Giraffe Head and Neck Portrait Coloring Page

Cropped close, this portrait gives you the head and the upper neck only, running off the bottom edge of the paper. The giraffe is shown in profile facing right with its mouth open, and a single slim leaf floats in the white space off to the left, just out of reach.

The face carries a lot of fine work. One long lashed eye sits under a heavy brow, the muzzle is broad and rounded with a drawn nostril and a parted lip, and two thick horns rise from the crown, each tipped with a ring of short hairs. One ear points back, the other spreads forward. A dense fringe of mane bristles runs down the full length of the neck on the right hand side.

The coat patches here are jigsaw shaped, large and loose on the neck and shrinking to small chips across the cheek and jaw. There are enough of them to shade in several tones if you want depth rather than a flat fill.

Because the subject is cropped so tightly, the drawing fills almost the whole sheet and there is very little background to deal with. Print it on heavier stock and it stands up as a framed piece once it is finished.