Garden Gate 08

Happy Monday Everyone!
We've been having record high temps here in Nebraska. So, I've had a lot of indoor time which means a lot of coloring time. Yay!!

Without further ado ...
Last week, I finished up with coloring the background of the door's center medallion.

Because I wasn't too sure, yet, what to do with the moon ....
I looked at the door itself, in comparison to the green in the medallion and thought that it needed to get a bit darker.

Using a PC908 Dark Green,  I added a bit of that to the door. Here's a side by side view of the before and after. It's not a lot of difference but I think that it helps to add a bit of depth and realism to the door. If nothing else, I it adds some more interest.

Don't be afraid to layer as many colors as you like. 

They add more richness to your coloring. 

Once the door had it's additional layer, the rock wall was looking a bit flat in comparison. So with my handy PC935 Black, I darkened up the crevices in the wall. Again, the difference is minor, but I think that it was worth the effort. In my humble opinion, it helps the rocks to pop off the page. (On your computer, you should be able to click on the image for a larger view.)

Finally I used Sienna Brown PC945 and Dark Umber 947 to add color to the pebbles at the bottom. Use the lighter color to fill them in completely, then the darker color to add the shadows on the underside of the pebbles. 

Something I tell my students all the time 

-- Good art takes time! --

Speed isn't something you should be trying to achieve with art. It's not a race! Especially not with coloring. Slow down. Have fun!

That's it for this week. Hope some of the hints helped.

See you here next week, when I think I may have this finished! Don't forget to join me on Facebook, where you can see sneak peeks of my next book in this series. 

Happy Coloring,

Teri