And MORE X s. With a guest appearance.

We are still not quite finished with X.  To me, everything looks like a letter.  I see the alphabet everywhere, from stars in the sky to the DNA in our bodies.  Clearly, the scientists who named these microscopic chromosomes also saw them as letters.  Now, these little Xs really are everywhere.  
Here at left is a crowd of little X chromosomes. I haven't rendered them in outline for you to color in, but I just wanted to inspire you with their colors.  And their soft, fluffy squeezable shapes. 

To preview next week's letter, here is a picture of an X who has found her soulmate, Y.




See more of these
irresistible little X s 
at my Pinterest page. 

An extra X

Click here for a high-res, 

full-page printable to color in.

To help you copy the early Renaissance colors of this X, I have outlined it in the reddish-brown color of the original.  Many illuminators used to dilute their outline inks to keep them from overwhelming the solid color within. 

I've given you a version in black, too, so you can try a variety of ways to combine outlines and colors.