Hidden Animals Coloring Book

Hidden

Animals

Coloring Book

Discover Your Favorite
Animals Hiding in Plain Sight

Veronica Hue

Welcome to Hidden Animals!

Hello! I’m so excited that you’ve decided to pick up this coloring book. I really
wanted to share my love of animals, and what better way than through such a
creative and artistic medium? This is so much more than your average coloring
book. The beginning is loaded with tons of useful information about different
supplies and techniques you can use while coloring. Starting on page 17, you’ll
find many fun coloring pages that show some of my favorite animals. Each piece
of line art is accompanied by a fact so you can learn interesting trivia about the
animals you’re coloring. If you feel stuck while working, take time to really look
at the gallery of finished art on pages 9–16. Notice how the different colors and
techniques are used in each piece, and they will inspire you in your own coloring.

About the Author
Veronica Hue was born and raised in Pennsylvania. After spending years
traveling and living abroad, she now resides in upstate New York with her
husband, three kids, and two dogs. Veronica’s passion for color and design has
driven her to a career as a full-time artist. She feels most inspired by nature and
the wonderful creatures that inhabit it. She created the art in this book to share
her love of animals with the hope that it will inspire you just as much.

ISBN 978-1-4972-0511-6

COPY PERMISSION: The written instructions, photographs, designs, patterns, and projects in this publication are intended for the personal use of the reader and may
be reproduced for that purpose only. Any other use, especially commercial use, is forbidden under law without the written permission of the copyright holder.

Hidden Animals Coloring Book is a collection of new and previously published material. Portions of this book have been reproduced from
New Guide to Coloring (978-1-4972-0087-6).

Images from www.Shutterstock.com: Nataliia Pyzhova (frame and background on inner front cover); ImagePixel (eraser 1 bottom right); Kozini (supplies 1 right);
IngridHS (crayons 4 top); Designworkz (pink crayon mark 4 top); Poznyakov (4 bottom); Alex Erofeenkov (mock image 8 bottom); L. Kramer (background line art on
inner back cover and back cover); Kaidash (green watercolor background on back cover); Vorobyeva (colored pencils on back cover)

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(45); l i g h t p o e t (47); Susan Schmitz (49); Ian Duffield (51); Phuketian.S (53); Thierry Eidenweil (55); Kurit afshen (59); Andras Deak (61); Gerald A. DeBoer (63);
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Supplies

If you’re just starting your coloring adventure, get ready for a whole new world
of discovery! From markers and colored pencils to gel pens and pastels, today’s
coloring supplies offer colorists plenty of opportunities to play, experiment, and create
stunning works of art. You can find basic coloring supplies at almost any store, which
makes it convenient to get started.

Coloring supplies can range in price from economical to artist-quality expensive.
While a higher price point often yields higher quality, if you’re just getting started and
you’re on a budget, don’t get too hung up on brands. Instead, experiment with whatever
supplies you can afford as you practice coloring the designs in this book. When you
use the right techniques, even the cheapest coloring supplies can yield dazzling
works of art! Then, when you’re ready, you can add more expensive brands to your
cache of supplies.

Colored Pencils

Colored pencils are an attractive choice for coloring because they can be used to achieve
vibrant blends, subtle shading, and beautiful details, and they also tend to be more forgiving
than markers and other media. While it typically takes longer to color with colored pencils
than it does with markers, the luminous results can make the effort totally worth it! There are
plenty of colored pencil options on the market, and it all comes down to what feels right for
you. Here are some things to think about when you set out to purchase colored pencils.

Many colored pencil brands offer two different types of pencils: inexpensive student-quality
pencils and artist-quality (also called professional-quality) pencils that cost more but contain
higher pigment content, resulting in richer, more vivid colors. If you decide to purchase artist-
quality colored pencils, your next consideration will be whether to get oil-based pencils or
wax-based pencils. Student-quality pencils are typically only wax-based. Before you purchase
your colored pencils, be sure to check the label to see whether they are student-grade or artist-
grade, because there can be a noticeable difference in quality and user experience.

TIP

A kneaded eraser is a good
choice when trying to
erase colored pencil.

When you use colored pencils, you can easily achieve vibrant results
that seamlessly blend together.

