Deer Antlers Branching Into Leaves and Flowers Coloring Page

Antlers and branches turn into the same thing on this sheet, and it is the cleverest idea in the deer group. The rack rises from the head in the usual sweeping curves, but small leaves bud along every tine, some in pairs and some singly, with a few tiny blossoms scattered among them. The higher you look the more plant and the less bone it becomes. Below, a thick bank of flowers crosses the chest: big open blooms with layered petals, smaller buds, and trailing sprigs of foliage on either side. The head itself is drawn with real care, with a stippled forehead, long lashes and a strong dark muzzle. This is an adult sheet with a lot of small shapes in it. The natural approach is to treat the whole thing as one growing form and carry a single palette from the flowers at the bottom right up into the antler leaves, which ties the two halves together. Colored pencils hold the fine work far better than markers here.