Freestyle Swimming Child Between Lane Ropes

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

• peach
• bright red
• royal blue
• sky blue
• pale blue
• coral orange
• medium blue
• light red
• dark brown

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

1. 1Color the raised arm, face, neck and hand in peach, leaving the teeth white.
2. 2Fill the swim cap and swimsuit with royal blue, adding a little blue along the cap edge.
3. 3Color the lane floats bright red, with the top float near the cap in coral orange, and leave the small white highlights on each float.
4. 4Paint the water splashes and waves with sky blue, and use pale blue for the lighter drops near the arm and right side.
5. 5Color the goggle straps medium blue and the open mouth dark brown, with the lower lip in light red. Keep the goggle lens whites white.
6. 6Optional: add a few darker strokes of blue in the water to show depth.