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The Curious Observations of Poly Moone
A Creative Thinking Blog by me, Sarah Jane Vickery.
Here you will find cartoon giggles, colouring challenges, video tutorials, FREE exercises, plus new discoveries, workshops and tools – everything you need to Get Creative!
Flip Through Part 2: of Veronica’s Garden | See how I’m colouring my book
Who wants to see how I’ve coloured Veronica’s Garden so far? I’ve just posted up a new flip through video 2 on my YouTube channel so you can see how it is looking coloured so far. I tell you a bit about the story, the illustrations, and all the freebies you can get to...
Tutorial 5: How to Colour a Background | FREE PDF Real-Time Colour along | Veronica’s Garden
How do you choose a background colour? I’ve always found this challenging mostly because I’m afraid of ‘ruining' a picture I’ve otherwise finished and really like. Here I show you how I choose a background for this image from Veronica’s Garden. This is not an easy...
Tutorial 4: How to Fix a Boring Picture | FREE PDF Real-Time Colour along | Veronica’s Garden
What do you do when you are halfway through colouring a picture and you aren’t happy with it? Don’t throw it in the bin just yet! I’ve posted a new YouTube Tutorial 4, where I show you what I do to bring this picture back to life using unusual colours. In this...
Tutorial 3: How to Layer Pencil Crayon | FREE PDF Real-Time Colour along with Foxy from Veronica’s Garden
I love to layer my pencil crayon to create really deep, unique and interesting colours. I’ve always done a lot of layering, whatever my media, because I love the results it produces. I think it’s especially fun to do with pencil crayon. I’ve posted a new...
Tutorial 2: The 4 – Colour Challenge | FREE PDF Real-Time Colour along from Veronica’s Garden
I’m giving myself a creative challenge this week: colouring an image with just four randomly selected pencil crayons - and I must say they were not the easiest colours to work with! Here I talk you through the thought process I use to work with a limited...
Tutorial 1: How to Creatively choose a Colour Palette from scratch – Colouring a Winter scene in pencil crayon
Have you ever wondered how to choose a colour palette? Do you ever struggle with how to start colouring a new picture? Here I talk you through the thought process I use to select colours in a fun and experimental way. In this example, I colour a winter scene from one...
Win a FREE e-book! Worldwide Contest – Join in!
This contest is worldwide so it is open to everyone. I have a chance for you to win a FREE PDF e-book of my new colouring book Veronica’s Garden! All you have to do is: Join the Instagram group Colouring Sensations Worldwide Like my Instagram @sjvickery and Facebook...
UK CONTEST Alert! Win a FREE copy of my new colouring book Veronica’s Garden
I have a chance for you to win a FREE copy of my new colouring book Veronica’s Garden! To enter all you have to do is: Join the FB group Lost in Colouring UK Like my Facebook page Sarah Jane Vickery Art Colour this illustration, which is the front cover of my...
Overcoming Creative blocks: How taking my own advice helped my Colouring Journey
I like the way my “this-book-belongs-to” page is turning out which is so funny because it was a complete accident that I drew this image at all. I was making myself super stressed out when I was half way through illustrating Veronica’s Garden. I wasn’t making any...
Why are so many Adults taking up Colouring?
This Friday I’ll be at Sunrise Senior Living in Peasmarsh for Colour Club. Why are so many adults going back to colouring?! Colouring is for kids right? Or is it? The simple act of colouring has been gaining such popularity over...
Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary Workshop 20th June – FREE Art of Wellbeing Experience
Do you need a little me-time? Would you like to unwind and feel more creative? I’m giving a free talk at Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary in Shere next Thursday 20th June 2 - 4pm. Join me for a unique, fun and inspiring workshop that offers an artistic alternative to...
How does being Creative decrease Stress and Anxiety? It’s all about focus!
“I can’t believe how quiet the children were!” - the feedback I got after teaching Cartoon Club at The Yard Market. I hear this comment so often. And it’s not just when teaching children, it happens in my adult colouring classes too. We all start out chatty and by the...
A Cartoon Blog for creative souls
Meet Poly Moone. A cartoon by me, Sarah Jane Vickery
I created Poly Moone as a fun way to blog about the new thoughts and tools I uncover in the world of creative thinking. Poly delves into every topic from habit change to mindset, from colouring to confidence, from doodling to wellbeing. A multitude of surprising and funny findings to help you become your most creative self. But be warned! It’s in the nature of finding answers, that she will present you with many, many questions!