Mushroom Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 17, 2026

Every mushroom on this page is one you could buy in a grocery store, drawn the way it actually grows: button, cremini and portobello (which are the same species at three ages), oyster mushrooms in grey, pink and golden, the tall king oyster, the shaggy lion's mane, the ruffled maitake and the little beech mushroom. The sheets come in two moods. In the cute ones the caps have faces and get up to things on fallen logs. In the natural ones there is nobody to talk to, just gills, stems and bark, drawn in enough detail to keep you busy for an evening.

Click any picture and the free PDF opens in a new tab, ready to print on US Letter; it fits A4 without cropping. The line art is clean black on white, so it prints well on a plain home printer and on heavier paper if you plan to use markers.

Mushrooms are forgiving to color because almost nothing about them has to be the right shade. A cap can go from cream to chestnut in one gradient, gills look best in a slightly warmer tone than the cap, and a wash of light grey or tan on the underside instantly gives the whole thing weight. If you want color, the pink and golden oysters are the place to spend it: salmon and egg-yolk yellow look even brighter against all that brown bark.

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Mushroom Coloring Pages - One portobello the size of a dinner plate, alone at the edge of the woods. It is simply a cremini that was allowed to grow up, hence the flat open cap and exposed gills. Dark brown gills under a tan cap is the classic look. — One portobello the size of a dinner plate, alone at the edge of the woods. It is simply a cremini that was allowed to grow up, hence the flat open cap and exposed gills. Dark brown gills under a tan cap is the classic look.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Five buttons on a forest path, the two grown-ups and three little ones who have not quite grown stems yet. Button mushrooms stay white from cap to foot, and here the greenery around them does most of the work. — Five buttons on a forest path, the two grown-ups and three little ones who have not quite grown stems yet. Button mushrooms stay white from cap to foot, and here the greenery around them does most of the work.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The smallest bud in the cluster has climbed onto the log and has something to say. Beech mushrooms grow like this in real life, a crowd of round caps on a shared base. Light brown caps, cream stems, and a patient audience. — The smallest bud in the cluster has climbed onto the log and has something to say. Beech mushrooms grow like this in real life, a crowd of round caps on a shared base. Light brown caps, cream stems, and a patient audience.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Two creminis bumped caps on the way around the log and are both very sorry about it, while the third one tries not to laugh. Cremini caps are a warm coffee brown; leave the faces pale so the blushing shows. — Two creminis bumped caps on the way around the log and are both very sorry about it, while the third one tries not to laugh. Cremini caps are a warm coffee brown; leave the faces pale so the blushing shows.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - A nut has dropped from somewhere above and every golden oyster in the cluster is reacting to it differently. Golden oyster caps are a startling egg-yolk yellow in real life, so this is the one sheet where you can go bright with no excuse needed. — A nut has dropped from somewhere above and every golden oyster in the cluster is reacting to it differently. Golden oyster caps are a startling egg-yolk yellow in real life, so this is the one sheet where you can go bright with no excuse needed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Under a leaf big enough to be a roof, a king oyster and a lion's mane wait out the rain. The king is all stem, the lion's mane all fringe. Both are nearly white in real life: color the stream and pebbles, not the pair. — Under a leaf big enough to be a roof, a king oyster and a lion's mane wait out the rain. The king is all stem, the lion's mane all fringe. Both are nearly white in real life: color the stream and pebbles, not the pair.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Where the trunk forks, two lion's manes meet and manage a high five with very short arms. The mushroom really does grow like a hanging beard on hardwood trees. Keep the spines white, with a touch of yellow at the tips as they age. — Where the trunk forks, two lion's manes meet and manage a high five with very short arms. The mushroom really does grow like a hanging beard on hardwood trees. Keep the spines white, with a touch of yellow at the tips as they age.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Both maitakes have found the same seed pod and have different theories about what it is. A maitake is a rosette of overlapping fronds, so there is plenty of shading to do: grey-brown on top, paler underneath. Detailed. — Both maitakes have found the same seed pod and have different theories about what it is. A maitake is a rosette of overlapping fronds, so there is plenty of shading to do: grey-brown on top, paler underneath. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Four oyster mushrooms stacked up a tree trunk are handing a petal from the top shelf down to the bottom one, carefully. Oysters grow in exactly these tiers on dead wood. A pale grey cap with cream gills is true to life. — Four oyster mushrooms stacked up a tree trunk are handing a petal from the top shelf down to the bottom one, carefully. Oysters grow in exactly these tiers on dead wood. A pale grey cap with cream gills is true to life.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The club has one rule: nobody lets go until the big leaf is fully open. Pink oysters are tropical and come in a shade of salmon that fades when cooked; on paper is the best place to keep them pink. — The club has one rule: nobody lets go until the big leaf is fully open. Pink oysters are tropical and come in a shade of salmon that fades when cooked; on paper is the best place to keep them pink.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Trail etiquette: two portobellos pass each other and each tips the edge of a cap, the way you do. The scene is mostly rocks, leaves and open ground: a relaxed one for anyone just starting with mushrooms. — Trail etiquette: two portobellos pass each other and each tips the edge of a cap, the way you do. The scene is mostly rocks, leaves and open ground: a relaxed one for anyone just starting with mushrooms.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Pushing out of a crack in a fallen trunk, a cluster of beech mushrooms with stems bending toward the light. Each cap is about the size of a coin; bark texture fills everything else. Detailed. — Pushing out of a crack in a fallen trunk, a cluster of beech mushrooms with stems bending toward the light. Each cap is about the size of a coin; bark texture fills everything else. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Button mushrooms at three sizes under a fern, with oak and maple leaves drifting around them. The big one in the back has started to open, so you get a glimpse of gills. An easy way into the natural set: large shapes and generous spaces. — Button mushrooms at three sizes under a fern, with oak and maple leaves drifting around them. The big one in the back has started to open, so you get a glimpse of gills. An easy way into the natural set: large shapes and generous spaces.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Just one cremini, sitting in a hollow of moss and pebbles with its cap still closed tight. The whole drawing is small round textures around one smooth shape, a nice contrast to work with. Brown on the cap, and stop short of the stem. — Just one cremini, sitting in a hollow of moss and pebbles with its cap still closed tight. The whole drawing is small round textures around one smooth shape, a nice contrast to work with. Brown on the cap, and stop short of the stem.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Golden oysters rising from the side of a log, funnel caps turned up to the sky. Each cap has radiating gills that run down into the stem, and a fine-tip pen earns its keep here. Yellow caps against grey bark. Detailed. — Golden oysters rising from the side of a log, funnel caps turned up to the sky. Each cap has radiating gills that run down into the stem, and a fine-tip pen earns its keep here. Yellow caps against grey bark. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - One king oyster where the forest opens into a clearing. It is the largest of the oyster mushrooms and most of that size is stem, thick and pale, with a small tan cap on top like a lid. — One king oyster where the forest opens into a clearing. It is the largest of the oyster mushrooms and most of that size is stem, thick and pale, with a small tan cap on top like a lid.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Hanging from the bend of a branch, a lion's mane with spines pointing straight down as gravity drew them. It is one of the few mushrooms with no cap and no gills at all. Shade the inside of the clump, leave the tips untouched. — Hanging from the bend of a branch, a lion's mane with spines pointing straight down as gravity drew them. It is one of the few mushrooms with no cap and no gills at all. Shade the inside of the clump, leave the tips untouched.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Dozens of fronds fanning out from one short trunk: a whole maitake at the foot of an oak. They can weigh as much as a small dog. Every frond is its own little shape to shade, so settle in. Detailed. — Dozens of fronds fanning out from one short trunk: a whole maitake at the foot of an oak. They can weigh as much as a small dog. Every frond is its own little shape to shade, so settle in. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Oyster shelves climbing a fallen log, each cap showing its full fan of gills. These are the mushrooms that grow on dead wood and, strangely, also trap and eat tiny worms in the soil. Grey or tan caps, cream gills, dark bark behind. — Oyster shelves climbing a fallen log, each cap showing its full fan of gills. These are the mushrooms that grow on dead wood and, strangely, also trap and eat tiny worms in the soil. Grey or tan caps, cream gills, dark bark behind.

