Longhorn Cowfish Colouring Page

Meet this charming longhorn cowfish, a curious reef swimmer with a sturdy box-shaped body, two impressive forehead horns, puckered lips, tiny fins and a broad fan tail. Its body looks like a little suit of armour made from joined plates, creating roomy shapes for young artists to colour. Real longhorn cowfish are often sunny yellow with blue or dark spots, so try lemon, gold or warm orange across the large body plates. You can alternate two shades from plate to plate, using pale yellow near the face and deeper golden colour toward the tail. Fill the round spots with turquoise, royal blue, green or purple, and colour the long horns light yellow with slightly darker tips. Use slow strokes that follow each polygon edge, then blend gently toward the centre so every plate looks rounded. The small side fin, top fin and lower fin can be pale blue, teal or lavender, while the broad tail can combine yellow and blue rays. Keep the tiny eye highlight white and add soft peach around the puckered mouth. For the reef, use several greens for the seaweed, pink or red for the branching coral, orange or purple for the tube sponges, and warm beige for the sand. The rocks can be grey, tan or soft violet, and the bubbles pale blue. Try pressing more firmly along the underside of the fish for a simple shadow, then use lighter pressure across the top. This playful page offers excellent practice with geometric shapes, spots and smooth colour blending while imagining a funny horned fish exploring a bright tropical reef.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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