Finding A Peaceful Resolve In Mandalas

Sometimes I have the urge to do one half of something and not the other. Usually this means I want to color but not draw. This urge always hits me when I haven't drawn anything, thus have nothing to color.
Thankfully I have this relaxing book full of mandalas that I can satisfy my craving in.



The possibilities seem endless with different patterns and any color at my disposal.



Pencil, marker, doesn't matter..





Even if the results aren't as great as the ones before...



the feeling of peace of mind at the end is all that matters for the itch has been cured :)

Wordless Wednesday

Colored Pencil Colors

Lately I have been musing about color, more narrowly about my colored pencil colors. Then I found this extremely helpful guide by Gayle Mason on her Blog: Fur In The Paint. It felt like the discovery of a lifetime when I saw it.

I couldn't find a nice catalog list like hers for Prismacolor pencils but when I went on the site I found something that I thought was a little better. Pencil Chart

I took the time to make pages in Photoshop so that I could read what they said and have a little more room.



I don't have all the colors they have listed, but I thought it was odd they didn't have all the ones I do have listed. That was just a simple fix in Photoshop as well :) I absolutely love this as now I can see -all- the colors I have at once and decide more effectively which I'm going to use. I plan on laminating them when I get some new lamination sheets so that they will last much, much long.

Some Fishies

Thought I would show off two new members in the household. For now I'm just calling then Red and Blue, lol.





Guy at work didn't want them anymore, so I offered to take them so I would know they went to a good home :)