Papillon Coloring Pages

A Gorgeous Dog with Butterfly-Like Ears

Papillon means "butterfly" in French. Just like its name, it is a very gorgeous and elegant small dog with big, upright ears that look like butterfly wings.

What Kind of Personality and Symbol?

Papillon is a dog loved all over the world. It stands for beauty, cleverness, and loveliness.

• An Elegant Look: With long, slender legs, beautiful silky fur, and an adorable face, it has an elegant history of being loved by European nobles.
• Clever and Active: It looks delicate, but it is actually very clever and active. It loves to play and enjoys playing with its owner. It also has great athletic ability and does well in dog sports!
• Feathering Fur: Its big feature is the long, beautiful feathering fur on its ears, tail, and chest.

Types of Papillon Coat Colors

Papillon fur usually has a white base with spots of other colors, called a parti-color.

• White & Black: A white body with black spots. It is a classic Papillon color.
• Tricolor: A very gorgeous style with three colors on a white base: black and tan (brown).
• Amount of White: It is said to look most beautiful when there is more white on its body and legs.

Papillon Fun Facts

A Papillon has fine fur that shines like silk. It is easy to care for because it does not shed very much.

How to Choose Colors: Use Showy Butterfly Wings and Silky White!

To show off the Papillon coloring page's butterfly-wing ears and beautiful coat, use white as the base and bright colors for highlights.

• Basic colors: Pick mostly white, black, brown, gold (for coat hair like silk threads), and pink (for the tongue and paw pads).

Colors for each part:

• Ears: Color the outside of the ear hair with bright colors like black, brown, or gold. Picture them spreading wide just like butterfly wings! Leave the inside mostly white.
• Body: Use white as the base for the body and leg fur. Add shadows with very light gray or cream to make it look like silky, shiny fur!
• Face patterns: Color the patches around the eyes with black or brown. This makes the eyes pop and look super cute!
• Fringed fur: Color the long fur on the chest, ears, and tail by mixing gold (yellow) and white. It will look like gorgeous, shiny fringe!

How to Color for a 3D Look: Show Off the Fluffy and Shiny Parts!

Think about shadows and light to show the fluffy ears and round body. Places with shadows:

• Add shadows under parts where light does not hit, like under the chest fur, at the top of the legs, and on the underside of the tail. Use a color darker than your main color (like light gray or light brown) to show the fluffy feel and round body.

Places where light hits:

• Add white dots or bright colors to the top of the fur, the tip of the nose, and the eyes to give them a shiny highlight!

Show the Texture!

Colored pencils: For the long hair on the ears and tail, layer many thin lines along the direction of the fur. This gives it a texture like silk threads! How to color: When coloring white fur, keep your colors soft and let the white paper show through. This creates a pretty, clear-looking coat!

Tips for Enjoying Your Coloring Page!

• Make a Gorgeous Butterfly!
  • Color the ear fringe with rainbow colors or sparkly colors to make a Papillon that looks like the most showy, one-of-a-kind butterfly in the world!
• Draw a Happy Smile!
  • To make the Papillon's adorable smile shine even more, put bright highlights in the eyes to give it an extra cheerful look!