T-Rex Coloring Pages

Big teeth, tiny arms, zero actual danger. These T-Rex coloring pages range from roaring jungle scenes for older kids to chubby baby rexes with the simplest outlines for little ones.

About the T. Rex

The Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest land predators that ever lived, stretching about forty feet long and standing taller than a giraffe at the hips. Its massive head held banana sized, serrated teeth built for crushing bone, while its tiny arms had just two clawed fingers each. Powerful hind legs and a long, heavy tail balanced that huge skull as it walked. T. rex lived in western North America during the late Cretaceous period, around sixty eight million years ago, sharing floodplains and forests with horned dinosaurs like Triceratops.

Nobody knows what color a real T. rex was, and that is wonderful news for colorists. Fossil skin impressions show pebbly scales, at least on parts of the body scientists have found, but they preserve no pigment at all. Some smaller relatives of T. rex were covered in simple feathers, yet there is no direct evidence that T. rex itself wore a feathery coat, so experts still debate it. That mystery leaves the palette wide open: muddy greens and browns for camouflage, bold stripes, or a completely invented pattern are all fair choices here.

All 13 T-Rex Coloring Pages

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A T-Rex roars with its jaws stretched wide, framed by jungle leaves and hanging vines. Detailed — best for teens and adults.

For this roaring close portrait, build the skin from olive green and warm gray, layering darker moss green into the shadows around the jaw and brow. Color the teeth creamy ivory with pale gray shading at the roots, the open mouth deep burgundy, and the tongue dusty rose. Surrounding jungle leaves work best in layered emerald and lime, with hanging vines in yellow green.

Blend the skin tones slowly with colored pencils, using small circular strokes so the drawn texture still shows through the color. Leave the sharpest highlights almost white on the brow ridge and the tips of the largest teeth. A white gel pen adds wet shine inside the mouth, while a fine dark outline around each leaf sharpens the jungle frame.

A T-Rex pushes through giant leaves with its clawed arms reaching forward. Detailed — best for teens and adults.

Pushing through the foliage calls for contrast: deep forest green and teal on the giant leaves, with the dinosaur in warmer rusty brown and tan so it advances toward you. Keep the clawed arms slightly darker than the chest, add ivory to the claws themselves, and let a few leaves stay pale yellow green where sunlight would catch their edges first.

Work the leaves in layers, darkest where they overlap behind the body and lightest on the forward edges, to create real depth. Use short, directional pencil strokes following each leaf shape, then burnish the lightest areas smooth. Around the reaching arms, add soft shadow on the leaves underneath, which makes the claws look like they are truly gripping through.

A roaring T-Rex bursts out of bushes under dramatic swirling clouds. Detailed — best for teens and adults.

Under those dramatic swirling clouds, try a stormy palette: slate blue and lavender gray overhead, a charcoal tinged T. rex in olive and bronze below, and bushes in rich bottle green. The roaring mouth becomes the warm focal point in crimson and coral, while the teeth stay bright ivory. A pale, almost white break in the clouds behind the head adds theatrical backlight.

Make the clouds move by blending them in curved bands, following the swirl already drawn, darker at the edges and lighter in the centers. Keep your shading on the bushes loose and scribbled for a windswept feel, then tighten the detail only on the face and teeth. That contrast between wild background and crisp predator makes the burst feel explosive.

A close-up T-Rex bares its teeth among leafy plants, skin texture carefully drawn. Detailed — best for teens and adults.

Close up work like this rewards a naturalist palette: mottled sage, khaki, and warm taupe across the carefully drawn skin texture, with a darker stripe of umber along the jaw. Teeth look oldest and most realistic in layered cream and light caramel, shadowed with gray between them. Leafy plants around the muzzle can range from spring green to deep pine for framing depth.

Treat each patch of skin texture as its own tiny shading exercise, lightening the raised areas and darkening the creases with a sharpened pencil tip. Blend gently so the pattern does not disappear under flat color. Finish the eye with a glossy amber iris and a pinpoint white highlight, because that single sharp detail brings the whole prehistoric face alive.

A chubby baby T-Rex lets out a happy roar, standing in little tufts of grass. Medium — great for kids.

Soft, friendly colors suit this chubby baby best: mint green or buttery yellow for the round body, with a paler cream tummy. Its happy roar needs a pink tongue and a rosy inside mouth, while the little tufts of grass around its feet look cheerful in bright spring green and yellow green. Keep the tiny teeth white so they sparkle against the mouth.

Chunky markers or crayons are perfect here, since the shapes are simple and joyful for kids. Color the grass tufts in two different greens, alternating tuft by tuft, to practice pattern making. If you want a finishing touch, add a light blue sky wash behind the baby or draw in a few simple flowers between the grass tufts yourself.

A T-Rex throws its head back in a mighty roar, tongue out and every scale dotted in. Detailed — best for teens and adults.

Layer this mighty roar from the inside out: deepest maroon in the throat, bright coral on the tongue thrown back with the head, and warm ivory on every dotted scale row along the neck. The skin itself reads powerfully in layered copper brown and olive, darkest under the jaw. Leaving the scale dots slightly lighter than the skin around them makes the texture pop.

Because every scale is dotted in, use a fine tipped pencil or gel pen to shade scale by scale along the throat and cheeks, building shadow gradually. Blend the tongue smooth for a wet look, then add a white gel pen shine line down its center. A dark, softly blended background shadow behind the head throws the roar forward dramatically.

A cheerful baby T-Rex trots forward waving one tiny arm. Medium — great for kids.

Try a storybook palette for this cheerful trotting baby: apple green body, sunny yellow belly, and a waving tiny arm tipped with cream claws. A soft peach blush on the cheek makes the wave feel even friendlier. The simple ground can stay light, just a few strokes of grass green under the feet, so all the attention stays on that happy greeting.

