Geometric Diamond Lattice Stained Glass Panel Coloring Page

Nothing on this panel represents anything. It is pure leadwork: a tall field of diamond panes, seven across and six deep, with a tiny diamond jewel set into some of the crossings, bracketed above and below by a band of seven pointed ovals in square compartments, the lot held in a heavy double frame. That makes it a planning sheet rather than a picture, since the shapes repeat and the work goes into choosing colors instead of following a subject. The leading is drawn thick and unbroken, so the shapes stay closed under a heavy hand and a wandering marker still lands inside the pane it was aimed at. The panes themselves are generous and take a broad nib comfortably, and only the jewels at the crossings are small enough to need a fine tip. Alternate two jewel tones across the lattice in a checkerboard and the panel reads as real leaded glass immediately. Then skip four or five panes at random and leave them bare white, which is the trick that makes a window look backlit rather than painted. The top and bottom bands want a third color of their own so they frame the lattice instead of merging into it. An adult can take it much further by shading each pane from one corner, since the panes are large enough to hold a gradient.