Discover the magic of the forest!
Colour in this picture of a deer in an autumn woodland. With its majestic shape and impressive antlers, the deer stands among fallen leaves and tall trees, right in the middle of a winding path that twists through the forest.
Use your warmest colours to bring this calm autumn scene to life. How will you turn it into your own little piece of nature-inspired art? Download and print this colouring page and let your imagination wander freely through the woods.
Format: A4 21x29,7 cm
Difficulty: Normal
Categories: Animals, Forest animals, Forest animals
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This picture shows a deer standing in the middle of a forest, with large antlers and a peaceful expression. Around it there are tall trees, fallen leaves on the ground and a path that snakes between the trunks.
The whole scene feels calm and natural, and it’s perfect for practising colouring techniques that add depth and realism. We can use this image to work on textures (fur, bark, earth), an autumn forest background, and light-and-shadow effects.
The drawing is a line-art colouring page with clear outlines and well-defined areas. It’s suitable for children aged around 7 to 10, with a medium level of difficulty.
It does require a bit of patience for the smaller details (like the branches of the antlers or tiny leaves), but it gives you lots of creative freedom with colours and textures.
For the deer’s fur, it works best to use warm brown tones (light brown, beige, mid-brown) and apply them with small strokes following the direction of the fur: from the head towards the tail, and from the back down towards the legs.
Try not to fill everything in with a flat block of colour. Instead, leave some areas lighter (like the belly and the muzzle) and darken places such as the legs, tail and ears.
For the antlers, combine darker browns with soft greys, and draw fine lines along the branches so they look more like real bone.
On the tree trunks, use a mix of browns and greys and draw vertical lines and little cracks to imitate the texture of bark. You can even add gentle shading to one side of each trunk, so it looks as if the light is coming from one direction.
This forest feels very autumnal, so the leaves are a brilliant chance to mix colours. Use coloured pencils or felt tips in warm shades: yellows, oranges, reds and browns.
Don’t colour every leaf exactly the same. Mix them up a bit:
To blend nicely, you can work in layers: start with a base colour (for example, yellow), and then add touches of orange or red around the edges.
If you’re using coloured pencils, you can gently rub the colour with your finger or a small piece of paper to soften it. On the ground, mix light and dark browns so the path looks like trodden earth, with lighter areas on the raised parts and darker tones in the shadows.
Imagine that the light is coming from above and slightly from one side (for example, from the left). On the deer, the left side of the head, back and legs will be lighter, and the right side a little darker.
Do the same with the trunks: one side lighter, the other side more shaded.
On the path, the shadows can be stronger under the trees and around piles of fallen leaves. Use a lighter colour in the centre of the path (as if the sunlight is hitting it) and darken the edges.
For the deer, you can also add a soft shadow under its body and legs, using a very light brown or grey, so it doesn’t look like it’s floating in the air. This small detail adds a lot more depth and realism.
The forest background doesn’t have to be just black tree shapes; you can really bring it to life with colour. Use muted greens, browns and greys for the distant trees, and make them lighter and less detailed than the ones in the foreground.
You can even add a very soft sky above the tree line: a pale yellow or gentle orange at the top, fading into a light grey or very pale blue. This gives the feeling of an autumn sunrise or late afternoon light.
If you’d like, you can draw a few leaves drifting through the air, as if they’re falling, using brighter colours so they stand out against the softer background. That way, the deer stays the main focus, but the forest feels like a living, slightly magical place.
Before you say you’re done, check that all the areas are nicely coloured in, without big white gaps. Make sure your light and shadow are consistent (for example, that all the shadows fall on the same side).
You can go over some of the outlines with a black or dark brown pencil if you want the drawing to stand out more – just be careful not to make the lines too thick.
Deer eat leaves, plant shoots, grasses, acorns and fruits they find on the forest floor. Their diet changes with the seasons.
Deer shed their antlers every year and then grow new ones. This process usually starts in spring.
The green colour of leaves comes from chlorophyll. In autumn, trees stop producing chlorophyll to save energy, and that’s when other pigments that were already in the leaf become visible, such as yellows, oranges and reds.
Deer have excellent night vision. Their large eyes and a reflective layer at the back of the eye (called the *tapetum lucidum*) help them see better in low light, although they don’t see as many colours as humans do.
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