Barnacle · Color reference

Captain Sea Lion Coloring Page Color Example — Barnacle

Color example for the Captain Sea Lion coloring page. An original anthropomorphic animal coloring resource featuring Barnacle the Captain Sea Lion. Includes clean printable line art with bold closed contours and a rich colored-pencil reference.

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 6–9
Estimated time: 25–40 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 60

Coloring order

Color Barnacle's smooth brown body and the flipper tail trailing below in two browns, with a lighter tone under the face.
Paint the captain's jacket navy, the gold buttons and the anchor badge on the cap yellow, and the white part of the cap white.
Finish the big ship's wheel in front, coloring each spoke in browns, and the post that holds it a shade darker.

Questions to talk about

Where is Barnacle steering the ship?
What would the sea lion captain most like to spot out on the water?
Have you ever ridden on a boat? What did it feel like?

Take it further

One person is the captain and calls 'Right!' or 'Left!' while the others turn on the spot, sailing together as one ship.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The color reference illustration on the left page of the spread.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.