Two happy kids wave from a flying carpet as it soars over castle towers and puffy clouds under a crescent moon. Easy — best for toddlers.
Make the carpet the richest thing on the page: crimson and deep purple panels with gold tassels, and its diamond pattern picked out in teal. The two riders’ robes can echo the carpet in softer shades. Above them, a navy or teal sky with a pale gold moon and white stars; below, castle towers in gray-violet, like stone seen in moonlight.
Color the sky around the stars first, leaving them white, then go back and tint just a few of them pale yellow. Clouds look soft if you outline them in light blue and leave their middles white. Long, flowing strokes that follow the carpet’s curve make it feel like it is really flying.
