Coloring a Sketch

Colored in Gimp

This sketch was done back in 2000 when my oldest was 3. I scanned it and decided to color it. I wanted the details of the sketch and wanted a more natural looking painting--especially watercolor--underneath. I tried in vain to open a transparent image of it into Corel Painter Essentials 4. I had to revert to Gimp. It doesn't look painterly, but the textures are interesting. Overall, I'm pleased with the coloring, though I could've gone darker with the greens.  Next I'll try to watercolor OVER it in Painter, then import it into gimp to go underneath the transparent layer of the sketch. That just MIGHT work.