Seen from the side, one pink oyster with its ruffled edge curling like a wave about to break. The stem attaches off center, the way oysters grow from wood. Only one object to color, so take your time with the pink.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The tallest beech mushroom in the cluster has to bend all the way over to high-five the shortest, and does it anyway. Beech mushrooms are the ones sold as shimeji, usually still joined at the base. Light tan caps, cream stems, bark underneath. — The tallest beech mushroom in the cluster has to bend all the way over to high-five the shortest, and does it anyway. Beech mushrooms are the ones sold as shimeji, usually still joined at the base. Light tan caps, cream stems, bark underneath.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - It takes one button mushroom to roll an acorn and two more to cheer. Buttons are picked while the cap is still closed, which is why these three are basically round. Snow-white mushrooms against a brown acorn and oak leaves: an easy, cheerful sheet. — It takes one button mushroom to roll an acorn and two more to cheer. Buttons are picked while the cap is still closed, which is why these three are basically round. Snow-white mushrooms against a brown acorn and oak leaves: an easy, cheerful sheet.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Third stone on the stack and it did not fall. The cremini in the middle is quietly proud; the other two are not quiet about it. Creminis are the brown strain of the button, sold as baby bellas, so go coffee-colored on all three caps. — Third stone on the stack and it did not fall. The cremini in the middle is quietly proud; the other two are not quiet about it. Creminis are the brown strain of the button, sold as baby bellas, so go coffee-colored on all three caps.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The gap where the trunk splits now belongs to five golden oysters, all cheering for something out of frame. Golden oysters come from East Asia and have escaped from farms into the wild in the American Midwest. Bright yellow is the correct answer here. — The gap where the trunk splits now belongs to five golden oysters, all cheering for something out of frame. Golden oysters come from East Asia and have escaped from farms into the wild in the American Midwest. Bright yellow is the correct answer here.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Mom and dad king oyster wave hello, and the little one salutes with the tiny cap it has so far. On a king oyster the cap stays small while the stem does all the growing. Pale cream mushrooms; spend the color on the grass. — Mom and dad king oyster wave hello, and the little one salutes with the tiny cap it has so far. On a king oyster the cap stays small while the stem does all the growing. Pale cream mushrooms; spend the color on the grass.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Each lion's mane is holding up one of its own strands, and the argument about whose is longer is not going well for the small one. The clump of soft spines can grow larger than a grapefruit. White, with a hint of cream deep inside. — Each lion's mane is holding up one of its own strands, and the argument about whose is longer is not going well for the small one. The clump of soft spines can grow larger than a grapefruit. White, with a hint of cream deep inside.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Lifting the edge of its own fronds, the big maitake shows off what has been hiding in the root hollow: a very small maitake. In real life they come back to the same oak roots year after year. Grey-brown fronds, lighter at the tips. Detailed. — Lifting the edge of its own fronds, the big maitake shows off what has been hiding in the root hollow: a very small maitake. In real life they come back to the same oak roots year after year. Grey-brown fronds, lighter at the tips. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Across the gap between two branches, a pair of oyster mushrooms manage a handshake, caps tilted politely. The gills fan out across the whole underside of each cap, so that is where the fine pencil goes. Grey caps, cream gills. — Across the gap between two branches, a pair of oyster mushrooms manage a handshake, caps tilted politely. The gills fan out across the whole underside of each cap, so that is where the fine pencil goes. Grey caps, cream gills.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Someone is knocking on the loose flap of bark, and the two pink oysters above are pretending not to know who. Pink oysters are the fastest growers in this set, fruiting in a few days and fading from bright pink to peach as they age. — Someone is knocking on the loose flap of bark, and the two pink oysters above are pretending not to know who. Pink oysters are the fastest growers in this set, fruiting in a few days and fading from bright pink to peach as they age.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Down from the blossom tree comes a petal, and it has chosen the biggest cap in the meadow to land on. The small portobello is pointing, in case anyone missed it. Flowers, grass and a wide brown cap: sunny, with room to spread out. — Down from the blossom tree comes a petal, and it has chosen the biggest cap in the meadow to land on. The small portobello is pointing, in case anyone missed it. Flowers, grass and a wide brown cap: sunny, with room to spread out.