• Download the Stencil provided below.
• Colour the Stencil in any way you wish.
• Any medium is accepted, digital, traditional or otherwise.
• Must UPVOTE and RESTEEM this post.
• (Optional) Create your own post titled: i.e. ...Entry for Zen Colouring Contest #42...
• Add your final coloured piece to your entry post.
• In your entry, state which colour you would pick for next week's featured colour.
• The FEATURED COLOUR this week is Brown
• Make sure your first tag is #zencolouringcontest.
• Only 1 entry per Steemer.
• You don't have to be an artist. Anyone can enter! People of all ages!
• (IMPORTANT) Leave a comment on this post with a link and/or image of your entry/post.
• Encourage each other by upvoting and commenting on other entries in the #zencolouringcontest tag!
• You can add lines and shapes, so long as the main pattern remains visible.

All accepted entries will be resteemed by me and the following badge will appear on your entry post, so that you know it has been accepted:

Here is this week's Stencil:

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Load the stencil image into your favourite art software on your phone, tablet or PC. Or print it out and use traditional forms of colouring! The image is sized to A4 paper for ease of printing.

Below is an example of the stencil fully coloured to give you all some inspiration. This was coloured by my amazing Girlfriend Hive account@theladyregrets! She loves steampunk things and gave me the idea to create this weeks stencil based on that theme! She coloured the design in Krita and used a background of a rust texture to fit the theme. Please check out her post by clicking the image and give her some love for her amazing support!

Also, here is a link to the post I made for the video process of this weeks design, in case you missed it:
https://steemit.com/zencolouringcontest/@magiccleatus/zen-colouring-contest-teaser-video-for-week-42

I am judging the contest and will choose the winners based on creativity and originality

The prizes for this week are:

2nd place -
30% of post payout + donations +
One 100% Upvote & Resteem for a post of their choosing

3rd place -
15% of post payout + donations +
One 100% Upvote & Resteem for a post of their choosing

Honourable Mention -
One 100% Upvote & Resteem for a post of their choosing

Community Favourite -
One 100% Upvote & Resteem for a post of their choosing

Winners will receive the corresponding badge as a comment on their entry when the 'Winners Showcase' is posted. Prizes will be handed out when this post pays out.

Would you like to help support the contest further? Whether you are an entrant or an admirer, If you would like to make a small donation towards the prize pool, please send it with the memo 'ZenColouring # Donation!'.
I myself will be donating 0.25 SBD to the prize pool each week.

Hive account@deemarshall donated 2.0 STEEM last week, Thank you!

This week the inspiration from the design came from Steampunk machinery, this idea was given to me by my Girlfriend. The cogs and pipes work really well for a mandala design so is perfect for a stencil for this contest. I often get asked whether I find these stencils or draw them myself, the answer is I always draw them myself, mostly without any reference. But perhaps, if you use your imagination, the designs could come from a fantastic and complex machine such as this weeks stencil, maybe it's what my brain looks like on the inside 😂. All of those cogs turning and endlessly generating ideas for creativity, a very fitting theme for the stencil if i must say!

I know i said I would make this weeks design less complex, but i kind of got carried away, you could say it has less intricate parts but still retains complexity! I hope you all enjoy adding colour to this one!

Have fun, but most importantly have a relaxing zen-colouring sesh!

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If you are looking for other contests to also participate in, why not try these:

Hive account@deemarshall's Various Art Contests
Artstorm, Colourstorm, Foodstorm, Butterfly Colouring Contest & Animal Colouring Contest!

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