Magnolia Branch in an Arched Glass Panel Coloring Page

A magnolia branch enters from the left and carries two open blossoms into the upper half of an arched window. The petals are broad and generous, drawn as large closed shapes that overlap each other, and one blossom shows a ring of fine stamens at its heart. Small pointed buds sit along the branch, which runs down and to the left as a heavy closed strip with a few short twigs coming off it.

The window behind is the quiet half of the design. A fan of panes radiates through the arch head, and below the spring line the glass settles into a grid of large square lights that fill the bottom two thirds of the panel. A narrow sill band closes it off at the base, and a plain double arch frames everything.

That grid is the sheet's real opportunity. Because the panes are large and regular, you can run a slow value shift from one corner to the other and the blossoms will lift straight off it without any shading on the flower itself.

Pale petals, a warm branch, and a cool grid behind is the safest route and it looks right. Markers cover the squares quickly. Use a pencil on the stamens. About thirty minutes end to end.