Moth Life Cycle Mandala

 This is a page that I've literally thought about coloring for 4 years.

I've been afraid of messing it up,

but today I finally did it!

My favorite color is purple, which I then chose

the colors that I think look fabulous with it!

I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Here are the colors I used for this page.

Lavender purple goes beautifully with aqua & lime green.

I decided to color the cocoons to match each moth,

even though in real life, their cocoons are very ugly & drab,

which I presume is for their safety from predators.

Even the caterpillars have similar colors!

The bodies of the moths are in a light brown

with shadings of purple-brown.

I wanted the center circle to not be stark white,

but more of an unassuming color that wouldn't compete 

with the beautiful purples & greens throughout.

I opted to use cream because it's a neutral color that has a hint of yellow,

which goes very well with all of the other colors on this page.

My favorite moth in this coloring is the lavender with aqua.

I added hints of chartreuse too. 

The other moth is purple with lime & darker green colorings.

Finally, the very center,

where I've colored the caterpillars a lime green

and each with highlights of aqua or purple.

The 'bubble' has all of the purples, aqua & lime colors in it.

I just kept coloring this page and got it done in one day,

which for me is not the norm.

Very enjoyable and so happy how it turned out!

This one will be replacing one of the colorings on the 

"Favorite Colorings Wall" in my craft room.

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed evening!

Lisa >>^..^<

Products used:

Nature Mandalas by Melpomeni Chatzipanagiotou

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils - 120 set

Faber-Castell Mini Soft Pastels - 72 set

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixtive Spray