Colorful Stegosaurus Row

What a perfect title for this coloring!

 This is from Kerby Rosanes' "Worlds Within Worlds" coloring book.

Out of all of Kerby's books, this one is by far my favorite.

So much imagination in this book!

I've contemplated coloring this page for quite a long time, 

so I'm really happy that I've finally done it!

The beauty of coloring is that you can either go realistic

or you can go colorful, which is what I did here.

Whatever suits you!

Each plate on the stegosaurus is a house...

each house is colored differently from the rest.

The other dinosaurs featured in this drawing, I'm guessing what they are...

The upright one (Velociraptor?)

The bird (Archaeopteryx?)

The mini t-rex looking ones (Suskityrannus hazelae?)

And lastly, the all familiar pterodactyl - 

Thanks for your visit!

Have a blessed day!

Lisa

Products Used:

Worlds Within Worlds by Kerby Rosanes

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 colored pencil set

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Hermit Crab Tropical Paradise

 I've been eye-balling this page for quite a while and so I've finally colored it!

And YES - there really ARE blue hermit crabs!

Either way, it adds interest when coloring, in which 'anything goes'!

I added a little bit of purple mixed in with blue on the body of the crab

because of this beauty I saw on the internet. WOW!

Look at the blues, purples and even PINKS!

I read up on hermit crabs and they mostly take over abandoned snail shells,

but they also (unfortunately) make their home in our plastic garbage.  

Very sad.

That's why I colored the 'house' a different color from the crab.

It's 'shell' is like a plot of paradise!

The shell has two colors. 

The base color is Cadmium Orange Hue & the accents are in Pumpkin Orange.

As you can see, I meticulously drew over the lines as accents

 to make them stand out.

Sometimes when you take your time coloring, 

you can produce something appeasing to the eye.

In this close-up, you can see starfish, shells & 

even a baseball mitt strew across the landscape.

All of the vegetation is colored in various greens.

I think doing that makes it look a little more realistic.

For instance, the coconut palms are different from the other types of palms.

Take a look in the up close photos below.

I'm going to start with the encampment!

If you notice, there's a purple lotus flower sitting on a lily pad!

That's because it's on the following page in this coloring book.

Kerby Rosanes hides a little something from the following page!

Just to show you about the lotus flower, 

this is the next two-page spread that I colored quite a while back.

Now let's go all around the page.....

Thank you so much for visiting!

Hope you're having a great day like I am!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Kerby Rosanes Worlds Within Worlds Coloring Book

 

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Sakura Eraser

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

 

Fragile World - Tapanuli Orangutan - Critically Endangered

 Another very sad story for an undeserving animal.

The Tapanuli Orangutan is a new species that was discovered in 2017.

Their numbers are down to less than 800.

They live in North Sumatra (an Indonesian Island)

where human encroachment and deforestation, 

as well as a planned hydroelectric dam, 

are all destroying their only remaining habitat.

Internet photos helped me to know their colors.

The illustrating artist, Kerby Rosanes,

really honed in on their plight

by having this orangutan hold it's forest close. 

Thanks for visiting!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa

Products used:

Fragile World Coloring Book by Kerby Rosanes

Prismacolor Premier 150 Colored Pencils Set - 

(these were used on the Orangutan & the forest it's holding)

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 Colored Pencils Set - 

(these were used for the background and edges of the page)

Sakura Eraser

Grumbacher Fixative Spray

Fragile World - Mandrills - Vulnerable

Mandrills are found exclusively in African rainforests.

Their plight is extremely sad.

This is what's written in the coloring book about them - 

Mandrills are the largest of all monkey species, 

and can only be found in the rainforests of equatorial Africa.

Although they are able to climb trees, and do sleep there, 

they spend most of their time foraging on the forest floor

 for fruits, insects and small amphibians.

They help to maintain the forest by dispersing seeds throughout their habitat.

Their survival is at threat due to human interference - 

they are hunted as bushmeat and considered to be a delicacy.

Increasing agriculture and human settlements 

has also resulted in deforestation, reducing their habitat.

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They are often confused with baboons, but believe it or not, 

they are not related at all.

Mandrills are magnificently colored. 

These are some of the internet images that I followed as a coloring guide.

Although they have lots of heavy white whiskers, 

I opted to only do a few toned down ones.

Here's a few more close ups going all around the page...

I sure wish man would leave animals alone, like the mandrill.

It's heart breaking.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a very blessed day,

Lisa 

Products used:

Fragile World Coloring Book by Kerby Rosanes

Prismacolor Premier 150 Colored Pencils Set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 Colored Pencils Set

Sakura Eraser

Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Grumbacher Fixative Spray