Koala Chewing a Eucalyptus Leaf Coloring Page
A koala lifts one long eucalyptus leaf to its mouth, the tip of the leaf touching its muzzle, drawn in bold open lines.
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Feeding is the whole action. The koala sits turned to the right and raises a eucalyptus leaf with its paw until the pointed tip meets the muzzle. The leaf is long and narrow with a single vein running its length, and it crosses the chest at a diagonal that keeps the composition from sitting flat.
Two small nostril marks sit on the muzzle, which is unusual here. Most sheets in this hub leave the nose as a plain oval, so this one has a little more face to work with. One eye holds a pupil and a highlight, a short brow curves above it, and the second eye falls behind the muzzle on the turn.
The ears are large and heavily fringed. Below them the body stays open except for the line of the far arm crossing it and a hind foot at the lower right with its claws drawn out.
Try the leaf first rather than last. A real eucalyptus leaf runs blue green to olive, and putting that down before the gray of the animal gives you something to judge the coat against. Nothing stands behind the pair, so the paper stays white.
