20 Gorilla Coloring Pages: Shaggy Babies & Big Adults Free printable PDF · color online

Choose a face or a full-body pose

Many of these gorillas face the viewer, so children can begin with the eyes, muzzle and rounded ears before moving down to the long arms. The baby with wide paws and the seated youngster have broad sections that suit a quick session. A crouching adult or side-view portrait offers more fur lines and fingers for someone who wants to stay longer. The expressions range from big grins to serious looks, giving children a simple way to choose a page by mood.

Notice what makes a gorilla look strong

The most grown-up gorillas have heavy shoulders, broad chests and forearms that reach toward the ground. Ask your child to compare those shapes with the smaller babies. One gorilla leans on both fists, while another rests on its knuckles beside tufts of grass. Children can give the shaggy fur one color and use a lighter shade for the open chest or muzzle. Several source drawings already include grey shading, which can be left as it is or colored over lightly.

Add a little setting around the animal

Most sheets have little background, leaving space for children to draw their own forest plants. A standing gorilla already has a tree behind it; another holds a rose, and a crouching one sits near grass. Ask what food, shelter or other animals might belong in a gorilla habitat, then let children add only what they can imagine. For more creatures, the wild animal coloring pages offer a wider browse, and the bear coloring pages provide another furry animal to compare.

Make a small troop from different pictures

Print a baby, a broad adult and a gorilla in a side view. Color them with related shades, then arrange the finished sheets as a little troop. Children might give each gorilla a name and tell where it is heading. The single-page PDFs make it easy to choose just those three, while the complete coloring book keeps all the selected faces and poses together for later.