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Three Wise Men Following the Star Coloring Page Color Example
Color example for the Three Wise Men following the star coloring page. A color reference for the Bible story scene inspired by Matthew 2: following the radiant Bethlehem star across the desert with a friendly camel. Palette: deep midnight indigo, radiant champagne starlight gold, jewel ruby red, peacock teal, and warm camel coat brown. Use it to plan your colors, then print the matching black-and-white line art.
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Activity guide for this page
- Recommended age
- Ages 5–8
- Estimated time
- 20–30 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Areas to color
- about 110
Coloring order
- Color the lead traveler's red cloak, gold trim and white turban biggest, and use green and orange to set the two followers apart.
- Use gold and bright pattern colors for the small gift boxes they carry and the colorful saddle blanket on the camel.
- Finish with the big eight-pointed star and small stars in yellow, and the sand dunes below in pale golden brown.
Questions to talk about
- What do the wise men talk about as they walk by starlight?
- What sounds might the camel make on a long desert road?
- Is there somewhere far away you have traveled to or would love to go?
Take it further
The Bible says the wise men gave baby Jesus gold, frankincense and myrrh. Draw a gift you would like to give and tuck it into a small paper box.
Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.
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Color example for the Three Wise Men following the star coloring page. A color reference for the Bible story scene inspired by Matthew 2: following the radiant Bethlehem star across the desert with a friendly camel. Palette: deep midnight indigo, radiant champagne starlight gold, jewel ruby red, peacock teal, and warm camel coat brown. Use it to plan your colors, then print the matching black-and-white line art.
A reference showing the scene in color. Follow it or choose your own. It sits on the left page of a spread.
Printing and coloring tips
- Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
- Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
- Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
- Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
- The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.
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