About this tangle pattern coloring page
A big pine cone hangs from an evergreen branch, and every one of its scales is a little tangle of its own. The scales spiral around the cone in a diamond lattice, the way they grow on a real cone, and each diamond has a raised lip around its edge with a small mark inside: a round seed, a cross, a nested outline or a single stripe, changing row by row. Two smaller cones with overlapping arched scales dangle from the branch on either side, and fir fronds with fine needle lines fan out along the twig. Behind it all, rings and rays of soft light circle the cone, with a band of beads, a row of scallops and a few snow sparkles. With 509 regions it is a detailed page that suits a slow autumn afternoon or a long winter evening.
Suggested palettes
Tap a swatch to load that color, then tap any shape above.
Free printable PDF
Prefer pencils or markers? Download the blank pinecone tangle pattern as a free printable PDF, sized for US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4. The line art is vector, so it prints crisp at any size, with a half-inch margin that works on any home printer. Free for personal use.
Coloring tips
Give the big cone a range of warm browns, from honey near the top to a deep walnut at the tip, and color the lip of each scale one shade darker than its center so the cone looks carved. Keep the fronds in two or three greens and the branch a grey-brown. Pale gold or cream in the inner rings and a cool blue-grey toward the corners make the cone glow like it is catching the last light.
Details
| Category | Tangle Patterns |
|---|---|
| Tags | AutumnCozyDetailedNatureSeasonalWinter |
| Difficulty | Detailed |
| Regions | 509 |
| Symmetry | None (free scatter) |
| Date added | |
| License | Free for personal use. Design license |
