Sea Turtle and Reef Friends, an Underwater Animals Page

Coloring guide
Gliding through the middle of an underwater scene, a friendly sea turtle with big round eyes and a wide smile has a shell split into large panels and flippers covered in rows of little circles. Nearby swim angelfish with striped bodies, two small clownfish near the top, a few tiny fish in a row, and a spotted fish resting by the rocks. The seafloor is crowded with branching coral, tall wavy seaweed, round sponge shapes, tube corals, and a starfish in the sand. Bubbles float up toward the wavy water line. Large shapes sit alongside small patterned areas, so kids can choose between quick fills and careful detail. Greens and browns make a good shell, and bright oranges and yellows help the fish stand out. Print or download it free. For more, our Puppies and Cats coloring pages go well with this Animals page.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- light lime
- grass green
- chestnut brown
- tangerine orange
- ocean blue
- golden yellow
- soft yellow
- leaf green
- lavender purple
- sky blue
- medium gray
- coral red
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start with the turtle's shell: fill the large plates with chestnut brown, leaving the thin black outlines unpainted.
- 2Color the turtle's head, neck and flippers grass green, then add leaf green to the darker spots on the front flipper and the spots on the head.
- 3Paint the striped angelfish with ocean blue and golden yellow bands, alternating the stripes, and leave the eyes white.
- 4Fill the belly edges and bottom sand patches with soft yellow, and color the seaweed and coral with grass green and leaf green.
- 5Add sky blue to the floating bubble and a few small bubbles, and use lavender purple for the small fish on the right.
- 6Optional: Keep the eye highlights and the background water and coral white for a light, airy look.
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