That is fantastic!  I didn't realize until I read your comments that you drew it. It's wonderful!

Yep, I drew it.  Thank you so much for your kind words. It's very encouraging and gives me a lift to know you  like it.   

Wow! That is awesome!

Thanks so much!  I really appreciate your feedback. Have never posted any of my little drawings anywhere before and was a bit hesitant to do so.  

This is great @Tikobaby     I love the elephant and giraffe, though it's all good.

I have always dreamed of being able to draw.   I have an artist friend that insists that ANYONE can learn to draw it's all about practice, practice, practice.    I go in fits and spurts, which is not conducive to actually learning, I don't think.

You've inspired me to dig out my drawing stuff again and do some doodling between coloring     

Thanks very much, Curious!  Am so glad you like my  little picture...the giraffe is my favorite.  I used to draw a bit, but haven't done it for years. Am not too good at it...no training or anything, but it was something I enjoyed trying. Coloring the drawings was always my favorite part so all the new interest in adult coloring books is wonderful, giving colorists so many options with beautiful designs from real artists.  I'm glad to hear you plan to get out your drawing stuff again and give it a whirl!  Maybe we'll see some of your original work on the blog?  I have a few more originals kicking around somewhere too. Maybe I'll post a few.  All the encouragement here is wonderful!  

Am now working on a page from the Owls book...the Owl and the Pussycat page.  

@Tikobaby  You have inspired me a lot.   I just colored the seahorse page from the Naturescapes book and took a page from your book and made it bright colors, though I wish my new markers were here because I like some vibrant shades in certain colors.

You and @iweartanktops6 have really helped me move outside my comfort zone  

Am so glad!  Thank you for your kind words.  Am looking forward to seeing your brightly colored seahorsies!  I almost can't bear to color things naturalistically...just don't "feel" that at all. I did one giraffe head in natural colors on a NatureScape page and though it looks good, it's boring to me. I  just now finished the owl & pussycat page from the Owls book and I think it looks good. Love their pea green boat!  Will be posting it soon.  

I'm mostly happy with the seahorses.  There are a couple that I wish I'd done differently, but that was my fault for not testing colors before using them.  Silly me, I trusted the color on the pen and of course once you start coloring you really can't change to a different color.

I kind of wish I'd paid the $4 for faster shipping from blick now because i'm IMPATIENT to get my new pens!     I just looked and orchid isn't one I got /sad panda   I think that one might have been out of stock because I remember looking at it.

Oh well something to get next time  

An idea is to take a blank sheet of paper,( maybe the back of a coloring page you aren't too interested in so the paper will match), and take your favorite markers/pens and put a little dash of color  on the paper with the name of the color or marker/pen  number so you can see exactly how it looks on the paper without relying on the barrel/cap color.  If I want to be sure about a color, I do a test mark on the blank protective sheets I have behind the page I'm coloring on to see what exactly the shade is. The Prismacolors and Copics seem very close to the barrel/cap colors IMHO. Plus, once I get used to using them, I usually remember what they look like on paper.  The Staedtler fineliners can be deceiving!  My pet peeve is when I grab the wrong marker from the pile on my chest thinking it's a color it's not and then start a color I didn't mean to.  UGH!  Doesn't happen often and if it does, then I just have to be flexible and go  with it.  Don't know your method of coloring... I lie in propped up in bed with a big pillow to rest my coloring book on. Bought a small flexible desk lamp with an adjustable white light without a color cast to shine on my page and all my markers are at my right side in their cases. Of course, once I start coloring, they end up all over me in a pile!  

I've thought about making a coloring test sheet, but I've been lazy essentially.  I just have a little scratch pad that I test colors on when I'm not sure what the color will be or if I am trying to match colors.

I pretty much live in my recliner right now, so I have my wedge that I use as a table across my lap and then whichever tub I'm using sitting on the dogs pillow area to my left.   I have a lamp next to my chair that I turn on when coloring so I can see colors better.

My camera batteries are charging so I'll take a new pic of my supplies are since it's changed some since my last post on it.

oh I should add that I tear the pages out of the coloring book and put them on a clipboard because handling a whole book is just not convenient for me.