Verdax · Creature line art

Basilisk Coloring Page — Verdax

Free printable Basilisk coloring page. A free printable coloring page of Verdax, an original basilisk character inspired by folklore. Black-and-white line art to print and color, paired with a full-color 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.

Left · Color reference

Color reference of Verdax the Crown Basilisk in emerald, lime, forest green, antique gold, violet

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Black-and-white coloring line art of Verdax the Crown Basilisk on a white background

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 9–12
Estimated time: 55–85 min
Difficulty: Challenging
Areas to color: about 350

Coloring order

Color the scales on Verdax's upper body in two alternating greens, and the banded belly in pale yellow.
Use yellow and light green to tell apart the pointed crown-like crest behind the head and the leaf shape at the tail tip.
Last, add the flicking tongue, the thick claws on all four legs and the round eye in red and dark brown.

Questions to talk about

What does the crown behind Verdax's head look like to you?
What might Verdax be sensing with its flicking tongue?
Have you seen a picture of a snake or lizard? What caught your eye?

Take it further

Cut small scale shapes from green paper and overlap them on a long paper strip to make one piece of Verdax's body.

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 black-and-white line art you print and color, with scales, feathers and fur divided into areas so you can try many colors.

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.