Colouring Wild Gears Designs
I made some colouring pages with full-page Wild Gears patterns. I drew the designs in black ink, scanned them, cleaned them up in Photoshop and printed them off.
Then the fun began. I have to say I was surprised at how much I got into it. At first I wanted to give each “square” (never really square) a different colour from its neighbour as in a patchwork quilt. Then my sister Pam visited. She found a human-like figure in one of the designs, and brought it out with her colour choices and thickened some lines….
Well, duh! She showed me that you can take this much farther, if you have a true artist’s eye. Colour outside the lines!
Anyway, here are some examples that I’ve done. If you find this inspiring, you can buy my colouring pages right here. Give me encouragement and I’ll make more!
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They are beautiful, must taken ages to complete them!
It’s easy to pick up when I sit down, like knitting or a book.
Absolutely beautiful designs, you are very talented. My husband bought me the vintage Super Spirograph online from eBay. Fortunately, All of the pieces are there, including the instruction manual. I’ll need to buy new pens. In the meantime I’m just using Bic Biros. But I need finer tip pens. Much as I enjoy ‘Spirographing’ It’s not as easy as one might think, perfecting a new skill takes time. The thing I find annoying is the smaller wheel, for example, doesn’t always run smoothly around the larger one, and ‘goes off’ alignment, making a mess. However, I’m sure I’ll improve. Once I do, I’ll treat myself to the Wild Gears set for my birthday, or Christmas.
That’s excellent that you have a vintage Super Spirograph. I have one; they’re better quality than the new ones. Once you get comfortable with it, you may like to try the designs on the refill pack that I posted recently. https://spirographicart.com/2026/01/13/super-spirograph-refill-kit/
Good pens make a big difference. The pens I review here are generally available at office supply stores, although to get a wide range of colors, you may have to order a set online. https://spirographicart.com/2011/12/19/spirograph-pens/
And don’t press too hard. Felt-tip pens help in that regard. Enjoy your new hobby!