A whale looks manageable in a book, especially beside the tiny boat drawn to explain its size. Away from the diagram, the comparison is harder to hold in mind. That odd mismatch gives Whale coloring pages some of their appeal: the familiar shape belongs to an animal on a much larger scale.
At the coast, even the possibility of a sighting can change the way someone watches the water. A patch of sea that looked empty a moment ago begins to hold all sorts of interest. For an ocean enthusiast, that waiting is part of the attraction.
Free Printable Whale Coloring Pages
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Coloring Ideas for Whale Pages
Try these creative ideas to make the most of your coloring sheets.
Keep the Spray White beside the Breaking Waves
The spray around this rising whale is broken into many small drops. Saving those little white shapes from the start can give the splash more force than trying to color every part of the water.
Try a dark gray back with a paler underside, against deep blue waves. Work around the outlined drops, leaving a broader strip of white where the water breaks nearest the body.
Farther down, let some wave sections stay darker between their curled edges. The gaps will keep the white spray from becoming one flat patch. Finish the distant lighthouse in a few quiet colors after the larger water shapes are settled, so the small building remains separate from the busy splash.
Let the Rubber Duck Choose the Bathroom Colors
A yellow duck with a mint green curtain and a white bathtub would give this bathroom a fresh, simple palette. The little duck on the floor can supply the bright accent without every object needing a different color.
You could repeat a small yellow duck shape along the lower edge of the curtain. Keep the shapes in one loose row, leaving the long printed folds clear between them. The bathmat can have a single matching border to pick up the same accent.
Before filling the rest of the curtain, decide whether that border is enough beside the ducks. If the yellow starts to dominate, keep the curtain's broad panels pale and leave the tub plain around the smiling whale.
Make a Small Collection of Seafloor Shapes
The plants and coral-like forms beneath this whale offer several kinds of outline: long waving strips, branching arms, and open tubes. Pick one of each to study on a separate scrap of paper.
Color the whale blue above green plants, with peach branches and sandy stones. Keep the small seahorse a different shade from the shapes immediately behind it.
Draw the three chosen outlines quite large on the scrap before returning to their smaller versions in the scene. A tube needs an opening at the top; a branch divides as it reaches outward. Use those differences when working through the crowded lower edge, rather than treating every pointed shape as another leaf.
Choose a Few Flavors for the Ice-Cream Counter
There are several cones on this little counter, with another held out beside the horned seller. The stall can have a flavor list of its own, chosen before the awning and wheels get any attention.
Try strawberry pink, pale vanilla, and mint green scoops beneath a blue and white awning. Give each counter cone one flavor, and decide whether the cone being held out repeats a favorite or offers another choice.
Write the flavor names on a separate slip to stand beside the page. Someone can place a pretend order by describing the scoop rather than pointing. The person playing the seller can check the little list before deciding which cone would fill that order.
Borrow the Flower Crown for a Paper Headband
The flower crown on this whale could inspire a simple paper headband. Choose one of its open blossoms to copy onto spare paper, keeping the rounded center and broad petals easy to cut around.
Pink flowers with yellow centers would suit a pale blue whale and green floating gardens. Make a few paper flowers in the same pair of colors, leaving some smaller than others.
Arrange them along a paper strip before attaching anything, with the largest flower a little to one side. Leave the ends of the strip bare so they can overlap when the band is fitted. Add a few leaf shapes between the flowers, then join the strip into a loose ring.