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

7-4-26 Mandala

 I chose 5 spring colors for this mandala.

I like the result.

These are the colors I used:

Thanks for coming by!

Have a safe 4th of July America!

I'm so proud to be an American!

God Bless The USA!

Happy 250th Birthday America!

Products used:

Intricate Mandalas by Jade Summer

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils 120 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Animals in Flowers - Spirits of the Wildlife - Sloth #1

 I thought this sloth was so cute,

plus I just love sloths.

This is in a coloring book that's part of a series of animals in flowers.

I decided to color the sloth in a light brown 

with shadings of darker browns & greens.  

After a quick research online, 

the green is due to algae that grows on their fur.

The algae is a camouflage,

as well as nutrition, because of its protein & calories,

that the sloth licks off of its body.

How interesting!

These animals in flowers are a little harder to color

because they're partly drawn with the assistance of AI.

With AI, you literally have to figure out what is what - if anything!

Sometimes just coloring something provides a sort of 'mask'.

I did this using greens in unidentifiable areas.

I chose quite a lot of colors for this one.

Here is what I used:

In these animals in flowers coloring books,

there's a quote on the page next to the animal.

This sloth has this: 💗

Here are a few close up photos.

Thanks so much for viewing my coloring.

Have a blessed week!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Animals in Flowers - Spirits of the Wildlife by ZenBloom

Prismacolor Premier Coloring Pencils - 150 set

Faber-Castell Polychromos Coloring Pencils - 120 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative Spray

6-24-26 Mandala

 I went out of my 'comfort zone' with Fall colors.

I think Fall colors are beautiful,

but I don't get the same pleasure coloring with them

as I do my usual springtime colors.

I like how this one came out,

using six colors that coordinate well together.

These are the Faber-Castell Polychromos colors that I used.

Thanks for the visit & have a blessed day!

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Intricate Mandalas by Jade Summer

Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils 120 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative

Mandala Wisteria

 Today's coloring is a beautiful drawing of a Wisteria tree.

The colors I used are below,

but I stayed mainly with the first 4 that are listed.

Thanks for viewing my mandala!

Have a blessed day,

Lisa >^..^<

Products used:

Beautiful Blooming Mandalas by Zara Zen

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils 150 set

Prismacolor Colorless Blending Pencil

Sakura Eraser

Curate Colour Pencil Sharpener

Grumbacher Final Fixative