Ornate Sugar Skull Covered In Roses And Swirling Vines Coloring Page

Density increases as your eye moves up this page. The lower jaw is relatively plain, the cheeks carry looping scrolls and small flourishes, the brow tightens into a symmetrical band of foliage, and the crown disappears entirely under a bank of seven or eight open roses with tightly curled centers. Both eye sockets hold a fine sunburst rosette made of dozens of narrow rays inside a beaded ring, which is the smallest and most demanding element on the sheet. A pointed heart forms the nose, a chain of drop shapes hangs beneath each socket, and the tooth row runs wide with a decorative pendant motif below the chin. Leafy scrollwork fills the remaining background right to the edges. Set aside real time for this one, because rushing the two rosettes will spoil the focal point of the whole design. Fine tipped pens hold those rays where a pencil will smudge them together. A useful shortcut for the roses: color only the outer petals of each and leave the curled centers white, and the flowers gain volume for a fraction of the effort a full render would take.