Peacock With Fanned Tail in a Leaded Glass Frame Coloring Page

A peacock faces straight out of this panel with its tail opened into an arc of roughly two dozen eyed feathers, a small crest fan standing on its head, and curling foliage scrolls underfoot. Every tail eye is a target of concentric rings, and the innermost ring of each comes already printed in a soft tone, so the eyes read as shaded before you begin. The breast and folded wing break into dozens of overlapping teardrop scales. A leaded border of square panes frames everything, notched with triangles at top and bottom and finished with scroll corner pieces. This is the longest sheet in the collection, sixty to ninety minutes of real work. Repetition is how you get through it. Choose a three color sequence for the feather eyes, blue then gold then green, and run it around the fan without deviating, which gives the tail coherence no amount of improvising will. The body scales take the deeper teals and blues, darkest at the breast and lightening toward the wing edge. Keep the foliage below in muted greens so it stays underfoot rather than competing. Sharpened pencils are essential for the eyes. Save this one for an evening when you are not in a hurry.