Ocean Sunfish Colouring Page

Meet this cheerful ocean sunfish, a gentle giant with a huge round body, tall matching fins, a tiny smiling mouth and a short scalloped tail edge instead of a normal fish tail. Its unusual shape makes a wonderful colouring page with large open spaces and simple water-current lines around it. Start with soft silver, pale grey or light blue across the wide body, then add darker blue-grey along one edge for a little depth. The large round spots can become bright yellow, coral orange, turquoise, purple or green, giving your sunfish a playful underwater pattern. Use long strokes that follow the curve of the body, and colour the tall top and lower fins from their broad bases toward the tips. Try a smooth blend from deep ocean blue near the fin roots to lavender or sky blue at the ends. Keep the tiny eye highlight white and give the friendly mouth a touch of peach. The scalloped tail edge can be shaded with alternating grey and blue sections so it stands out clearly. Add gentle blues to the curved current lines and several tones of green to the seaweed below. The branching coral can be pink, red or purple, the rounded rocks tan or grey, and the sandy seabed warm beige. Press lightly for pale water colours and more firmly for the sunfish so it becomes the centre of the picture. Take your time around the round spots and use slow curved strokes to keep the edges neat. This friendly page is excellent practice for filling large shapes, blending cool colours and noticing how a very different fish can still look wonderfully graceful as it glides through the ocean.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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