Trolls coloring pages: 86 printable PDF designs featuring Poppy, Branch, and the rest of the DreamWorks Trolls cast, alongside a handful of crossovers and more general fantasy-style trolls. Each page can be downloaded as a PDF to print or colored online in the browser.
The two very different kinds of “troll” in this collection actually come from two very different places. The colorful, big-haired Poppy and Branch trace back to a real 1959 toy: Thomas Dam, a Danish woodcutter, carved a small wooden figure as a Christmas gift for his daughter, inspired by the scary trolls of Scandinavian folklore, but flipped into something cute rather than frightening, and called it a “Good Luck Troll.” DreamWorks eventually bought the rights to that toy line and built the Trolls movies around it, keeping the wild hair but leaning fully into the cute, colorful side of the concept. A handful of pages in this collection use the word “troll” in the older way, instead, closer to the original folklore: a menacing cave troll from the Harry Potter books, rock trolls from Disney’s Frozen, and a couple of Dora the Explorer crossovers. Those pages are worth coloring in a completely different palette from Poppy and Branch, since they’re really a different creature altogether, just sharing a name.
With 86 pages split between the named DreamWorks cast, crossovers into older troll folklore, and a large set of more generic designs, the set works as a quick single-character page and as a much longer session covering two very different ideas of what a troll actually is.
What Is Inside This Collection
This collection groups its 86 pages by origin, since a named DreamWorks character, a folklore-style crossover, and a generic troll design each call for a different coloring approach.
Poppy, Branch, and the Named DreamWorks Cast
Thirty-one pages feature specific, named characters from the DreamWorks Trolls films: Poppy, Branch, Guy Diamond, DJ Suki, Cooper, Biggie, King Peppy, and more. Each character in the actual films has a signature hair and skin color: Poppy’s pink, Branch’s teal-and-gray, Guy Diamond’s sparkly blue. Matching that specific palette rather than a random rainbow keeps these portraits recognizable as the character named in the title.
Crossovers with Other Franchises
Six pages use the word “troll” in its older, folklore sense rather than the DreamWorks movie sense: a Harry Potter-style Hogwarts cave troll, rock trolls from Disney’s Frozen, and a couple of Dora the Explorer scenes. These are a genuinely different kind of troll, closer to the scary giants of Scandinavian legend, so they call for a completely different palette, grays, greens, and earthy browns, rather than the bright rainbow colors of the DreamWorks characters.
Generic and Fantasy-Style Trolls
Fifty pages round out the collection with more generic troll designs, movie stills, doll templates, and numbered fantasy-style illustrations, plus one page labeled as a motorcycle police officer that appears to be an unrelated, mislabeled tile. Most of these lean into a colorful, DreamWorks-style look even without naming a specific character, so the same bright rainbow palette used for the main cast works well here, too.
What Trolls Coloring Pages Do
Wild hair rewards a careful hand. A DreamWorks troll’s tall, textured hair takes steadier, more deliberate strokes than a plain shape would, and the American Academy of Pediatrics names exactly this kind of structured coloring, done between ages 2 and 7, as a clear path to fine motor skill development. The simpler generic designs offer an easier version of that same practice before a detailed named-character portrait.
One word, two completely different creatures. Since this collection mixes the cute DreamWorks characters with older, scarier folklore trolls from stories like Harry Potter and Frozen, it’s a concrete way to show that a single word can point to two things that share almost nothing beyond a name.
Calm through repetition. A 2005 Art Therapy Journal study found a measurable drop in anxiety after coloring sessions built around a defined structure. The layered, textured hair on a detailed troll portrait is about as structured as a coloring page gets.
A toy with its own real history. Since Poppy and Branch are ultimately based on a real 1959 toy invented by a Danish woodcutter, coloring one of these pages is a small opening to talk about how a modern movie character can have roots going back decades before the film itself existed.
How to Color Trolls Coloring Pages Well
- Poppy: Use Carnation Pink for both hair and skin, with a Magenta flower crown accent.
