Fall Paint by Numbers: Free Autumn Fox PDF

A curled fox, a branch of autumn leaves and six colours on the table. This fall paint by numbers download gives you a complete little woodland scene, with a numbered pattern and colour key. Choose A4 or US Letter; both PDFs are free and need no account.

Download the autumn fox — A4 · Download the autumn fox — US Letter

Fall paint by numbers: which page should you print?

Each file has three landscape pages: the colour reference, the numbered outline and the six-colour key. Page 2 has 22 numbered areas and one small precoloured accent. There is no paint set in the download; match pencils or suitable paints you already have to the key.

1. Select the file that matches the paper in your printer. A4 and US Letter are different sizes; do not squeeze one onto the other.
2. Start with landscape orientation and actual size or 100%. Check the print preview for clipped edges. If you need “fit to printable area”, inspect the smaller numbers again after printing.
3. Print page 2 in colour to preserve the small precoloured accent. Keep pages 1 and 3 on a screen if you want to save paper.
4. Write numbers 1–6 beside six colour samples on scrap paper. Do not borrow the numbering from another kit: its number 4 may be a completely different colour.
5. Try a small leaf before filling the broad fox shapes. If the lines smear or the paper buckles, change materials before committing to the full sheet.

Keep the dark face details; simplify the colours around them

A fox can lose its expression surprisingly quickly. Remove the small dark shapes and the curled animal starts to look like a pile of leaves. We kept those defining details and limited the palette instead. Six colours still leave room for the cream tail, rusty coat and muted green foliage.

That does not make every area easy. Some leaves remain narrow, and a large body shape can take several careful strokes to fill. If the numbers or boundaries are uncomfortable to see, the large print paint by numbers guide explains what to change.

Choose materials for the paper you can actually print

Material	Good starting point	Check on a spare copy
Coloured pencils	Ordinary printable paper	Can you tell the two rusty shades apart?
Markers	Paper suitable for your markers and printer	Bleeding through and blurring printed lines
Acrylic paint	Printable paper intended for wet media	Ink smearing, buckling and the printer’s paper limits

Pencils are our first choice for an ordinary home print. For acrylics, Canson’s advice on painting surfaces explains why the support matters. A paper being suitable for paint does not mean your printer can feed it; check the printer manual separately.

Change the season without losing the fox

Want a frostier version? Keep the darkest brown and the cream, then replace the ochre leaves with a cool blue-grey. Make a replacement swatch beside each number before starting. The paint by numbers colour count guide explains why consistent colour choices matter more than a bigger palette.

The limitation is the style: this is a flat illustration, with no fine fur or realistic woodland lighting. If those are the details you want to paint, a photograph or a more detailed kit is a better fit. These PDFs have been checked digitally, not physically printed or painted.

Use an autumn photo for a second project

A single leaf on a plain table is a manageable starting point. A whole forest of overlapping twigs is much harder to separate. Read the paint by numbers photo guide before choosing an image with lots of small branches.

The Painting By Numbers tool lets you preview your own image for free. An own-photo printable paint by numbers PDF is a separate paid option; the fox files here stay free.

Start with one fox outline and your six colour samples. Once the smallest leaf prints clearly and the materials behave on that sheet, you can make extra copies for a quiet autumn afternoon.