Freshwater turtle walking on a grassy, pebbly bank beside water.

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Freshwater Turtle on the Bank

A striped-neck turtle walks along a pebbly bank, with grass behind it and water below. Give the broad shell plates different shades, then color the small stones.

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Three bands of color on a walking turtle

The side view reveals an ochre back, a pale belly band and green striped limbs.

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Side-view walking turtle with ochre upper shell, pale-cream belly band and olive-green head and limbs beside white water. — Leave the shore, stones, grass and water white. Check that the cream underside remains distinct from the ochre rim above it.

1. Ochre · upper shell
2. Pale cream · belly shell
3. Olive green · head and limbs

Color all domed upper-shell plates and the rim plates ochre. Keep the plate boundaries clear.
Fill the visible belly-shell band beneath the rim pale cream, following its separate panels.
Color head, neck, every leg and foot, and tail olive green; preserve eye whites, claw tips and black stripes.

Leave the shore, stones, grass and water white. Check that the cream underside remains distinct from the ochre rim above it.

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