Stained-glass diplodocus with long neck, tall ferns, forest trees, and a ringed sun background

Stained-Glass Diplodocus Beneath Ferns and a Ringed Sun

A calm diplodocus stands among layered fern fronds and rounded forest trees beneath a bold, circular stained-glass sun.

🎨 How to color it

Layer the diplodocus in moss green and olive, make the two tall fern fronds emerald and lime, and fill the ringed sun with amber, gold, and pale peach. Use sharp colored pencils for the narrow leaflets and curved body panels, coloring one glass-shaped section at a time to keep the black leading crisp. Try a slow sunrise gradient in the concentric sky rings, letting the warmest gold sit closest to the center.

The story behind this coloring page

Iven’s Amber Scale — Under the cool fern roof, Iven kept one dull amber scale beneath his tongue, smooth as old rain, and waited for it to warm. Read the full story →

Under the cool fern roof, Iven kept one dull amber scale beneath his tongue, smooth as old rain, and waited for it to warm. When the ringed sun rose silent beyond the marsh trees, he stepped from shade to light, trading the damp green smell for dust and bright heat. Each slow stride cost him a little comfort; flies ticked at his legs, and the path shone hard. At noon, the scale flashed once, not gold but green, pointing back to the place he had left. There, behind the ferns, a hidden spring breathed through stone. Iven drank, and the dull amber scale tasted again of old rain.