Honey Bee Close Up With Detailed Wing Veins Coloring Page

Blown up to fill the sheet and seen from straight above, this bee shows off the part of the insect people rarely get to look at. Both wings stretch wide and each carries a full network of veins, drawn as thin lines that branch and meet to enclose dozens of little cells. Those cells are the reason to print this one. They take a pale wash beautifully and look like stained glass when each panel gets a slightly different tint. The body between the wings is covered in short fur strokes, and six legs reach out to the sides, each fringed with fine hairs along its length. Bold bands wrap the lower body and alternate with narrow gaps. A small pair of solid ovals sits near the base of the body and will not take color, so leave them. Everything else here is open line work at a scale that suits colored pencils. Markers will drown the vein network. Keep the wings light, push the bands darker, and the whole insect gains depth without any shading work at all.