Buck and Doe at the Edge of a Clearing Coloring Page

Two deer stand close together in the open, and behind them a whole landscape unfolds. A dense treeline of pointed conifers crosses the full width of the page, and a single bare snag rises above it on the left with bird shapes circling the top. Below the animals the ground drops into a shallow water channel, and clumps of rough grass fill the bottom corners. The larger deer carries a tall branching rack and faces forward with its ears turned out. The smaller one stands just behind and to the right, hornless, head lifted. Neither animal has heavy interior detail, which is a deliberate contrast with the busy forest behind them. Use it. Keeping both deer pale and pushing a range of greens through the conifers gives the picture real depth in very little time. The treeline is drawn as dozens of small triangular trees, so vary the tone every few trees rather than coloring the whole band flat. There is enough here for a long session but nothing on the page is technically difficult.