Turtle stepping from a sloping bank into rippling pond water beside a tall reed.

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Freshwater Turtle Entering the Pond

The turtle angles down a gently sloping bank, with its front feet in the rippling water and a rear foot on land. A tall reed stands to the right. Give the bank and water different colors, then fill the wide shell plates.

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An ochre-shelled turtle steps into the water

Use broad shell plates first, then follow the long neck stripes and the single cattail.

Color the marked areas

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Olive-green turtle with an ochre upper shell stepping into white water beside a brown cattail head and white reeds. — Leave the lower belly shell, bank, grass, stones and water white. The three colors should clearly separate shell, body and cattail head.

1. Ochre · upper shell
2. Olive green · head and limbs
3. Warm brown · cattail head

Fill the upper shell and all its rim plates ochre, keeping each black division visible.
Color head, neck, legs, feet and tail olive green; leave eye whites and pointed claws white, preserving neck stripes.
Color only the tall cattail’s cylindrical head warm brown; its stalk and long leaves stay white.

Leave the lower belly shell, bank, grass, stones and water white. The three colors should clearly separate shell, body and cattail head.

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