Rhino Coloring Pages

For a rhino, getting covered in mud is a sensible part of the day. A wallow helps protect its skin from sun and biting insects, which makes a muddy coat rather more useful than it might look. An animal with such an imposing horn still has to deal with the irritation of tiny bugs.

Rhino coloring pages bring that familiar horn and heavy-footed charm a little closer. There is an appealing mismatch between the rhino's formidable appearance and its fondness for a good muddy soak. Children who have ever been called away from a puddle may find that particular habit very easy to appreciate.

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Let the Vines Form a Frame for the Rhino

The curling stems already travel around this smiling rhino like a loose picture frame. Flowers gather beside its head and feet, while the middle of the body is comparatively open, giving the busy border somewhere to pause.

Try green vines with pink flowers around a pale gray rhino. Keep the clouds white and give the small stars a soft yellow.

For someone who enjoys adding details, extend one of the lower curls into the remaining corner space before coloring. A single leaf on the new stem will connect it to the printed vines. Follow the curve away from the rhino's feet so the addition belongs to the surrounding frame rather than becoming a body marking.

Plan a Floral Pattern for the Rainbow Rhino

Flowers and curling leaves cover this rhino's body as decoration, almost like a patterned fabric. The large bloom on its side can be the starting point for a design that continues across the shoulder and back.

Choose one petal color for the body flowers and a second for those growing around the feet, with green leaves and a pale body underneath. The rainbow can keep its own bands of color above them.

If the pattern feels like something that belongs on a favorite shirt, borrow that shirt's flower colors. Keep the printed stems as the connections between blooms instead of adding scattered marks. That will let the design follow the rhino's rounded shape from its neck toward its tail.

Add Meadow Texture Around the Winking Rhino

This rhino's wink and open smile give the sunny meadow a cheerful center. Around its feet, separate clumps of grass leave patches of bare ground where a little texture could make the field feel less like a flat carpet.

Use the side of a green crayon lightly across those open patches, with a warm gray rhino and yellow sun. Leave the outlined flowers clear so their petals keep their shape.

A scrap of rough paper beneath the sheet can produce a broken grassy mark without drawing every blade. Test it on spare paper first, then use it only at ground level. The sky, butterfly, and smooth curve of the rhino's back can retain their clean outlines.

Set the Rhino Against a Distant Savannah

The small tree beside the rhino's horns belongs to the distant landscape, while the larger tree on the left spreads its canopy much farther across the page. Keeping that difference clear gives this substantial animal room to stand in an open setting.

Use a stronger gray for the rhino and light, faded greens for the distant trees and low hills. The grass nearest its feet can have a deeper green than the vegetation behind its back.

The printed grass clumps become useful landmarks here. Give attention to the broad blades near the bottom edge, where individual leaves are visible, and let the small distant bushes read as whole shapes. The rhino stays between those two layers.

Keep the Rhino Visible Beneath the Stars

A dark sky does not have to swallow the animal beneath it. Here, the rhino's broad back sits below separate clouds and outlined stars, with flowers still visible around its feet. Those shapes give the night scene several places to stay light.

Use deep blue for the sky, pale gray for the rhino, and cream for the stars and clouds. A muted green ground will keep the flowers visible without turning the whole meadow bright.

Think of the stars as small openings in the dark area rather than objects that need heavy outlines. Keeping their printed shapes clear also leaves room for the clouds to pass between them. The rhino's ears and horns will stand distinctly against that sky.

Make the Butterflies Stand Out Above the Rhino

Two butterflies hover above this rhino, one noticeably larger on the page than the other. Their spotted wings offer a different kind of detail from the animal's folds and the leaves on the trees at either side.

For a small paper project, color a second print of just the butterflies and ask an adult to help cut around them. Fold each gently along its body, then glue only that narrow middle onto the matching butterfly in the first print.

Choose orange wings with dark spots against a soft gray rhino and green trees. Lift the paper wings slightly once the glue dries; the butterflies will sit above the scene while their printed originals guide their positions.