- Branch: Use Teal or Sea Green hair with grayish-blue skin, since he’s known for being the least colorful troll in the group.
- Guy Diamond: Use Sky Blue or Turquoise, with small dots of Silver scattered across the body for a glitter-style highlight.
- Folklore-style crossovers (Hogwarts, Frozen, Dora): Use Gray, Olive Green, or Tan with a rougher, rockier texture, since these characters are meant to look closer to stone or earth than to a bright toy.
- Bergens (if shown): Use dull grayish-green or brown tones, deliberately less vibrant than any of the trolls.
- Hair in general: Layer two or three shades of the same color rather than one flat tone, since the DreamWorks characters’ hair is drawn with a lot of visible texture and movement.
5 Creative Craft Ideas With Trolls Coloring Pages
1. Character Fact Cards. Color a few named characters, then write one real fact, like the troll doll’s real 1959 origin, on the back of each card. A small stack makes a simple, reusable set for a Trolls-loving reader.
2. Troll Hair Yarn Craft. Color a Poppy or Branch portrait, then glue on lengths of colorful yarn along the hairline for extra-textured, three-dimensional hair. It’s a fun way to bring the character’s signature look off the page.
3. Two Kinds of Troll Poster. Color one of the DreamWorks characters and one of the folklore-style crossover pages side by side, then label the difference between them. It turns a coloring session into a short lesson on how one word can describe two very different things.
4. Rainbow Character Lineup. Color several different named characters, then arrange them in a row to show off the full range of hair colors across the cast. It’s a colorful, low-effort display piece for a kid’s room.
5. Troll Bookmark Set. Color a few small character portraits, cut them into narrow bookmark strips, and cover each with clear contact paper. A set featuring a few different characters makes a fun, low-cost gift.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Trolls coloring pages?
Trolls coloring pages are free printable and browser-colorable designs featuring Poppy, Branch, and the rest of the DreamWorks Trolls cast, along with some crossovers into older troll folklore. This collection has 86 pages, available as PDF downloads or through the online coloring tool.
Are the DreamWorks Trolls characters based on a real toy?
Yes. The DreamWorks Trolls characters are loosely based on the Good Luck Troll, a real toy first made in 1959, though the movie versions look considerably different from the original doll.
Who created the original Troll doll?
Thomas Dam, a Danish woodcutter, carved the first troll doll by hand as a Christmas gift for his daughter, inspired by the trolls of Scandinavian folklore. His company later mass-produced the toy, and DreamWorks eventually acquired the rights to build the Trolls films around it.
Why do some pages in this collection look so different from Poppy and Branch?
A handful of pages use the word “troll” in its older folklore sense rather than the DreamWorks movie sense, including a Harry Potter-style cave troll, Frozen’s rock trolls, and a couple of Dora the Explorer crossovers. These characters come from a different, scarier tradition than the cute, colorful DreamWorks cast.
Are the Frozen and Harry Potter troll pages official?
No. The Frozen, Harry Potter, and Dora the Explorer pages are fan-made coloring sheets for personal, non-commercial use and are not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by Disney, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, or DreamWorks.
What color is Branch supposed to be?
Branch is typically shown with teal or blue-green hair and grayish-blue skin, a deliberately more muted look than most of the other trolls, tying into his more reserved personality in the films.
Are Trolls coloring pages suitable for young children?
Yes, with the right page. The simple portraits and main-cast pages suit younger children, while the folklore-style crossover pages suit older kids who won’t be startled by a scarier design.
Why does one page in this collection show a motorcycle police officer?
One page in this collection is labeled as a motorcycle police officer directing traffic, and it doesn’t actually show a troll. It is a labeling mix-up on the site rather than an intentional design choice.
Start Coloring
Download any design by clicking it. No account, email, or payment is required to color or print. Every page opens in the online coloring tool for on-screen use or downloads as a full-resolution PDF for printing. Share a finished Trolls page using the Facebook or Pinterest buttons at the top of the page.
