Pine Forest Ridge in Stained Glass Cells Coloring Page

Two different drawing styles share this panel, and knowing which is which makes it much easier to plan. Sky and hills are cut into large angular panes with straight edges, the way real leaded glass is assembled, while the conifers standing along the ridge are drawn in fine feathered strokes that follow each branch. Color the panes flat and let the trees carry the texture. Reverse that and the sheet turns muddy. A heavy arch sweeps across the upper third and separates the banded panes at the very top from the landscape beneath it, which gives a clean excuse to run a warm sky inside the arch and a cooler one above. Ground where the trunks meet the foreground breaks into a few wide panes, reading as snow or as open grass depending on what you put there. A band of small rectangles runs along the bottom edge. Line work is dense throughout, so this is pencil territory rather than marker territory and it will take more than one sitting. Work the back hills first and the trees afterwards, so the needle strokes stay crisp against finished color behind them.