Lunar Dragon Napping on a Crescent Moon coloring page
An exhausted dragon coils on a half-moon surrounded by twinkling stars clean lines, large shapes, and dreamy details just right to put you to bed coloring.
This is a soft coloring sheet of a cutesie, catty dragon asleep on a crescent moon. Rounded horns, small claws, smooth belly plates and scalloped back scales make the character very adorable and simple to color. The moon has smooth lines with light texture as few circles of simple craters and a folded dragon reveals wide enough gaps in the wings. Scattered around them are wisps of puffy clouds, slender strings of hanging star charms and a dusting of neat five-point stars along with a few straightforward constellation dots. There is a curving shooting star in the upper corner, and you can have a smiling face on the moon or leave it bare--both are nice even-looking lines. There is a lot of sky to use in calm gradients and a few points of detail add interest where necessary--crater shadows, tassels and scale rows. Its all got a very small clean border put around it so it comes out clear in a binder or in a frame.
Coloring how to (step-by-step)
Moonlit Blues: silverish, blue sky, indigo, cool grey.
Pastel Lullaby: mint, lavender, peach, butter yellow.
Stellar Jewel Tones: teal, plum, sapphire and soft gold accents.
Base coats: Put down light even colour on dragon (belt plates and inner wings 1-2 deep), fill in crescent moon a very pale yellow, cream or silver-grey.
Contour the dragon: Shade directly below chin and in the folds of wings and in areas where tail and legs are joined. Leave small white highlights on snout, horn tips and some of the edges of the scales.
Moon texture: The moon should be kept as light as an overall effect. Round the inner curve and around craters smooth down the grayish or light beige; leave faint bright edges where they shine.
Stars & glow: Color stars are palce yellow or white. To produce softer glimmer, put a slightly dark halo of same color on the largest stars, as well as the tail of the shooting star.
Clouds: You should leave them white, unless the clouds in the picture are deeper in color, in which case you must add a shadow of lavender or blue at the bottom; to give depth.
Night sky; Blend a little brighter towards the moon and darker toward the sides. To create a galaxy effect, gently blot some areas of teal or violet color, and sprinkle some white sparkles (to simulate far off stars).
Tassels and Charms, Suspended: Only a little dress accent (gold or silver). Place a small dot touch of highlight where strings touch the moon.
Finishing touches: Shade contact with the moon at the spot where the dragon touches the moon a bit more so that it will appear to nest in it. Touch up the border once, and you have a neat poster look.
