Grumpy Squidward Reading on the Boat | SpongeBob SquarePants Coloring Page

Coloring guide
Here's Squidward Tentacles slumped in his seat with a heavy open book across his lap. He looks bored and grumpy, with half-closed eyes and a frown, and one hand rests near his chest. A small sailor-style cap with an anchor symbol sits on his head. The wall behind him has metal panels with round rivets and a couple of vertical pipes, and the curved lines at the bottom hint at the edge of a boat or ship interior. The book's thick striped pages and bound spine are fun to fill in, and his big head with wavy forehead lines and rounded nose gives you lots of space to color. Soft teal or turquoise works well for his skin, red or blue for the anchor cap, and warm browns for the book cover. Print it free whenever you want a quick coloring break. Kids who like SpongeBob SquarePants coloring pages usually enjoy The Flintstones and Calico Critters too.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- pale teal
- light blue
- royal blue
- light gray
- brown
- dark red
- mint green
- steel blue
- cream
- bright blue
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start with the large head and neck areas, filling Squidward's head and the neck in pale teal, and the top of the head in pale teal too.
- 2Color the big book cover and the blue backrest panel behind him in light blue and royal blue, leaving the open pages of the book white.
- 3Fill the tentacles: use steel blue for the top of the left tentacle and bright blue for the right tentacle, and mint green for the eyelids.
- 4Color the shirt in brown, including the sleeves, collar and hem, then add the pale teal arm and hand details.
- 5Add the light gray water ripples and the bottom red corner, keeping the boat cabin in the upper left white.
- 6Optional: add a little darker shading in the book binding and under the head for depth, and keep the eye whites and open book pages white for a crisp finish.
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