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✦ Shaggy Humps and Patterned Saddles

20 Camel Coloring Pages: Shaggy Humps and Patterned Saddles Free printable PDF · color online

ForAges 4–10Desert picture fansFamily and classroom coloring

Camel coloring pages pair shaggy humps with saddle patterns in these 20 desert pictures. Broad standing poses leave space for crayons, while dangling beads, cloth borders and harness straps invite smaller pencil strokes. Palm trees, low plants, mountains, a sun and a crescent moon change the setting without hiding the camel. Pick a plain coat or a decorated traveler to begin.

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Kids practise: repeating saddle trim colors · following curved neck outlines · separating dunes and coat colors

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Ways to use these pages

1

Saddle color code

Choose three colors and assign one to circles, triangles and hanging saddle decorations.

2

Sun and crescent

Color a daylight camel and a moon scene with different sky palettes.

3

Compare the humps

Put the shaggy and spotted camel poses side by side and describe their different outlines.

Compare the standing silhouettes

The camel shapes range from short, rounded characters to one taller animal with slimmer legs. Several have shaggy necks and tufts over a single hump. Before coloring, compare the curve of the neck with the hump behind it and find where the tail hangs. A plain portrait gives children a broad coat area to fill, while the spotted hump provides separate circles for a pattern. Use tan, cream or a made-up coat color, and keep the eye highlights white so the face remains readable.

Plan the saddle trim

Decorated camels carry layered cloths with scalloped edges, circles, triangles and hanging teardrop shapes. Choose a small palette before starting the trim: one color for the main blanket and two for its border. Narrow straps can wait until the larger cloth panels are filled. The close saddle views suit children who enjoy matching repeated shapes, while the simpler cloths offer less intricate practice. Compare those patterned coverings with the larger coat markings in the cow sheets, where a different animal changes the scale of the shapes.

Change the desert light

The palm tree pictures have long fronds and curved sand lines; other pages use distant peaks or scattered rocks. A camel beneath a crescent moon can have a cool sky, while the round sun scene can use warm yellows. Nothing requires the same background colors across the whole set. Print a plain camel, a dune scene and a moon picture, then arrange them as morning, afternoon and evening. A child can tell where the traveler stops between pages. Browse the wild animal hub to add another landscape to that display.

Happy coloring!

Choose a shaggy coat or a patterned saddle, then let the dunes and sky set the pace of your camel picture.

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Questions

Do these camels have one or two humps?

The selected drawings show a single hump, sometimes shaggy, spotted or covered by a saddle.

Which camel has the smallest patterns?

The ornate saddle picture has layered dots, loops and triangles. Choose a plain standing camel for broader coat areas.

Can I make a night scene?

The camel beneath a crescent moon supplies a night setting; use a cool sky around its outlined dunes and plants.