A Man in a Floating Top Hat Surprises Dora the Explorer and Boots

A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.

• grass green
• sandy tan
• chocolate brown
• bubblegum pink
• warm orange
• yellow
• dark brown
• light blue
• blush pink
• red
• pale lime
• pale yellow

A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.

1. 1Start with the big background areas: color the grass hills and the distant hills in grass green, and the bushes and tree canopies in grass green too.
2. 2Fill the sandy path and the island sand with sandy tan, then color the tree trunks and the tub with chocolate brown.
3. 3Color Dora's dress and sleeves in bubblegum pink and her backpack in lavender purple, leaving the dress hem lines in light pink.
4. 4Paint Dora's skin in warm orange and her hair in dark brown, then add the yellow tub rim and light blue Boots tail and arms.
5. 5Finish Boots with blush pink face and hands, pale yellow shirt and red shoes, and leave the man's white jacket and eye whites untouched.
6. 6Optional: add a few darker strokes of chocolate brown along the tree trunks and a little burnt orange under the tub for depth.