Adult Coloring Books About Birds

While we're waiting for the release of my 50 state birds and flowers coloring book, called Birds at Home, I thought I'd share some other coloring books of birds to hold you over.

We'll start with a well-known coloring book artist, Valentina Harper. Her book has bird drawings full of textures and patterns to fill in.

Creative Coloring Birds

This one has a simpler patterns to color that might be good for the younger artist.

Color Me Mindful: Birds

Here's a nice one where the birds are the main image. Not a lot of background but the birds are intricately detailed with patterns to color in.

Birds: A Mindful Coloring Book

Here's another one of birds with intricate patterns to color in.

The Aviary: Bird Portraits to Color

Here's one with not only pattern-filled birds but also full-page intricately detailed feathers.

Birds and Feathers Coloring Book

For more realistic coloring, for birds without patterns, here's an Audubon birds coloring book.

Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book

Another one without patterns that is suitable for younger artists:

The Birdwatcher's Coloring Book (Dover Nature Coloring Book)

Here's another one. This one's nice if you want more background scenery in your bird coloring pages.

Beautiful Birds Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)

This one is sort of a combination coloring book. Some of the bird are more realistic line art, some have more pattern. It also has a variety of other elements with the birds such as flowers, butterflies, and bird nests.

Birdtopia: Coloring Book

This coloring book is just about birds of prey for those who love eagles, hawks, and owls.

Birds of Prey Coloring Book

And, finally, one of Amazon's best sellers, a coloring book just about owls. This is a cute and quirky coloring book with owls in top hats, and owls riding rocking horses, owls surrounded by flowers, or fantasy landscapes. But all these other elements give you lots of things to color besides just the birds and will keep you busy for many hours.

Creative Haven Owls Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)

All these will keep you busy until my coloring book is released in October. Of course, you can also pre-order it any time so you can be one of the first to get it when it's released!

Birds at Home Coloring Book: 50 State Birds and Flowers

New Christmas Birds Digital Painting - WIP3

In my previous post on this topic I was working on the female cardinal. In this post I've moved to the chickadee. Starting with the outline sketch I did, I use this on a separate Photoshop layer as a guide.

Next, on a new layer under the outline layer, I block in the basic body colors and markings. I use a medium shade of the main colors so I have some room to add darker colors for shadows and lighter colors for highlights without getting too dark or too light.

Here I'm starting to adding the wing markings which, on the black-capped chickadee, have lighter edges. I'm just roughing in the areas at first, then I'll blend and texture them later. I don't need the outline anymore so I've hidden that layer to better see the feather edges.

In this image I've started texturing and shading the body feathers.

Here's the finished bird, with wing and tail feathers blended and body feathers textured. I waited until after I blended the wing feathers to add the body feathers to the bird's back because those back feathers overlap the wing feathers. In general, you want to work from the lowest layers and work your way up to the top layers so you get a natural overlapping look.

So there it is, an adorable black-capped chickadee sitting on a snow covered fence post. Next I'll be working on the bluebird in the scene. Then all four birds will be done and I'll moving on to the garland decorations.

Zazzle's Sunday Steal - Coffee Mugs, Coasters, and Water Bottles

Today's Zazzle sale is 50% off coffee mugs, beverage coasters, and water bottles.

Use promo code: ZSUNSTEAL147

I'll start with coffee mugs, one of Zazzle's most popular items. I have lots of coffee mugs, many already set up for easy personalization. These make unique gifts, and are a good size for stocking stuffers.

Colorful Rainbow Butterflies Coffee Mug

Chestnut Morgan Horse Portrait Coffee Mug

California State Bird Quail & Golden Poppy Coffee Mug

Whitetail Deer Buck Hunting Coffee Mug

Gray Wolf Portrait Coffee Mug

Rhode Island Red Rooster Chicken Ringer Mug

And, of course, you want matching coasters to do with your mugs to protect your furniture. There are marble, limestone, and travertine stone coasters, sandstone coasters, plastic cork-backed coasters, glass coasters, or paper coasters. Paper coasters are great for parties, baby showers, and other events because you can customize them with the details of your celebration.

Pretty Butterflies and Daisies Spring Garden Drink Coaster

Chestnut Morgan Horse Rusty Red Glass Coaster

California State Bird Quail and Golden Poppy Drink Coaster

Whitetail Deer Autumn Gold Glass Coaster

Timber Wolf Face Gray Stone Coaster

Rhode Island Red Rooster Yellow Background Drink Coaster

Southwestern Design Adobe Tan Gray Brown Square Paper Coaster

And to keep you hydrated while on the go, reusuable water bottles, including thermo bottles, good for cold or hot beverages.

American Bald Eagle and Flag Insulated Water Bottle

Mother Giraffe and Baby Water Bottle

Mallard Ducks Flying Over Pond Water Bottle

This is just a small sampling of what's available. Check out other items in my Zazzle Store. And don't forget to use the promo code at checkout:

ZSUNSTEAL147