Dragon on a Rocky Peak Mandala Coloring Page

About this page

Perched on a craggy rock outcrop, a side-view dragon looks left toward a large round sun motif behind its head. The sun has pointed rays at its center and a decorated outer ring with leaf-shaped notches. The dragon's long neck is covered in scales and leaf-shaped plates, and its tail trails behind in a long curve edged with leaf-like spines. A big wing at the upper right is filled with flowers, circles and petals, and a smaller wing sits in front of it. Below, the rocks are drawn with angular facets, and distant mountains and wavy cloud banks stretch across the lower left. The background scenery is lighter than the dragon, so the pattern work stands out. Teens who like layered scenes with both fine and open areas will enjoy it.

In this picture

• dragon
• rocky peak
• sun motif
• wing
• scales
• leaf-shaped spines
• mountains
• clouds
• clawed feet
• long tail

Coloring ideas

• Color the sun in warm oranges and yellows with a different shade for each ring
• Make the mountains cool blue-gray and the clouds nearly white
• Fill the big wing's flowers in bright colors and its background in a deeper shade
• Shade the faceted rock with three tones of gray-brown

Suggested palette

• sunrise orange
• stone gray
• forest green
• deep red
• sky blue
• gold

Good for

• a landscape-style coloring project
• a fantasy gift page
• a long art-club session

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.