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Beech mushrooms rising from a log in the ferns, drawn from low enough that you look between the stems. The caps are smooth and slightly dished, the stems tall and curved. Fern fronds behind them take time to color and reward it. Detailed. — Beech mushrooms rising from a log in the ferns, drawn from low enough that you look between the stems. The caps are smooth and slightly dished, the stems tall and curved. Fern fronds behind them take time to color and reward it. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Big, smooth and still closed: a single button on a lip of moss with two smaller ones at its feet. Nothing here has a sharp edge, and that makes it restful: round mushrooms, round moss, soft leaves. White caps, a touch of grey underneath. — Big, smooth and still closed: a single button on a lip of moss with two smaller ones at its feet. Nothing here has a sharp edge, and that makes it restful: round mushrooms, round moss, soft leaves. White caps, a touch of grey underneath.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Three creminis on three steps of a grassy bank, each a little further back than the last. The caps are the classic cremini shape, a tight dome on a short stocky stem. Go darker on each cap as they recede and the bank gains depth. — Three creminis on three steps of a grassy bank, each a little further back than the last. The caps are the classic cremini shape, a tight dome on a short stocky stem. Go darker on each cap as they recede and the bank gains depth.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Bursting from the side of a standing trunk, golden oysters with their funnel caps all turned toward the light. The stems join at a single base, because the cluster grows from one point in the wood. Yellow caps, pale stems, dark bark. Detailed. — Bursting from the side of a standing trunk, golden oysters with their funnel caps all turned toward the light. The stems join at a single base, because the cluster grows from one point in the wood. Yellow caps, pale stems, dark bark. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - At the fork of a tree, three king oysters with big leaves crowding in. The species name eryngii comes from eryngo, a thistle-like herb whose roots the wild ones grow on. Tan caps, ivory stems, and plenty of green. — At the fork of a tree, three king oysters with big leaves crowding in. The species name eryngii comes from eryngo, a thistle-like herb whose roots the wild ones grow on. Tan caps, ivory stems, and plenty of green.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Split into two lobes where a branch meets the trunk, this lion's mane has spines drooping like a wet mop. Shade each spine individually and the whole thing starts to look soft. Mostly white, so the bark and leaves carry the color. — Split into two lobes where a branch meets the trunk, this lion's mane has spines drooping like a wet mop. Shade each spine individually and the whole thing starts to look soft. Mostly white, so the bark and leaves carry the color.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Tucked against the roots of an oak, a maitake seen from the side so the layered fronds stack like roof tiles. The Japanese name means dancing mushroom, supposedly for how people reacted to finding one. Detailed. — Tucked against the roots of an oak, a maitake seen from the side so the layered fronds stack like roof tiles. The Japanese name means dancing mushroom, supposedly for how people reacted to finding one. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Drawn from below, oyster mushrooms on a fallen log with the gills as the main event. The name comes from the shell shape of the cap, not the taste. Grey or tan on top, cream gills, and a fine pen for the lines. — Drawn from below, oyster mushrooms on a fallen log with the gills as the main event. The name comes from the shell shape of the cap, not the taste. Grey or tan on top, cream gills, and a fine pen for the lines.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Pink oysters growing around the cut end of a log, with the growth rings of the wood right beside them. Ruffled caps and wavy edges, three fans at three different angles. Salmon pink on the mushrooms, warm brown on the rings. — Pink oysters growing around the cut end of a log, with the growth rings of the wood right beside them. Ruffled caps and wavy edges, three fans at three different angles. Salmon pink on the mushrooms, warm brown on the rings.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Ground level, looking up into the gills of a portobello. The ring around the stem is what is left of the veil that once covered them. Deep brown gills, a lighter cap, and grass closing in on every side. Detailed. — Ground level, looking up into the gills of a portobello. The ring around the stem is what is left of the veil that once covered them. Deep brown gills, a lighter cap, and grass closing in on every side. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Seven beech mushrooms, one fallen petal, and every pair of hands on it at once, because that is how a cluster does things. Real beech caps carry a faint marbled pattern; a few light strokes in a darker tan will do it. — Seven beech mushrooms, one fallen petal, and every pair of hands on it at once, because that is how a cluster does things. Real beech caps carry a faint marbled pattern; a few light strokes in a darker tan will do it.