Techniques

Shading

When shading, you need to decide what tools and method you want to use. There are four general methods. The first method—the
single-color, two-tool method—creates the most realistic effect.

Method 1: Pick two similar Method 2: Use varying degrees Method 3: Add black or gray Method 4: Use line techniques
shades from the same color of pressure with a single where you want shading, or a like stippling or crosshatching.
family and use them together: coloring tool to make the shaded totally different color than the
a base color (lighter color) and a part darker than the rest. one you’re using as a base.
shade color (darker color).

Highlighting

A simple way to add highlights to your coloring is to use a white gel pen (for severe highlights) or white colored pencil (for subtle
highlights). You could also use a kneaded eraser to pick up some of the base color where you would like to place a highlight; this
works best with colored pencils. With a little planning, you can simply leave an area uncolored from the beginning to create
a highlight.

Gel pen highlight Colored pencil highlight Highlight created by erasing
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Blending TIP

Blending allows you to seamlessly combine colors together to create visually With dry tools, like crayons and colored
stunning art. When blending, you can use any colors or media you want. We pencils, tool sharpness and hand
recommend starting with a monochromatic color scheme in one specific pressure make all the difference. With
medium until you get comfortable with the process. Colored pencils are good wet tools, these two things are not a
tools for beginners to learn blending. factor. Simply layer colors one over
another, back and forth.

1. Base 2. Add 3. Blend

Start by laying down the light base color Use the dark shade to color lightly from the Go back with the light base color and color
over the entire area you want to blend. middle of the base color toward one edge of over the base and dark shade areas. Repeat
the shape. As you move farther away from until you’ve created a nice, even coat
the area of your base shade, begin adding of color.
more pressure to your pencil, coloring the
area more heavily.

Blending with Wet Tools

Wet tools, like markers and watercolors,
will simply need to be layered over one
another, back and forth, to achieve
blended colors.

Markers, pens, and colored pencils. Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 79. 15

Markers (Sharpie, Artist's Loft, Ironlak, Prismacolor, Copic, DasKid), gel pens (Sakura), and colored pencils (Crayola,
Faber-Castell Polychomos). Color by Llara Pazdan. Design on page 21.

16 Markers, pens, and colored pencils. Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 25.

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Detachable Iguana Tails

Aside from its natural camouflage, an
iguana also has the miraculous ability to
break off its tail to escape in the event a
predator grabs it by the tail. Once the tail is
detached, an iguana can grow it back. The
new tail will often be smoother, narrower,

and darker than the original.

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Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 31. Color by Kirsten Green. Design on page 33. Color by Llara Pazdan. Design on page 39.

Color by Llara Pazdan. Design on page 17. Color by Llara Pazdan. Design on page 21. Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 47.

Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 25. Color by Claudia Freddi. Design on page 79.

CCoalomr inouflage!

Express your creativity as you venture into jungles,
forests, oceans, and more! Hidden Animals Coloring Book
is an exciting coloring experience that sheds light on
how animals from around the world use camouflage to
hide in their natural habitats. Featuring 32 stunning line
art designs, each illustration includes an informative
caption on the animal and their unique concealment
tactics. With tips on supplies, color theory, shading, and
highlighting, step-by-step instructions on blending, and
an inspirational gallery of colored examples, use colored
pencils, markers, gel pens, and more to bring each
illustration to life! Designs are printed on a single side of
archival-grade, acid-free, 200-year paper, and perforated
pages detach easily for gifting or display.

Eagle-eyed nature lovers will delight in this fun coloring book! Veronica’s $9.99 US | $11.99 CAN
illustrations capture the joy and excitement of spotting your favorite ani-
mals hidden in the patterns of nature. This book is a beautiful reminder EAN ISBN: 978-1-4972-0511-6 50999
to pay attention every day and look for our animal friends in the world all
around us! 9 781497 205116

—Jess Volinski, author of the Notebook Doodles series of coloring books

The vibrant contrast of the landscapes and the joyful portraits of the
wildlife are in perfect combination. This book is a beautiful invitation to
honor Nature—the greatest artist.

—Valentina Harper, author of the Creative Coloring series

Animals seem to come to life, the more you color. I love how these designs
present animals on unique, artistic backgrounds, from water to woods.
As an animal-lover, this coloring book hits all the right spots.

—Aimee Heckel, author and writer for USA Today