Kids can finish this one with big, confident crayon strokes, coloring the body in one direction and the belly in smooth arcs. Practice staying inside the lines on the small arm and claws, since they are the trickiest part. As a creative extra, draw a speech bubble beside the waving arm and write in your own friendly dinosaur hello.

A baby T-Rex with a spotted back and tail grins with its little teeth showing. Medium — great for kids.

Spots are the whole story here, so plan them before you start: a warm sand colored baby with chocolate brown spots scattered across its back and tail looks wonderfully realistic. Keep the belly and chin pale cream, the grinning little teeth bright white, and the eyes dark and shiny. A few soft green strokes under the feet are enough ground for this proud pose.

Color the main body first and leave the spots blank, then fill each spot carefully with a darker shade and a steady hand. That order keeps the pattern crisp for young colorists. Add a tiny white dot in each eye as a highlight, and if you like, draw a matching spotted pattern onto a simple rock or egg beside the baby.

A round baby T-Rex opens its mouth wide, tiny arms held out at its sides. Medium — great for kids.

Round and joyful, this baby begs for candy colors: bubblegum pink, soft turquoise, or classic light green for that plump round body, with a contrasting pale belly. Its wide open mouth should be cheerful cherry red inside, with a pink tongue and tiny white teeth. The little arms held out at its sides can match the body, with cream fingertips for definition.

The big round shapes are ideal for kids practicing smooth, even coloring in circles, following the curve of the belly as they go. Keep the mouth bold and flat like a poster, then add rosy circles on the cheeks with a light crayon scribble. You can draw in floating music notes or a big happy sun around this singing baby.

A sketchy-style baby T-Rex roars, all claws and teeth and motion lines. Medium — great for kids.

Sketchy energy needs sketchy color: work in quick, visible strokes of lime, grass green, and teal across this roaring baby, leaving little flashes of white paper between strokes. The motion lines around it look great in bright orange or red, like sound effects. Claws and teeth stay clean white with gray shadows, so they read sharp against all that lively, scribbled skin texture everywhere.

Match the drawing style by coloring with the side of a crayon or a chisel tip marker in fast, loose strokes instead of neat filling. Overlap two greens so the skin looks flickery and alive. Emphasize the motion lines by tracing them in a bold contrasting color, then add a few extra drawn lines of your own to make the roar shake.

A plump baby T-Rex sits laughing with its tongue lolling out. Medium — great for kids.

Plump and giggling, this seated baby looks sweetest in soft peach, pale coral, or baby mint, with a cream belly that catches the laugh. Its lolling tongue deserves bright raspberry pink, and the open laughing mouth a warm red inside. Keep the palette light and sunny overall, with just the eye creases and chin shadow in a slightly deeper shade of the body color.

Use smooth, round shading on that plump tummy, darkest at the edges and lightest in the middle, so it looks soft enough to tickle. Kids can add a joyful background themselves: draw simple flowers, a puddle, or scattered leaves around the seated baby. A final outline trace in a darker crayon makes the whole laughing figure pop off the page.

A spotted baby T-Rex sits with a huge grin, tail curled behind it. Medium — great for kids.

Golden hour colors flatter this huge grin: warm honey yellow or light orange for the spotted body, with deeper amber spots and a tail that fades paler toward its curled tip. The enormous grin needs bright white teeth, a pink gum line, and a dark mouth interior to make the smile stretch wide. Soft green shading underneath grounds the seated pose without stealing focus.

Build the spots in two layers, a light amber base with a smaller darker center, to give the pattern real dimension. Color the curled tail in bands, following its curve, so the curl looks round. For a finishing joke, draw a tiny toothbrush or a speech bubble with a silly laugh beside that giant grin, and let the baby tell its own story.

A baby T-Rex with a spiky head crest stands smiling, motion lines around its head. Medium — great for kids.

A spiky crest deserves to be the headline: color this baby in cool blue green or violet gray, then make every spike on the crest a different jewel tone, from ruby to sapphire to emerald. The smiling face stays soft, with a pale muzzle and rosy cheek. Motion lines around the head look electric in bright yellow, like excitement crackling off those proud spikes.

Give the crest a careful, spiky finish by shading each spike darker at its base and lighter at its point, using a sharp pencil tip. Kids can count and name each spike color as they go, turning coloring into a game. Add a few drawn sparkles or extra motion lines around the head yourself to turn the excitement up even louder.

Coloring Tips for T-Rexes

• Classic T-Rex green: olive or mossy green body with a pale yellow belly reads instantly as 'dinosaur' to kids.
• Teeth and claws: keep teeth white and color the claws dark gray or black so they stand out from the body.
• Jungle backgrounds: fill the leaves with two greens (light and dark) to give the dense scenes depth without muddying them.
• Palette ideas: (1) Movie monster — dark green body, tan belly, red mouth interior; (2) Cute and bright — lime green baby rex with orange spots; (3) Fossil style — the whole dino in grays and browns like a museum skeleton.
• Crayons vs. markers: crayons for toddlers on the baby rexes; colored pencils for the detailed jungle scenes where the small leaves need control.

FAQ

Can I use these in my classroom?
Yes — free for personal and classroom use.

What size paper should I print on?
US Letter (8.5x11) works best; A4 is fine with fit-to-page enabled. Each coloring page below has its own Download and Print buttons.

What color was a real T. rex?
Scientists honestly do not know, because fossils preserve bones and sometimes scaly skin impressions, but never the original color. T. rex may have worn muddy greens, browns, or grays for camouflage, or it could have had stripes or patches. When you color these pages, any palette you invent is as good a guess as anyone's.

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