Crocodile Basking on the Riverbank Coloring Page

The crocodile lies stretched right across the sheet from snout to tail tip, and that long horizontal shape is what makes the layout work. Its back is covered in a grid of raised plates, each drawn as a four sided panel, and the grid narrows as it runs down the tail into a row of ridged points. Those plates are the best part to color. Working along them in two alternating tones gives the animal a sense of armor without any shading. The jaws sit slightly parted at the left, with a row of short triangular teeth along both edges and a small round eye above. Four stubby legs end in splayed clawed feet. A clump of tall reeds rises behind the head on the left, drawn as narrow blades with a few seed heads. Below, two long curved lines mark the water line, leaving a wide band of flat riverbank around the animal. That empty ground suits a light sandy tone. Keep the reeds and the water cooler than the bank and the crocodile will sit properly in the middle of its own scene.