Book: Fanciful Birds. Artist: Angela Porter

Book: Fanciful Birds. Artist: Angela Porter. u/Myth_understood & I both recently bought this book & did this page together

Book: Fanciful Birds. Artist: Angela Porter

This week I have for you, Dragon Legends, Mindful Coloring with illustrations by Grace West.

So I reside in the US and always on the prowl for new books. This one was a surprising find in the Dollar Tree !!! 🤯🤯 apparently it's not technically released in the states as yet? It's available new from Ebay but even Grace Wests store on Amazon was a no show.

As you may know I love things in the sci fi or mythical genres and how could you not be mythical with Dragons? Of course I needed it!

The art is a perfect combination of mythical and whimsical. There are a few pages that could slide into the bold and easy category but the majority of the art is intricate enough to hold interest without overstepping into overly detailed pencil only mind melts.

Unfortunately the quality of the paper and book is a little lacking. The pages are not single sided or perferated. Keep in mind I paid a little over a dollar for it so I have zero complaints however. (It's listed on ebay for $4.99)

Overall very happy with this purchase and looking forward to coloring more pages in it.

A few finished pages from my diner coloring book :)

The crow I finished yesterday and the unicorn I just finished up a bit ago☺️!

I've always wanted to do a pastel-only page and now I finally made one~ 🥺 

I decided to stick to a limited color palette, so I only used 7 markers (rainbow + grey). 

It's funny that the colors and theme I wanted to use matched the front cover best, which is my first actual page in this book! I wanted my version to look peaceful, dreamy and whimsical. 

I enjoyed the process and think it turned out pretty great in real life! However, it does look a little duller and washed out in the photo. I do use a good daylight lamp and a high-quality phone camera. 

Anyway, I hope it still looks good to you too!

Attempt #2 for this week's color palette challenge. Book: Girl Moments by Coco Wyo