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Three buttons in the meadow pointing up, and the big cloud overhead is clearly a mushroom. Or a rabbit. The debate continues. Buttons are the most widely grown mushroom on earth, and the least colorful: white all over, so paint the sky instead. — Three buttons in the meadow pointing up, and the big cloud overhead is clearly a mushroom. Or a rabbit. The debate continues. Buttons are the most widely grown mushroom on earth, and the least colorful: white all over, so paint the sky instead.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Nothing beats a leaf fan on a warm day, and the cremini on the ground has closed its eyes to prove it. Creminis are grown in dark rooms on compost; mushrooms need no sunlight at all. Soft chestnut caps, the leaf any green you like. — Nothing beats a leaf fan on a warm day, and the cremini on the ground has closed its eyes to prove it. Creminis are grown in dark rooms on compost; mushrooms need no sunlight at all. Soft chestnut caps, the leaf any green you like.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Passing one seed along a whole cluster takes coordination, and the golden oysters on this log are giving it their all. Real golden oysters grow in bouquets of dozens of thin, brittle caps. Bright yellow on top, nearly white on the stems. — Passing one seed along a whole cluster takes coordination, and the golden oysters on this log are giving it their all. Real golden oysters grow in bouquets of dozens of thin, brittle caps. Bright yellow on top, nearly white on the stems.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Big king oyster, one stride; little king oyster, two tiny steps and a run-up to keep pace. The stem on a king is thick enough to slice into coins, which is what most people do with it. Ivory all over, with a sandy cap. — Big king oyster, one stride; little king oyster, two tiny steps and a run-up to keep pace. The stem on a king is thick enough to slice into coins, which is what most people do with it. Ivory all over, with a sandy cap.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Something has landed in the big lion's mane's spines and it cannot reach back there, but the small one can. In the wild this mushroom grows high on living trees, often out of arm's reach. White, with a whisper of cream deep inside. — Something has landed in the big lion's mane's spines and it cannot reach back there, but the small one can. In the wild this mushroom grows high on living trees, often out of arm's reach. White, with a whisper of cream deep inside.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Somebody discovered that a long curl of bark off the stump makes a slide, and now three maitakes are queuing for it. Maitake is an autumn mushroom, out about when the oak leaves turn. Grey-brown fronds, leaves in rust and gold. Detailed. — Somebody discovered that a long curl of bark off the stump makes a slide, and now three maitakes are queuing for it. Maitake is an autumn mushroom, out about when the oak leaves turn. Grey-brown fronds, leaves in rust and gold. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Knock, knock. Three oyster mushrooms gathered around a hollow in the trunk, waiting to see who lives inside. Oysters will grow on almost any dead wood, and on straw and coffee grounds too, which makes them the easiest mushroom to grow at home. — Knock, knock. Three oyster mushrooms gathered around a hollow in the trunk, waiting to see who lives inside. Oysters will grow on almost any dead wood, and on straw and coffee grounds too, which makes them the easiest mushroom to grow at home.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Up a slanted trunk, four pink oysters, each one winking and sending a wave down the line like a crowd at a stadium. Pink oysters carry their color right through to the gills, so the whole fan can go salmon, not just the top. — Up a slanted trunk, four pink oysters, each one winking and sending a wave down the line like a crowd at a stadium. Pink oysters carry their color right through to the gills, so the whole fan can go salmon, not just the top.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The path bends and the lead portobello has to take the turn wide, because that cap is wider than the trail. Two smaller ones follow at a safe distance. A full-grown portobello cap can be as broad as your hand. Dark brown on top. — The path bends and the lead portobello has to take the turn wide, because that cap is wider than the trail. Two smaller ones follow at a safe distance. A full-grown portobello cap can be as broad as your hand. Dark brown on top.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Rising from the broken top of a stump, beech mushrooms with stems crossing each other like a loose lattice. Each cap is a smooth dome on a long, slightly bent stem, with mossy wood below. Tan caps, pale stems, texture everywhere else. Detailed. — Rising from the broken top of a stump, beech mushrooms with stems crossing each other like a loose lattice. Each cap is a smooth dome on a long, slightly bent stem, with mossy wood below. Tan caps, pale stems, texture everywhere else. