A friend found a book of vintage flower illustrations that Kew Gardens turned into a grayscale coloring book.
Great paper for colored pencils, not great at all if you want to use watercolors, which is my friend’s favorite.
So I did a little experiment…
Brush the page to color with clear gesso and let dry overnight.
The page curled, so use clips to keep flat.
Use watercolors and watercolor pencils. Add gold highlights with acrylic marker for fun.
Look at back of colored page and be a bit surprised how good it still looks.
The clear gesso is rough to work on, but it did what it was supposed to do, so I’ll call this a success. ✅
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