Rusty · Color reference
Mars Lander Coloring Page Color Example — Rusty
Color example for the Mars Lander coloring page. The full-color reference for Rusty the Mars lander. Use it to see the colors, then print the matching 300 DPI black-and-white line art.
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Activity guide for this page
- Recommended age
- Ages 6–9
- Estimated time
- 30–45 min
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Areas to color
- about 150
Coloring order
- Color Rusty's orange body and the sky-blue window around the face first, and use gray and white for the dish antenna on top.
- Color the several legs and round footpads reaching down in silvery gray, and alternate gray and orange on the arm stretching to the side.
- Give each patch of red ground, boulder and small stone its own orange, brown or red, and save the stars in the sky for last.
Questions to talk about
- What could Rusty pick up with its pincer arm?
- What does this red ground feel like through Rusty's eyes?
- What was the first thing you did the first time you went somewhere new?
Take it further
Crumple rust-colored paper or orange clay into red ground, place small pebbles on it, and make up a story about the path Rusty takes.
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.
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Color example for the Mars Lander coloring page. The full-color reference for Rusty the Mars lander. Use it to see the colors, then print the matching 300 DPI black-and-white line art.
A reference showing the colors and fittings of each craft. Follow it or choose your own. 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.
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