No. 03 · Full color

Balloon-Powered Car Coloring Page Color Example — Nari's Invention Lab No. 03

Color example for the Balloon-Powered Car coloring page. Balloon-Powered Car, a finished full-color illustration from Nari's Sparkling Invention Lab featuring the original characters Nari and Toto. The finished reference used to pick colors. It sits on the left page of a spread.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

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Finished full-color illustration of Nari and Toto in the balloon-powered car scene

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Black-and-white coloring page of Nari and Toto in the balloon-powered car scene

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 6–10
Estimated time: 30–45 min
Difficulty: Medium
Areas to color: about 280

Coloring order

Color the little car rolling across the floor and the big red balloon on its back first. Make the balloon one bold red shape.
Next, color Nari's yellow shorts and green jacket as she kneels to push the car, and Toto racing alongside.
Finish with the starting-line tape on the floor, the chalkboard, the red toolbox and the stools, and flash the speed lines in yellow.

Questions to talk about

Which way do you think the car will go when the air rushes out of the balloon?
What do you think Nari is shouting as she pushes the car?
Do you remember being cheered on during a race or a game?

Take it further

Inspired by the balloon-powered car, fold or draw a small paper car. Put a tape starting line on the floor and roll your cars to see whose goes farthest.

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 finished reference used to pick colors. It sits on the left page of a 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.