Composite Colour

Composite Colour Original Hampshire photography, transformed into countryside colouring pages. Creator of the Quiet Hampshire Countryside colouring books.

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Rows of vines stretching across the Hampshire countryside.I photographed this around the Stockbridge and Broughton area ...
13/09/2026

Rows of vines stretching across the Hampshire countryside.

I photographed this around the Stockbridge and Broughton area earlier in the year. It is a different landscape from the woodland paths and village scenes I usually stop for, but the lines immediately caught my attention.

What catches your eye first: the vines or the open sky?

After a long day taking photographs and editing, I apparently decided some roadworks needed a volunteer.They didn’t.This...
13/09/2026

After a long day taking photographs and editing, I apparently decided some roadworks needed a volunteer.

They didn’t.

This was just me copying the sign for a laugh, and the cone went straight back where it belonged.

Sometimes you need five minutes of nonsense before heading home.

What is the daftest thing that has made you laugh after a long day?

The week ends where much of Composite Colour begins: outside, looking at an ordinary Hampshire scene for long enough to ...
12/09/2026

The week ends where much of Composite Colour begins: outside, looking at an ordinary Hampshire scene for long enough to notice what makes it worth keeping.

A slower Saturday view from Hampshire.The sort of scene that asks very little from you other than a moment to notice it.
12/09/2026

A slower Saturday view from Hampshire.

The sort of scene that asks very little from you other than a moment to notice it.

This is where the colouring artwork began.An original photo.It wasn't intentional to have the bridge positioned in this ...
11/09/2026

This is where the colouring artwork began.

An original photo.

It wasn't intentional to have the bridge positioned in this photo. I was aiming for the sunset.

It all came together better than expected!

Before the colour edit and the linework, it was simply a photograph taken because the scene caught my attention.

Hahaha.Rewinding back to the hot heatwave we had, no aircon, got to about 105 degrees F (34-36 degrees C)Trying to focus...
11/09/2026

Hahaha.

Rewinding back to the hot heatwave we had, no aircon, got to about 105 degrees F (34-36 degrees C)

Trying to focus on Photo / image edits.

I don't think ive ever struggled more than this particular photo I took.

There was so much depth, texture, detail, it was a full 5+ hours of 3 steps back and 1 tiny step forward.

Got there in the end I think - what do you think?

The colour version gives me the atmosphere. The black-and-white version has to keep the structure without telling you wh...
10/09/2026

The colour version gives me the atmosphere. The black-and-white version has to keep the structure without telling you what colours to choose.

These two stages show why each scene needs more than a simple conversion.

This is why I still take the photograph even when I know a screen will flatten it. The real place has far more depth tha...
10/09/2026

This is why I still take the photograph even when I know a screen will flatten it. The real place has far more depth than any post can show.

Not every photograph needs to become a colouring page.Sometimes it earns its place simply because it records a view, a r...
09/09/2026

Not every photograph needs to become a colouring page.

Sometimes it earns its place simply because it records a view, a ride and a moment I wanted to keep.

08/09/2026

The finished page is only the visible part.

This short Reel shows some of the photography, editing, checking and practical work that happens behind Composite Colour.

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