name and I am not home. They are the brown ones. I find them non to bleed, they're excellent. Mind you, you should use the ink sparingly and in thin layers and let the ink dry if you want to use two or max three layers. You should watch the video as it is very useful and comprehensive. Sending love from Italy. Rita 💞

@ritacoinu7374

20 күн бұрын

The pens are the Micron from Sakura. I hope it helps.

Hey great video, I do not have the Book Cosmic Spirit but it is a beautiful 🖍️📚

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

It's a good one! Can't believe I missed the sea goat in that one :)

I’m a Mythographic addict😢…😂…I set myself the challenge of colouring the pages in order😅…I have completed 4 up to now. I unbound them and used Happy Planner discs to reassemble them😊…I do miss the pictures being named but I don’t miss the hidden objects🥰

@HappyCatastrophy

10 күн бұрын

YOU HAVE COMPLETED 4 MYTHOGRAPHICS????? holy crow! That's amazing!!! I love those books. My favorite series by far! Did you unbind and reassemble yourself??

@be_a_bright_sparkle3687

10 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy …I did, I tore where they were perforated and punched every page with the mushroom punch and did the covers and put them on the rings. I still can’t believe I did that 4x I had no confidence in my colouring but looking back on them, they don’t look as bad as I first thought. I’m on the Fairy one at the mo but it’s taking me a while…🤣🤣🥰

I have often said that I wished Mythographic and the artists would republish the older books after removing the hidden objects from the pictures. Especially Fabiano Attanasio's earlier ones like Enchanted Castles, Paradise, and Dream Garden. I love the images but HATE the strange objects strewn all over on top. I've tried all kinds of ways of attempting to hide the objects or embracing them and it's always a struggle to get a decent result. Joseph Catimbang early on started to limit the number of objects and starting using ones that kind of fit into the picture's theme so his aren't so bad starting with the Aquatic edition. Alessandra Fusi's first book, Wanderlust, was crazy with hidden objects too. Her next one, Dream Weaver, was wonderful. I just ordered her newest, Shangri-La.

@HappyCatastrophy

10 күн бұрын

I agree 100 percent!!!! Oh you will LOVE Shangri-La! It is stunning

@barbarahowell2549

10 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy It arrived today and I can't wait to pick out a picture to color.

I enjoyed this video thoroughly. I started watching this video earlier today and happened to have to go to Walmart and ended up getting wild summer. I don’t blame you for enabling me at all though lol 😂 I was teetering off and on as to whether I wanted to get it or not. It seems to be all the rage from all the colorists! I have just a few (4 I think?) as I just started to enjoy the mythographic books in the past 3 years or so. I find it hard to find finished pages in the few books that I do have and I get super stoked when I see ones that I know and maybe haven’t done bc I need extra motivation. I am excited to see what finished pages/color alongs are out there for wild summer as I know I saw at least zucchini kitty doing one very recently. Here’s to getting some pages done in some mythographics!!! PS HOW DID YOU ALMOST FORGET COSMIC SPIRIT?! that book happens to be the first mythographic book I bought, the first ever color along I ever followed (shoutout to Jen MC) AND the entire reason I came across your channel! Lots of firsts with that book.

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

hahahaha I know, right??? Cosmic Spirit is SO EPIC!!! And I almost forgot it!! LOL. I am SO GLAD you picked up Wild Summer. It's one of those signature books that everyone will talk about for a long time and definitely the best Joseph Catimbang has ever done. It's phenomenal as I guess you know now. If you ever need a buddy to color a page, let me know!

@jengolo7

19 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy my first picture I’m working on is the one with the top down view of the whale that has the girl floating on her back one one of those donut 🍩 floats! I will definitely let you know about potential buddy colors real soon!! I just want to tackle one or two first

Alessandra Fusi has done two Mythographics other than Shangri-la - Wanderlust and Dream Weaver. I always thought her art was beautiful, but her line work was too thin for me and too chaotic, but I do like Shangri-la a lot more. Fantastic Worlds blew me away though. I couldn't believe it was the same artist!

