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23 Stained Glass Coloring Pages: Nature Window Designs Free printable PDF · color online

ForOlder children and adults who enjoy section-by-section coloringHome and classroom projects about color patterns and symmetryPencils or fine markers for the densely divided flowers and leaves

These stained glass coloring pages turn a lotus, fox, whale, mountains and other nature subjects into divided window-like drawings. The outlines are printable black line art, with broad panels in some scenes and tightly repeated petals, leaves or feathers in others. Choose a few colors before you begin, then decide whether neighboring panes should match, alternate or glow in different shades.

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Kids practise: Planning a limited palette across repeated panes · Following symmetry in paired petals and butterfly wings · Separating a subject from its segmented background with contrast

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Ways to use these pages

1

Choose a three-color window

Try three colors on the mountain or whale design and repeat them across panes without filling adjacent shapes alike.

2

Mirror the butterfly

Color one wing of the layered butterfly, then find matching sections on the other wing.

3

Make the subject stand forward

Use a bright hue on the fox, turtle or deer and quieter related colors for the panels behind it.

Start with a subject you can follow

A fox sits inside a round frame, a deer stands beneath an arched leaf canopy, and a wolf looks toward a large moon. These animals are easy to find, even though curved lines divide their bodies and backgrounds into separate color spaces. The mountain sunrise has broad bands of sky, peaks and water, making it a good place to try a simple two- or three-color plan. For an animal-only follow-up, the fox coloring pages show more ways to color fur and tails.

Trace petals, leaves and wings

The lotus and symmetrical flower repeat pointed petals from a central shape. A sunflower adds a close-packed seed head and many narrow outer petals. Two butterfly designs use divided wings, and a tall woodland path is framed by layers of leaves on both sides. These are longer pages: most of the sheet is broken into smaller enclosed areas. A pencil or fine marker helps with the sunflower center, butterfly veins and leaf clusters. The butterfly coloring pages offer more wing shapes if that is a favorite subject.

Follow the water lines

One whale swims through large curling wave bands, while a sea turtle moves over repeated water lines. Another turtle floats above a denser stack of ocean waves. A jellyfish hangs among bubbles and thin tentacles; the long fins of a decorative fish flow into swirls of water. Start with the animal’s body, then give the nearest water panels a contrasting shade so its outline stays clear. This is coloring art inspired by pane divisions, not a picture of a real glass window. For a simpler animal outline, see the turtle coloring pages.

Make the repeated shapes work for you

Many pages invite a pattern. You could alternate two colors along the owl’s feather rows, repeat a shade across the lion’s sweeping mane, or move from light to dark through the river’s curving panels. A tree with swirling roots and a page of angel wings surrounded by clouds take more patience because little shapes cover much of the picture. The moon-and-stars design has curls and hanging stars to connect with a color plan. There is no need to color every pane differently; repeating colors can make a complex page feel organized.

Happy coloring!

Try the mountain sunrise, fox or whale for larger color bands. Save the sunflower, leafy path or cloud curls for a longer session when there is time to work pane by pane.

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Related coloring pages

Geometric coloring pages12 sheets → Butterfly coloring pages20 sheets → Turtle coloring pages19 sheets → Fox coloring pages12 sheets →

Questions

Are these pictures made of real stained glass?

No. They are printable black line drawings inspired by the divided shapes and dark leading seen in stained glass windows.

Which designs have broader spaces?

The fox in a round frame, mountain sunrise, whale and wolf have larger panels mixed with some smaller sections.

Which sheets take the longest to color?

The sunflower, layered lotus, leaf-filled woodland path, curling moon clouds and tree roots contain many small, repeated spaces.

Can I print an individual design or the full book?

Every design has its own PDF. The Stained Glass Nature Windows Coloring Book gathers all 23 selected pictures.

Can I color a design online?

Yes. Open an individual design and select Color Online to use that same drawing in the browser.