Desert Monumentals Coloring Page

Three iconic desert cacti stand among angular rock formations that form a terraced landscape in this coloring page. The saguaro's vertical ridges run the full height of its trunk and arms, creating natural shading channels. Rounded spines cluster in regular patterns across the barrel cactus's spherical surface, while the prickly pear's oval pads connect in an organic chain, each dotted with spine groups. Each cactus type needs a different shading approach to show its form-vertical strokes follow the saguaro's grooves, circular motions build dimension on the barrel, and segment-by-segment work defines the prickly pear's connected pads. The stone sections might use earth tones like rust, terracotta, and sandy beige, while the cacti could range from yellow-green to deep sage. Try darker pencil pressure in the spine clusters to make them pop against lighter cactus bodies.