Owl on a Wooden Post Beneath a Crescent Moon

Coloring guide
Up on top of a wooden post, a little round-eyed owl grips the edge with its toes and looks straight out at you. A big crescent moon hangs behind it, and three puffy clouds and five small stars are scattered across the night sky. A rail runs along the bottom on both sides of the post. The owl has tufted ears, large circular eye patches with shiny pupils, a small pointed beak, scalloped belly feathers and folded wings. Big shapes and clean, bold lines make this free printable a good match for preschoolers and early elementary kids still building pencil control. Deep blues and purples work for the sky and moon, with warm browns and golden tan on the owl so it pops. The wood grain on the post is a nice spot to practice light shading with crayons. More like this: explore the Owl, Puppies and Cats coloring page collections.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- caramel brown
- cream beige
- golden yellow
- chocolate brown
- sky blue
- tan brown
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start by coloring the crescent moon, the small moon tip, and all the stars with golden yellow.
- 2Fill the three clouds with sky blue, leaving a little white shine on their tops if you like.
- 3Color the owl's face and belly with cream beige, leaving the big eye whites white.
- 4Use caramel brown for the owl's head feathers, the side of its head, the wooden post, and the branches.
- 5Fill the wings and wing tips with chocolate brown, then color the bottom of the post and the bottom ground strip with tan brown.
- 6Finish with golden yellow for the beak and the owl's little talons gripping the post, and leave the eye shine spots white. Optional: add a few darker strokes on the wings for depth.
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