Rusty · Color reference

Explorer Fox Coloring Page Color Example — Rusty

Color example for the Explorer Fox coloring page. An original anthropomorphic animal coloring resource featuring Rusty the Explorer Fox. Includes clean printable line art with bold closed contours and a rich colored-pencil reference.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

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Clean Explorer Fox as colored reference png on white

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Clean Explorer Fox as printable coloring page png on white

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 6–9
Estimated time: 25–40 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 60

Coloring order

Begin with Rusty's body, face and bushy tail in an orange-brown, leaving the white fur on the chest and tail tip bare.
Color the wide-brimmed explorer's hat khaki and the scarf around the neck a deep red.
Finish the leather satchel on the shoulder, the compass at the belt and the sturdy boots in two browns.

Questions to talk about

What explorer's tools might be inside Rusty's bag?
Where might the treasure this explorer fox is looking for be hidden?
Have you ever found something new while walking a path you didn't know?

Take it further

Hide a small object somewhere in the room, draw a simple map to it, and let a friend follow the map to find the treasure.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The color reference illustration on the left page of the spread.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.