Floating Airplane on a Calm Mountain Lake

A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.

• medium blue
• bright red
• lemon yellow
• pale sky blue
• forest green
• bright sky blue
• dark charcoal
• grass green
• warm gray
• golden orange
• sandy beige
• deep teal

A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.

1. 1Start with the sky-blue mountain and the pale blue clouds, leaving the white background as it is.
2. 2Color the pine trees and bushes in forest green and grass green, and fill the distant hill with deep teal.
3. 3Fill the airplane body, cowl and tail fin in bright red, then add lemon yellow to the wings, floats and stripes.
4. 4Use warm gray and dark charcoal for the struts, propeller and wing edges, and very light gray for the propeller hub.
5. 5Color the lake water in bright sky blue, then add the yellow duck with its orange beak, leaving the white highlights on the floats and water lines white. Optional: add a little golden orange under the wing for depth.