Hydrangea flowers in a vase coloring page
Graceful vase overflowing with plush hydrangea blooms is waiting on your palette with each huddled petal at the ready to be lightly shaded.
Classic but dramatic, this coloring page shows a rather simple but quite amazing scene: a long and slim vase holds a large flower bouquet of beautiful hydrangeas, where compact spherical shapes are comprised of dozens of small scalloped petals that are ready to be filled with soft pastels or deep jewel tones. The thin curves and the small shadow runs of the vase give it a clean canvas that would be a good setting to play around with glassy tints or an elaborate patterning, such as a delicate lacework or a geometric stripe. The heads of the hydrangea are delicately drawn revealing the overlapping structure of florets and the slight S-curves of their petals with wide veined leaves sweeping out beneath the flowers giving possibilities to lush hues of green or surprise in less predictable tints of teal or olive. The table top is lightly patterned (suggesting either traces of a bit of wood grain or just a basic cloth drape) and implies a different type of warmth and texture without detracting from the floral arrangement. The negative space around the vase is filled with a few errant petals or tendrils that please to the eye, allowing other up-to-you embellishments--a whisper of ground color, or hand-lettering of a saying. Why not use a gentle pastel palette to create a peaceful springtime morning or something more dramatic with strong contrasting colours in your still life? No matter what colours you decide to work with, this design will guide you to create a harmonious floral vignette in which the full forms of the hydrangea contrast with the smooth lines of the vase- creating a sense of everlasting beauty that blossoms in your hands.
