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

Jody Bergsma Art - Fairy Riding a Hummingbird

 Coloring is so relaxing and also helps with boredom. 

I haven't colored in so long and am trying to re-learn some things.

This wonderful 6" x 7" coloring book was a Christmas gift from my daughter. 

 

Although I'm not totally pleased how this one turned out, 

it sure was relaxing to color again!

I dressed up the plain circle by drawing some star bursts.

I bought Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils awhile back 

and boy do they go on as smooth as butter!!

I LOVE the Faber-Castell Pitt Pastels given to me by my sister. 

I use them for backgrounds because they are 

AWESOME for blending and smoothing. 

Check these 'before' and 'after' photos to show what I'm talking about.

Doesn't the purple at the bottom look horrible at this point?

Look how wonderful blending makes this look!

I use a Q-Tip for larger areas and blending stumps for smaller ones.

Further close ups:

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Jody Bergsma Artbook IV

Faber-Castell Polychromos 

Faber-Castell Pitt Pastels

Sakura Electric Eraser

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen - size 08

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

Sphynx Cat in an Egyptian World

I'm sure some of you are pondering the title I made for this one.

Well, a Sphynx (hairless) cat is not Egyptian at all,

but has the same pronunciation as the mythical Sphinx statues.

I began by coloring the background, starting at the bottom.

The blue just wasn't blending well at all. 

So I topped it with two other blues.  

I really wasn't happy at all and almost gave up even coloring this page. 

I decided since I felt I had 'messed up' the whole page 

that I would just color a rainbow of different colors.  

That's how I ended up with yellow, purple & pink. 

I used unusual colors for the cat because the rainbow background 

just 'made me do it'!

I chose a Black Cherry color.....ohhhhhhh!

Isn't it fantastic?!

And those stunning apple green eyes!

I LOVE the way the artist drew the front paw!!!

My Miss Gali does that when she's trying to reach out 

and grab a wand toy as it's whizzing by.  

TOO CUTE!

How impressive to have the long tail weave through the Egyptian stones!

With all of this color, I just couldn't have a sandy colored Egyptian stone city without pops of color for interest!

I'll begin by showing you a sphinx of King Tut.

Note: the apple is the unusual 'surprise' that the artist hides in his illustrations!

A few more up close looks. 

I'm very pleased that the 'happy accident' background led me to choose the color for the cat and to add pops of color in the stone city.

Thanks for viewing and have a great day!

Lisa >^..^<

Coloring Book: Worlds Within Worlds

Artist Illustrations by: Kerby Rosanes

Products used:

Prismacolor Premier 150 Colored Pencil Set

Prismacolor - Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Metallic Gold #551

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Black

Prismacolor Sharpener

Sakura Electric Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative

High Up In The Apple Tree

 I've been taking a break from any work of any kind and enjoying coloring instead.

Another phenomenal illustration by artist Kerby Rosanes,

that I've appropriately titled.

It's hard to photograph a page that remains in the coloring book.

The entire background is colored in a beautiful light sky blue.

The apples have a layer of three reds that achieved their final color.

A Yellow Chartreuse was used for the bottoms of the apples.

The flesh of the bitten apple is a sandy color. 

And lastly, the lady in the orchard is very small, 

but I still managed to color her checked apron.

To 'semi-mimic' the spots on apples, 

but also to just add some sparkle and interest, 

I used a Metallic Gold pen.

Look closely, on the very left side of the apple orchard, 

on the tip of the bitten apple and there you will find an echidna!

I used two greens on the leaves to give more dimension.

Thanks for stopping by to view my page!

Have a nice day,

Lisa

Coloring Book: Worlds Within Worlds

Artist Illustrations by: Kerby Rosanes

Products used:

Prismacolor Premier 150 Colored Pencil Set

Prismacolor - Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Metallic Gold #551

Prismacolor Sharpener

Sakura Electric Eraser

Grumbacher Final Fixative