I think if you added a bit more light yellow in the middle or an orange it would pop in the way you want. The whole complemetary colors thing and all. I like th e purple and teal. I just ordered a shirt in those colors.

I'm not into digital "coloring" because a huge part of what I love about it is physical;  the feel and sound of the marker moving over the paper, the smells, moving the picture around to reach small areas, holding the marker itself, seeing the color flowing onto the paper, the feel of the paper/coloring book, capping and uncapping the markers and hearing them click together as I look for the one I want, etc.  Is that a big part of the pleasure of coloring for you? It's almost like meditating or something to get into all of it...the time just flows by. This is also why I prefer to read actual books I can hold and turn the pages of instead of a reading device. Guess I'm just old-fashioned!  Anyway, before I got on my soapbox, I wanted to say that the purple and teal is very good together and I think I'm going to look into getting a teal marker.  My choice would have been yellow on the inner part of the flower with the light purple where you have yellow.  Also think a different green would have worked better for the stems with the other colors...agree with you on that. Maybe the teal would have been good there too...what do you think?  

It IS meditation.  I have a coloring app on my kindle.  But I don't get the same feel.  I don't go into a zone with it.  But I'm glad the apps are out there.  

I also like the physicality. However-

• there's no mess
• easy to fix mistakes
• easy to try different colors
• I don't have roaming data on my ipad but I do carry it back and forth to work for and hour each day. This is something to do besides read or stare out the window.
• Following from that last one, I used to be the person who attempted to carry markers, a sketchbook, 5 books, a crossword book, and 6 magazines with me when I traveled. I still do take those things, but less of them. I go to things like Burning Man, where packing space is at a premium. I also have neck and back issues.

I recently was looking over my collection of reference type books and I realized all of them were unnecessary due to the internet. But one day the internet might crash. So I'm keeping them.

Nothing will ever replace the feel of a real book. I love books. I love libraries. But it is cool to be able to access a book the second you want it. Or to browse a digital library when you are bored. Or sample books. I don't have to request 19 books at a time from the library to figure out which ones I want.

The coloring is therapeutic. I like both kinds. But the books do cost money and I always get bored with them quickly. I love pens though. I really will sit with the gelly rolls and fill in blank space. I do it at work.

Digital art is something that I believe is evolving. That's just how that works. Art adapts to new mediums.

Mostly though it's about mess and space. I'd be oil painting if I had a space for it. I can't even take the colored pencils in bed with me. I have to walk three blocks to do laundry. Nope.