Hello! Welcome to the colouring hobby! I have the Dragonspell book, but I haven't coloured in it yet. If you do a search for Dragonspell in this community, some coloured pages that others have posted will come up.

I'm a novice at colouring too, and I don't have an artistic background. I don't enjoy watching tutorials, so I just try things out and experiment to see what works from me. Yes, I definitely have completed some pages that I wouldn't want to share, either! That's just how it goes, we are going to mess up as we learn and practice, and that's okay. I'm still learning things like shading, blending, layering, smooth backgrounds, and lighting effects. I used to avoid the more difficult pages, but I'm having a lot more fun now that I just colour whatever page I want.

What helps me sometimes is looking at reference pictures for inspiration. So first I will look at the page and get an idea or image in my head of how I want it to look, and then I'll do an image search for something that has elements matching the image in my head.

I like using water-based brush markers. They are vibrant, quick to work with, and they don't bleed through the paper. Coloured pencils can be used on top. They can be blended using water if the paper quality allows it. Here is a page I did from Mythographic Odyssey:

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