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

I agree! Beautiful artwork and "chaotic" is a good description of her earlier work. But Fantastic Worlds!!! She is capable of restraint! LOL...Shangri-La is a huge improvement. Very color-able. I'm excited to get into that one.

I have all of Joseph's from Odyssey on. He never liked the hidden objects and not only did fewer than the others, but started purposefully making them fit the image from that point on. I have all of the other books from the main three artists after the objects stopped.. up until last year when they started releasing them twice as often and added a bunch of new artists. Since then I've only bought Joseph and Fabiana. I actually spoke with Joesph last month on his YT channel regarding the possibility of re-releases or artist editions of his old books, objects free.. he said he would love to do it if the publisher would allow it. If anyone else wants them contact the publisher and make your wishes known. I adore Animals and Aquatic.. but I just can't with the objects, I've tried many different things but I can't find a way to cover them to my satisfaction. I invest a lot of time in a Mythographic page so I'm not willing to end up with something I'm not happy with. I base all of mine in pastel alcohol marker first, this really helps map out a page. Start with the items you know and everything else is easier to figure out as you go. The pastel colors give you just a general idea of hue and temperature, you can go over the top with other colors to give variation. Using the same green base for all the plants for example also helps make a page more cohesive, which can be a challenge with these books. There is just SO much going on it's easy to have it turn into a mess of stuff. The original Ohuhu 48 pastel set (they have renamed them now but it's the one with the color "prawn") in the Honolulu B format (brush/fine tip) is PERFECT for this purpose, it has a warm and cool of every hue and is inexpensive.. even comes in a nice little case. I used that set alone for a couple of years for my Mythographics. I have a curated 144 set now (both pastel sets and the midtone set) which I love but honestly I get into trouble with it sometimes.. it's so easy to throw too many colors at a page. I love a thin pencil like Chromaflow or Goldfaber for shading all the small spaces, but also use my Polychromos extensively as they sharpen and hold a fine point... and of course metallic and glitter pens.. I just can't do one of these pages without some shine and sparkle.

@HappyCatastrophy

14 күн бұрын

oh my goodness this is SO helpful!!! SO COOL you have spoken to Joseph! How great it is to see his perspective. Glad to know he hates them too. Re-releases of these great books without the hidden objects would be amazing!! Actually all of them being released without the objects would be amazing! I will be contacting the publisher too. THANK YOU

@waymire01

7 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy Yeah.. I was kind of shocked when he replied back, but thrilled. He was very nice and approachable. Perhaps someone more tech savvy than myself could start a petition or something? I bet there are a ton of colorists that would sign if it got passed around social media.

the first ten books have hidden objects. they are in order :animals, imagine, aquatic, enchanted castles, paradise, odyssey, frozen fantasy, dream garden, wanderlust, and wild winter. The following books in order don't have any hidden objects: voyage, menagerie, magical earth, dream weaver, cosmic spirit, aviary, deep blue, illusion, labyrinth, fairy wonderland, crystal kingdom, , shangr-la, and wild summer. There are also books to come later this year and early next year: mythical beasts, magick apothecary, rainbow realms, fantasy forest, and dragon spell in that order. Hope this helps? also have the mythogoria order if interested? thanks. P.s the one that creeps you out, even though some of the goria ones don't, are penguins in evening dress or penguin suits as they are sometimes jokingly known here in UK.

@HappyCatastrophy

20 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh I am going to copy this list and keep it! This is valuable information! THANK YOU Rebecca!!!

@rebeccahicks3554

20 күн бұрын

@@HappyCatastrophy You are so very welcome. Loved watching you prep your inventroy journal. Am thinking of doing same have been looking at sporty stickers, as I love watching most sports particularly NFL. God Bless.

Thank you for your decision to not support AI. My daughter is disabled and her only source of income is her art. AI is hurting artists, especially pop and commercial artists.

@HappyCatastrophy

14 күн бұрын

Absolutely. AI is awful, ugly and it hurts people. I won't have it in my cabin. Congrats to your artist daughter!! WOW!