Adult Coloring Book - Enchanted Forest by Johanna Basford
I have been coloring for the last 4 years ever since a survey company sent me some colored gel pens to product test. I had so much fun with them that I went out and bought my first coloring book in 2012. It has helped me with a lot of my recovery from my illness and with handling my pain. It was only recently, when adult coloring books burst into popularity, that I bought my first set of colored pencils. I enjoyed my pens when I colored graphic designs and mandalas but I received a new book as a gift this past Christmas that required the finesse you can only get from pencils.
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| Link, my corgi, is helping me take the photos |
That book is called Enchanted Forest and it sort of reads like a story. You begin with a map and follow little "clues" (I use the term very loosely) through the forest until you reach a castle. I have used other people's coloring examples as inspiration, although I always do my own design in the final product. I thought people might like to use my coloring pages as inspiration as well so I am posting what I have up to date below.
Enjoy.
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| This is one of my favorite coloring and it is my first with using pencils |
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| This is the first full coloring page and it is a map showing the journey you are about to take |
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| Close up of the left side of the map |
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| Close up of the right side of the map. |
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| They provided a compass to help you along your way. |
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| Here is a crest to show you where your goal is, which is the castle. |
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| Now you begin your journey through the forest |
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| Close up of the left side of the forest. I tried to do a Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall thing here. This shows the Winter in the white and grey trees and then Spring in the pastel trees. |
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| This shows a close up of the right side of the forest and the Summer trees and the Fall trees. |
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The Owl whose inspiration was an actual owl that is red and black with a brown head and blue eyes.
As you can see, I have not completed the next coloring but when I do, I will post another blog showing where I have gotten to. I hope some of my colorings can inspire other people as others have inspired me!
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