Puss in Boots coloring pages: 18+ free printable PDF designs from both DreamWorks films, featuring Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws, Humpty Dumpty, and a Shrek crossover page. Every design is available to download as a PDF or color directly in the browser, with no account or payment required.
Something worth knowing before you start: this set draws from two films with noticeably different visual styles. The 2011 Puss in Boots has the warm, rounded look of the Shrek universe, deep earth tones, soft lighting, and characters that feel like animated plush toys. The Last Wish from 2022 shifted to a painterly, storybook style inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, with harder edges, bolder color contrasts, and a darker emotional palette. Pages from each film look different on purpose, and that difference is part of what makes the set interesting to work through.
Quick Answer
Puss in Boots coloring pages are a free set of 18+ printable PDFs and browser-based coloring sheets from the DreamWorks Puss in Boots franchise, covering both the 2011 original and the 2022 sequel The Last Wish.
Best for: children aged 4 and up, fans of either film, and older children and adults who appreciated The Last Wish
Formats: printable PDF and online coloring
Popular pages: Puss in Boots solo, Puss with Kitty, the Shrek crossover, and The Last Wish pages
Creative uses: a two-film style comparison display, a Puss in Boots wanted poster craft, a character portrait gallery, and a side-by-side Kitty Softpaws study
What’s Inside Puss in Boots Coloring Pages
The set covers the main cast from both films, with Puss himself appearing in the majority of pages in a range of poses and emotional states.
Puss in Boots Pages
Puss appears solo in several poses, including a “Cool Puss in Boots” portrait, a “Happy Puss” design, and multiple pages from The Last Wish, clearly distinguished by the sharper, more graphic visual style of that film. He also appears with Kitty in a paired portrait and in the Shrek crossover.
Coloring Puss: Puss is an orange tabby cat with darker orange-brown tabby stripe markings across his back and tail. His boots are dark brown leather with a wide cuff, and his hat is a wide-brimmed cavalier hat, also dark brown, with a red feather. His eyes are a warm amber-yellow in relaxed poses. On The Last Wish pages, his color palette reads with more contrast: the oranges are slightly more saturated, the shadows deeper, because that film’s art direction leaned toward graphic boldness rather than the soft blending of the 2011 style.
The eyes specifically. The most famous single thing about Puss is his “big eyes” expression: pupils dilated to enormous circles, the amber iris almost gone, the face utterly vulnerable and irresistible. When coloring any page where Puss is in this expression, the eyes work best with very large black pupils and just a thin ring of warm amber around them. That ratio, almost all black with a warm amber rim, is what creates the effect.
Kitty Softpaws Pages
Kitty appears solo in a portrait and alongside Puss in two pages, including “Puss with Kitty” and “Kitty Softpaws and Puss.”
Coloring Kitty: Kitty is a tuxedo cat, which means she is black with a white oval patch on her chest, white paws, and a white-tipped tail. Her eyes are blue. In the 2011 film, she wears brown boots similar to Puss’s. Her coloring is the most graphic in the set: the high contrast between black and white, with vivid blue eyes, makes her pop on any page without needing subtle blending.
Humpty Dumpty Pages
Humpty Alexander Dumpty appears in two pages: one solo portrait and one with Kitty Softpaws. He is one of the more unusual character designs in the DreamWorks animation catalog.
Coloring Humpty: Humpty is an egg. A large, talking egg with human features, glasses, and a cracked shell repaired with a golden seam. His shell is off-white, slightly warm, and his face and clothing appear through cracks in the shell. The golden crack lines running through his white shell are the most important detail on his page and the one that rewards careful, thin linework.
Shrek Crossover and Group Pages
“Donkey, Puss, and Shrek” and “Shrek with Puss in Boots” bring the Shrek universe into the set. These are the most casual, warm pages in the collection.
Coloring the Shrek crossover: Shrek is a very specific green, a warm, yellowish-olive green rather than a blue-green. Puss next to Shrek is an exercise in orange-and-green contrast, which is the most visually dynamic pairing in the set.
The Last Wish Pages
Several pages are clearly sourced from The Last Wish, with the sharper character designs and more graphic linework of that film’s style.
Coloring The Last Wish pages: the 2022 film used a painterly background style with harder-edged character outlines and more saturated, graphic colors. On these pages, resist the urge to blend everything smoothly. Firmer, more deliberate color application with visible direction matches the film’s art direction better than soft gradients.
Printable PDF and Online Puss in Boots Coloring Pages
Every design is available as a printable PDF or for coloring in the browser. The detailed Humpty Dumpty pages and The Last Wish designs reward the control of a printed session with pencils or fine markers.
What These Pages Do
Puss in Boots has one of the most recognizable single expressions in animation: the wide-eyed look with pupils dilated to enormous circles, used as a weapon to disarm anyone who tries to resist him. That expression is a coloring decision: almost all black pupil with just a warm amber rim. Getting it right is one of the most satisfying small challenges in the set. The two films also present two different visual demands: the 2011 pages reward smooth blending, while The Last Wish pages reward firmer, more graphic color application: the same character, two completely different techniques.
The AAP notes that open-ended creative activities, where children explore different approaches to the same subject, support flexible thinking and creative problem-solving.