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Tall grass, and three closed buttons at three distances in it, each an island in a sea of blades. The grass is the real work: long parallel strokes in two or three greens. The mushrooms stay almost white, a soft shadow on the near side. — Tall grass, and three closed buttons at three distances in it, each an island in a sea of blades. The grass is the real work: long parallel strokes in two or three greens. The mushrooms stay almost white, a soft shadow on the near side.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Large cremini in front, small one far across the hollow, and a lot of soft ground in between. Creminis darken as they grow, so make the big cap a shade deeper than the small one, and leave the stems pale. — Large cremini in front, small one far across the hollow, and a lot of soft ground in between. Creminis darken as they grow, so make the big cap a shade deeper than the small one, and leave the stems pale.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Fanning up from a cut stump, golden oyster caps on long stems, spaced so that each cap stands alone against the leaves. The caps are thin and translucent in life; a light yellow with a deeper center captures that. Detailed. — Fanning up from a cut stump, golden oyster caps on long stems, spaced so that each cap stands alone against the leaves. The caps are thin and translucent in life; a light yellow with a deeper center captures that. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - In the undergrowth, two king oysters, one tall and one still low, with broad leaves behind them. Farms grow kings in narrow bottles, which is why the stems come out so straight. Ivory stems, tan caps, and a deep green around them. — In the undergrowth, two king oysters, one tall and one still low, with broad leaves behind them. Farms grow kings in narrow bottles, which is why the stems come out so straight. Ivory stems, tan caps, and a deep green around them.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - From a sloping branch hang a large lion's mane in front and a smaller lobe higher up behind it, with ferns closing in on the right. The spines are long enough to trace with a single stroke each. White mushrooms, dark branch, green ferns. Detailed. — From a sloping branch hang a large lion's mane in front and a smaller lobe higher up behind it, with ferns closing in on the right. The spines are long enough to trace with a single stroke each. White mushrooms, dark branch, green ferns. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Growing from the root of an oak, a maitake rosette that leans one way while the root leans the other. A single rosette can hold a hundred or more fronds. Grey-brown fronds with pale edges, oak leaves and bark around them. Detailed. — Growing from the root of an oak, a maitake rosette that leans one way while the root leans the other. A single rosette can hold a hundred or more fronds. Grey-brown fronds with pale edges, oak leaves and bark around them. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Oyster mushrooms stepping down a standing dead trunk, each fan a little lower than the last, ferns on one side and open forest on the other. Oysters are fond of dead standing trees like this, which foresters call snags. Grey to tan, bark nearly black. — Oyster mushrooms stepping down a standing dead trunk, each fan a little lower than the last, ferns on one side and open forest on the other. Oysters are fond of dead standing trees like this, which foresters call snags. Grey to tan, bark nearly black.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Gills facing you: pink oysters hanging from the underside of a horizontal log. The fan edges ruffle and overlap, and you can see the whole structure of each cap. Salmon pink everywhere, deeper in the creases. Detailed. — Gills facing you: pink oysters hanging from the underside of a horizontal log. The fan edges ruffle and overlap, and you can see the whole structure of each cap. Salmon pink everywhere, deeper in the creases. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Opened into a broad flat disk, a single portobello on a slope with the gills just visible beneath. Grass, pebbles and oak leaves fill the ground. Dark brown on top, a lighter band at the rim, and grey-brown gills below. — Opened into a broad flat disk, a single portobello on a slope with the gills just visible beneath. Grass, pebbles and oak leaves fill the ground. Dark brown on top, a lighter band at the rim, and grey-brown gills below.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - A gust comes through, a leaf goes flying, and the whole beech cluster leans into it together, arms around each other. Brown beech mushrooms have a paler white cousin sold the same way; here you can pick either. Tan or cream caps, bark below. — A gust comes through, a leaf goes flying, and the whole beech cluster leans into it together, arms around each other. Brown beech mushrooms have a paler white cousin sold the same way; here you can pick either. Tan or cream caps, bark below.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Tug of war over one leaf, two buttons pulling and a third laughing too hard to help. A button mushroom can double in size in a day, so by tomorrow the teams may be unfair. White mushrooms, green leaf, brown earth. — Tug of war over one leaf, two buttons pulling and a third laughing too hard to help. A button mushroom can double in size in a day, so by tomorrow the teams may be unfair. White mushrooms, green leaf, brown earth.