The ocean is a place of boundless imagination, and our latest additions to the "Ocean Wonders & Sunken Treasures Vol. 2" collection are here to prove it! This update brings a delightful mix of majestic marine biology, playful mythical creatures, and surprising sunken artifacts. To help parents and teachers get the most out of these new pages, we have put together some creative coloring tips that go beyond the basic blue background.
One of the most exciting aspects of the ocean is the sheer size of its inhabitants. Showing scale in a coloring page can be a fun artistic challenge for young explorers.
When coloring our new Blue Whale and Submarine page, encourage kids to use contrasting colors to emphasize the size difference. Since the blue whale is the largest animal on Earth, coloring it with deep, sweeping strokes of navy or slate grey-blue will make it look heavy and grand. To make the scale truly pop, color the tiny exploration submarine in a bright, high-visibility color like neon yellow or traffic-cone orange. This contrast immediately draws the eye to the tiny vessel and highlights just how massive the marine mammal truly is!
Who says the ocean floor has to be serious? Our new update features some incredibly clever sea creatures interacting with human objects in fun, unexpected ways.
For pages like the Octopus Playing Flying Disc or the Kraken Playing The Harp, invite children to throw strict realism out the window! This is a fantastic opportunity to teach kids about complementary colors. If the baby kraken is colored a vibrant purple, a bright yellow harp will make the image incredibly dynamic. Using unexpected, whimsical color palettes—like polka-dotted tentacles, neon greens, or a rainbow-striped flying disc—encourages creative storytelling and keeps kids engaged longer.
Another major theme in Volume 2 is the discovery of sunken treasures and artifacts reclaimed by nature.
When approaching pages featuring sunken objects, such as the Angelfish Exploring a Sunken Airplane, artists can practice textural contrast. Teach kids to use flat, matte colors (like browns, greys, and rust-oranges) for the sunken, aged metal of the vintage plane. Then, use highly saturated, vivid colors for the marine life to make them stand out from the wreckage.
Educational Tip: Did you know that Emperor Angelfish completely change their look as they grow? Juveniles have dark blue bodies covered in white and light blue circular rings, while adults sport bold, horizontal yellow and blue stripes with a black "bandit" mask over their eyes. Kids can decide if their angelfish is a juvenile or an adult just by how they choose to color it!
Grab your brightest crayons and most metallic markers, and dive into this brand-new update today!
This article is part of Ocean Wonders & Sunken Treasures Vol. 2 — browse all 12 coloring pages
