Dinosaurs

Friendly dinosaurs in fern valleys and by streams share this collection with a museum scene featuring a dinosaur skeleton. Choose a single figure with broad spaces, or a scene with small leaves, feather patterns and rocks. Print the same page twice and try two color schemes for its dinosaur.

Themes

Personalize for an occasion

Choose broad cartoon shapes or detailed surroundings

These drawings are coloring illustrations. Compare the spaces rather than treating every feature or color as scientific evidence.

A smiling baby dinosaur peeks out of a patterned egg.

A dinosaur hatching

Large egg spots and a friendly face offer separate starting areas. Leaves add a few extra shapes.

Baby Dinosaur Hatching →
A little armored dinosaur naps on a soft pillow.

Rounded armor on a pillow

The resting ankylosaurus has broad plates and a large cushion. Use this to separate body, armor and background.

Ankylosaurus's Pillow Nap →
A gentle armored dinosaur rests among leafy cycads, ferns and stones.

A dense prehistoric-looking scene

Small scales, leaves and stones surround the dinosaur. Choose a fine point and work on one area at a time.

Ankylosaurus in a Cycad Grove →

Make the armor stand out

Print the original line drawing linked below. The numbered areas match the color key and steps; use the colored example as a starting point, then choose your own colors if you prefer.

Digital coloring example

Light-green sleeping dinosaur with darker green armor on a white cushion.
A digital color suggestion, not a photograph of a printed result. Open the original line drawing to print and try your own colors.
  • 1. Light-green body
  • 2. Dark-green armor
  • 3. White cushion
  1. Give the resting dinosaur’s body a light green layer.
  2. Use darker green on the armor plates so they stand apart from the body.
  3. Leave the cushion white, or choose another color later. This is an imaginative palette, not evidence of dinosaur skin color.

The armor should be easy to distinguish from the body. The palette is an imaginative choice, not a reconstruction of dinosaur skin.

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