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Would this be a good time for a bold and funky watercolor Mandala Monday? 

My friend @sherriscott67 gifted me a set of  @carandache Neocolor II watersoluble wax pastels, so OF COURSE I had to test them out immediately. And WOW... they do not disappoint! Intense, high-quality pigments, beautiful shades and super-smooth consistency mean you can use them wet or dry; and layer them under or over lots of other media. Since I knew I wanted to add details on top with my @ranger_ink Letter It Fineliners, I chose to mostly scribble my colors onto a plastic palette and pick them up with a waterbrush. But I did also like dipping the tips into water and drawing with them. Oh and it's fun to wet the crayons and flick droplets onto wet or dry paper. I'm not yet expert at coloring them dry and then blending the shades with water, but I intend to practice more on that score.

After all of the basic shapes were in place, I dried the paper (front and back!) with my heat gun and added all the lines and details you see here. I'd write more but I kind of want to go back and play with them... so that's all for now!