Dog Chasing a Ball Coloring Page

About this page

A fluffy long-haired dog bounds across the page with its mouth open in a big grin and its tongue hanging out. Both ears flap up and outward, and the plumed tail sweeps high behind the body, drawn with lots of small feathered strokes. The front paws reach toward a round ball with a curved seam line that sits at the lower right, just ahead of the dog. Everything stands on an oval patch of ground ringed by short grass tufts, with a couple of tiny pebbles near the left edge. The rest of the sheet is left white, so the dog is the only thing competing for attention. The coat is the main event here: dozens of fur marks on the chest, legs and tail give you plenty of small sections to shade. It is a medium-difficulty page that suits teens who like detailed animal art without a busy background.

In this picture

• dog
• ball
• tail
• floppy ears
• grass tufts
• pebbles
• oval ground patch

Coloring ideas

• Shade the tail from a dark root to a pale tip so it looks like it is whipping through the air
• Give the ball a bright two-tone color so it stands out from the dog's coat
• Use short directional strokes along the chest fur to show the wind from running
• Color each grass tuft a slightly different green

Suggested palette

• golden tan
• cream
• tennis-ball yellow
• grass green
• pink
• brown

Good for

• a calm after-school activity
• a pet-themed bulletin board
• a gift card cover for a dog lover

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.