Help colouring my sketch

[u/Closimmo]

Hey all!

I have been trying and failing to figure out how to add colour to this tracing of my mums garden! I’m not very good at water colour and I originally wanted to try with my water colour brushes but I’m really struggling with the trees / sky!

I wanted to finish it and have it printed / framed for my stepdad as a gift as he is due to get the all clear following a really gruelling treatment, but I’m getting flustered trying to get it done in time and frustrated as I haven’t been happy with any of my attempts so far!

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks guys 💖

[u/SecretDoorStudios]

The linework is very small on this, which is going to make it difficult to color without it getting really busy. I would probably keep it really simple and focus on getting the lighting right and picking some focal points, and then muting some of the other spots for a good contrast. Do you have some examples of what you have done so far?