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Seed pod pried open by two creminis, and a third peeking over the log to see what came out. Under a closed cremini cap the gills start out pink and turn brown as they ripen. Chestnut caps, with a hint of pink at the rim. — Seed pod pried open by two creminis, and a third peeking over the log to see what came out. Under a closed cremini cap the gills start out pink and turn brown as they ripen. Chestnut caps, with a hint of pink at the rim.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Show over, and the golden oyster bouquet takes a bow, biggest cap first. A single wild cluster can carry fifty caps or more, all on one base. Bright yellow tops, cream stems, and a dark log to make them pop. — Show over, and the golden oyster bouquet takes a bow, biggest cap first. A single wild cluster can carry fifty caps or more, all on one base. Bright yellow tops, cream stems, and a dark log to make them pop.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Wedged stem to stem between the roots, two king oysters, and a third waving from the path, free and a bit smug. Wild kings grow on dry open grassland, not in forests, so this one is on a day out. Ivory with sandy caps. — Wedged stem to stem between the roots, two king oysters, and a third waving from the path, free and a bit smug. Wild kings grow on dry open grassland, not in forests, so this one is on a day out. Ivory with sandy caps.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Side by side under the branch, one lion's mane has discovered that the tips of its spines reach the other one. The other one is losing it. Erinaceus, the species name, is Latin for hedgehog. White, soft shadows between the spines. — Side by side under the branch, one lion's mane has discovered that the tips of its spines reach the other one. The other one is losing it. Erinaceus, the species name, is Latin for hedgehog. White, soft shadows between the spines.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Deep in the corner where two roots meet, two maitakes are trading a secret behind their fronds. In English the mushroom is called hen of the woods because a whole rosette looks like a ruffled brown hen. Grey-brown, lighter at the edges. Detailed. — Deep in the corner where two roots meet, two maitakes are trading a secret behind their fronds. In English the mushroom is called hen of the woods because a whole rosette looks like a ruffled brown hen. Grey-brown, lighter at the edges. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Near side of the trunk, three oysters; far side, one leaning out to say hello. Oyster caps shift color with the weather, darker grey in cool spells and nearly tan in warm ones, so either is right. — Near side of the trunk, three oysters; far side, one leaning out to say hello. Oyster caps shift color with the weather, darker grey in cool spells and nearly tan in warm ones, so either is right.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - The bottom pink oyster lifts a curled leaf like a tent flap and the three above lean in to look. Pink oysters fade within a day or two of picking, so they stay rare in shops and common on paper. Salmon pink, all four. — The bottom pink oyster lifts a curled leaf like a tent flap and the three above lean in to look. Pink oysters fade within a day or two of picking, so they stay rare in shops and common on paper. Salmon pink, all four.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Hands on the cap and feet planted: the portobello is not losing its hat to this wind. Two friends watch from the back with caps firmly on. The name portobello was invented in the nineteen-eighties to sell overgrown creminis, and it worked. Dark brown cap. — Hands on the cap and feet planted: the portobello is not losing its hat to this wind. Two friends watch from the back with caps firmly on. The name portobello was invented in the nineteen-eighties to sell overgrown creminis, and it worked. Dark brown cap.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - From above, the beech caps become ovals and the long stems lean out below. Rocks and broad leaves surround the log they grow from. Smooth tan ovals, pale stems, grey stone. Detailed. — From above, the beech caps become ovals and the long stems lean out below. Rocks and broad leaves surround the log they grow from. Smooth tan ovals, pale stems, grey stone. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Broad and low, a button sitting in a bowl of fallen leaves with a small one at its side. The leaves curl around it like a nest. White mushroom, leaves in every autumn shade you own. — Broad and low, a button sitting in a bowl of fallen leaves with a small one at its side. The leaves curl around it like a nest. White mushroom, leaves in every autumn shade you own.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Close and large, one cremini; small and far, four more, on a mossy clearing between oak leaves. The size difference is the whole picture: shade the near cap darkest and let the far ones fade. Brown caps, cream stems, soft green moss. — Close and large, one cremini; small and far, four more, on a mossy clearing between oak leaves. The size difference is the whole picture: shade the near cap darkest and let the far ones fade. Brown caps, cream stems, soft green moss.