A LITTLE DRAGON WITH A MUSICAL SIDE
Dragon with a Xylophone Coloring Page
Give this little musician a colorful tune: turn the xylophone keys into a rainbow or match them to the dragon’s eyes. Download the coloring page and experiment with your own colored-pencil combinations.
The drawing includes soft shading that you can build on with your pencils.
CHOOSE YOUR FORMAT
Your coloring page, ready to print
The complete drawing, centered with a margin. Choose your paper size and print at actual size, without cropping.
COLORS THAT WORK TOGETHER
Turquoise, purple and a rainbow of notes
In soirolaba_scrap’s version, the turquoise body contrasts with the warm muzzle and belly. The eyes combine purple, pink and a golden ring, while the keys echo several of those colors to tie the character and instrument together.
Notice the edges of the eyes
The dark areas around the iris make the white reflections stand out. For a similar effect, keep those highlights clear and work around them with a sharp pencil. Leave the middle of the belly lighter and gently deepen the color at the sides.
Materials used for this example
Faber-Castell Polychromos
- 102 Cream
- 111 Cadmium orange
- 180 Raw umber
- 187 Burnt ochre
- 169 Caput mortuum
- 154 Light cobalt turquoise
- 153 Cobalt turquoise
- 134 Crimson
- 136 Purple violet
- 217 Middle cadmium red
Paper: Canson XL Bristol · 180 g/m².
Three ideas to try on your drawing
Build shape with two turquoise shades
Lay down a light layer on the forehead and feet. Add a deeper turquoise beneath the hand, beside the neck and around the tail. Keep some lighter areas between the spots.
Plan the colors of the keys
Sketch a few small boxes and choose your color order before you begin. Repeat just three shades or move from warm colors to cool ones. Darken each key’s edge to separate it from its neighbor.
Use browns to suggest wood
Follow the supports with long, light strokes. Deepen the joints and the areas behind the keys. A soft shadow beneath the instrument will help it sit on the ground.
Give your dragon a different personality
Glass Fairy Skin · a creative Atlas palette
For a softer variation, try this palette of cream, light green, Venetian red, magenta and blues. Use green for the body, cream for the muzzle and magenta for the eyes or a few keys. A little blue in the shadows can bring the combination together.
Try the Glass Fairy Skin paletteThis is an alternative to soirolaba_scrap’s example. Feel free to adapt it with similar shades from your own pencils.
Print your dragon and get started
Choose A4 or US Letter to match your paper and print at actual size. Download the JPG if you prefer to adjust the print settings yourself. Before using thicker paper, check what your printer can handle.
Try your colors before you start
Compare the two turquoise shades, test the purple eyes and plan the order of the keys. Use the practice sheet to choose your blends and the blank chart to keep your favorite colors.
Color practice sheet
Practice light and firm pressure, layers and two-pencil blends.
Download practice sheetAlso available as PNG
Blank color chart
Keep 36 swatches and write down each pencil name and number.
Download blank color chartAlso available as PNGThese are separate A4 worksheets in English. Use them with any pencils and print them on the paper you plan to color on.
COLORS
One xylophone, three colors
Try coloring every key with just three pencils, varying the pressure and layering them. How many shades can you make? Share your version with Lapiceros Unidos and join coloring challenges and live sessions on Instagram. Community activities are mainly in Spanish.
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