Art therapy practitioners recognize that high-contrast imagery, the amber eyes against orange fur, the black-and-white of Kitty Softpaws, encourages more deliberate creative decision-making than soft, uniform subjects do.
How to Color Puss in Boots Coloring Pages Well
Orange tabby markings are warmer than you might expect. Puss’s base fur is a warm, almost golden orange, and his stripe markings are a darker burnt orange rather than brown. If your orange reads too yellow or too red, the character looks off. Aim for a warm mid-orange base with a terracotta or burnt sienna for the darker markings.
The boots and hat are the same family of color. Both are dark, warm brown, not black. Using the same dark brown crayon or pencil for both the hat and the boots, then adding a slightly lighter warm brown for the boot cuffs and hat band, keeps Puss’s costume looking unified.
On The Last Wish pages, commit to the shadows. The 2022 film used deep, graphic shadows with very little midtone blending. On these pages, placing a dark shadow color firmly and leaving it rather than blending it away gives a result that looks more like the source film than careful gradient work would.
Humpty’s golden cracks deserve a metallic pencil if you have one. The seams where his shell has been repaired are gold, and a metallic gold pencil or marker lifts that page significantly. If you only have regular colored pencils, a warm yellow-orange laid over the crack lines is the next best option.
For Kitty’s black fur, leave the white areas completely untouched. On a white page, Kitty’s white chest, paws, and tail tip need no color. The temptation to shade them slightly cool grey is worth resisting: pure white against solid black gives her the sharpest, most graphic look in the set.
5 Creative Craft Ideas with Puss in Boots Coloring Pages
Two-Film Style Comparison
Color one page from the 2011 film and one from The Last Wish using the same color palette for Puss. Mount them side by side with the film names and years written below.
A display that shows, without explanation, how much animation visual language changed between 2011 and 2022. Takes about twenty-five minutes.
Wanted Poster Craft
Color the “Cool Puss in Boots” solo page, tape it to a piece of aged-looking brown paper or card, and write “WANTED: Puss in Boots, Dead or Alive” above it with a large reward amount below.
Directly mirrors the film’s premise and makes a good display piece for a bedroom wall. Takes about fifteen minutes.
Kitty Softpaws Tuxedo Study
Color both Kitty pages, one quickly and one slowly, paying careful attention to getting the black-and-white contrast as sharp as possible on the second.
A comparison exercise in how much the same page changes with more or less deliberate technique. Takes about twenty minutes total.
Puss and Kitty Matched Pair
Color the “Puss with Kitty” paired page, frame it, and give it as a gift to two friends who have watched both films together.
A portrait of the franchise’s central relationship. Takes about fifteen minutes.
Shrek Reunion Display
Color the Shrek crossover page and a Puss solo page from the 2011 film, then print and color a simple green background from the browser, and arrange them as a Shrek universe scene.
A three-page display that recreates the visual world of the original Shrek films. Takes about twenty minutes.
FAQ About Puss in Boots Coloring Pages
Are these Puss in Boots coloring pages free, and can I color them online?
Yes. Every page is free, with no account, email, or payment required. Download the PDF to print at home, or open it in the online coloring tool to color on screen.
What are the Puss in Boots films?
Puss in Boots (2011), directed by Chris Miller, is a DreamWorks Animation spin-off and prequel to the Shrek series, following Puss before he met Shrek. It was released on October 28, 2011, and grossed $554 million worldwide. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), directed by Joel Crawford, was released on December 21, 2022, and follows Puss after he has used eight of his nine lives. It grossed $484 million and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards.
Who are Kitty Softpaws and Humpty Dumpty?
Kitty Softpaws, voiced by Salma Hayek, is a tuxedo cat and master thief who becomes Puss’s love interest in both films. Humpty Alexander Dumpty, voiced by Zach Galifianakis in the 2011 film, is a talking egg who was Puss’s childhood friend at the orphanage in San Ricardo. He is the 2011 film’s central figure, serving as both ally and antagonist.
What makes The Last Wish’s animation different?
The Last Wish used a new visual style inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, with painterly backgrounds, harder-edged character outlines, and 2D-influenced action sequences animated on twos. This was a deliberate departure from the soft CGI look of the earlier Shrek films and was widely praised as one of the best-looking animated films of 2022.
Who voices Puss in Boots?
Antonio Banderas voices Puss in Boots in both DreamWorks films and reprised the role in The Last Wish. He also voiced the character in Spanish and Italian for international releases.
What age group is this set best suited for?
The simpler solo pages work well from about age four. The more detailed group scenes and The Last Wish pages suit ages six and up. The Last Wish itself deals with mortality and fear, so its pages carry more emotional weight than the lighter 2011 designs, which makes the set worth exploring for older children and adults.
Are these official Puss in Boots coloring pages?
No. These are fan-made coloring sheets for personal use and are not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, or any other rights holder of Puss in Boots.
Is Puss in Boots connected to Shrek?
Yes. Puss first appeared as a supporting character in Shrek 2 (2004) and continued through the Shrek franchise. The 2011 film is set before the events of Shrek 2, telling his origin story. The Last Wish takes place after the Shrek series. A fifth Shrek film has been announced, and Puss is expected to appear.
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