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Filling the split in an old stump, golden oysters with caps branching out at every height. The thin funnel caps let light through in life, so a wash of pale yellow with a deeper center reads true. Yellow caps, silver bark. Detailed. — Filling the split in an old stump, golden oysters with caps branching out at every height. The thin funnel caps let light through in life, so a wash of pale yellow with a deeper center reads true. Yellow caps, silver bark. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Stout and short, three king oysters on a root mound with oak leaves overhead. The caps are small and flat, the stems thick and smooth, with fine lines running up them. Ivory stems, tan caps, and dark green behind. — Stout and short, three king oysters on a root mound with oak leaves overhead. The caps are small and flat, the stems thick and smooth, with fine lines running up them. Ivory stems, tan caps, and dark green behind.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Three sizes of lion's mane on the bend of a broken snag, the largest at the top like a snowball that stopped rolling. Work the shadows in where the spines overlap. White on dark wood. Detailed. — Three sizes of lion's mane on the bend of a broken snag, the largest at the top like a snowball that stopped rolling. Work the shadows in where the spines overlap. White on dark wood. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Spreading along the bend of an oak root, a maitake with fronds layered like a bank of shingles. Grass and oak leaves fill the gaps. Grey-brown fronds, darker toward the center where they join. Detailed. — Spreading along the bend of an oak root, a maitake with fronds layered like a bank of shingles. Grass and oak leaves fill the gaps. Grey-brown fronds, darker toward the center where they join. Detailed.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Torn-up root plate, and oyster shelves growing from its side, each cap a wide fan with the gills in full view. Rocks and broad leaves sit at the base. Grey caps, cream gills, raw brown wood. — Torn-up root plate, and oyster shelves growing from its side, each cap a wide fan with the gills in full view. Rocks and broad leaves sit at the base. Grey caps, cream gills, raw brown wood.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - Framed by the fork of a branch, a single pink oyster with its wide ruffled cap filling the gap, and two small ones lower down. Ruffles like this need a steady hand on the edge. Salmon pink on grey bark. — Framed by the fork of a branch, a single pink oyster with its wide ruffled cap filling the gap, and two small ones lower down. Ruffles like this need a steady hand on the edge. Salmon pink on grey bark.

Mushroom Coloring Pages - A grand portobello, cap stretched flat as a canopy, with a smaller one beside it and a young button at its foot, ferns behind. The underside shows every gill. Dark brown on top, grey-brown gills, pale stems. Detailed. — A grand portobello, cap stretched flat as a canopy, with a smaller one beside it and a young button at its foot, ferns behind. The underside shows every gill. Dark brown on top, grey-brown gills, pale stems. Detailed.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Spore print – Buy a portobello, twist off the stem and set the cap gills-down on a sheet of white paper under a bowl overnight. In the morning lift it off: the gills leave a perfect brown fan of spores. Spray lightly with hairspray to fix it, then frame it next to a colored page.
Mushroom cap bunting – Cut the colored caps out along their top curve, punch two holes near the edge and thread them onto string. A mix of brown buttons, pink oysters and yellow golden oysters makes a surprisingly cheerful garland for a kitchen.
Field guide booklet – Fold three colored natural pages in half, staple the spine, and write the name and one true fact under each mushroom. The captions above give you a start. It ends up looking like a pocket guide from an old nature shop.
Texture rubbings – Before coloring a natural page, lay it over tree bark, a wicker basket or a doormat and rub the side of a brown crayon over the log and ground areas. Then color the mushrooms normally on top. The texture does half the shading for you.
Paper lantern – Color a cute page in warm tones, cut out the mushrooms, glue them around a glass jar and drop in a battery tea light. The light comes through the thin paper and the faces glow.
Gradient practice – Mushroom caps are the easiest place to learn blending. Start with the lightest color at the rim and work darker toward the center of the cap, going over the join twice. Try it on one of the single-mushroom natural pages first.
Window clings – Color a cute mushroom, trace it onto a sheet of clear contact paper, cut around the outline and stick it on a window. Rainy afternoons are better with a lion's mane looking in.
Gift tags – Shrink a colored page on the copier to about a third size, cut out the smaller mushrooms, punch a hole in the stem and tie to a jar of jam or a bag of coffee. Portobellos and buttons read instantly as "mushroom" even at tag size.

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