Our mermaid coloring pages have something to offer all ages. The 20 illustrations feature easy to color mermaids for kids, mermaids in underwater scenes with sunken ships and treasure, mermaids and their fish friends, and more!
How to Download Coloring Pages
Each coloring sheet is a high-resolution letter size printable PDF you can color one of two ways: on paper, or digitally. Instructions for downloading free coloring pages are below.
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All coloring pages are for personal, non-commercial use only.
Mermaid Coloring Pages
Quick Tips and Tricks
Using shadow is a great way to bring dimension to your overall image and attention to specific elements or areas within your piece. Naturally, there’s a lot of dynamic moments with light and dark underwater, so a mermaid coloring page seemed a fitting theme for the exercise. Join our list for access to Subscriber Central, plus get a free printable coloring book. Join our list for access to Subscriber Central, plus get a free printable coloring book. Using the Mermaid with Bubbles coloring page, we’ll go through examples of how shadows enhance your art, plus instructions for how to add them to your coloring page in Procreate.
Adding Shadows in Procreate
Shadows can change the depth and feel of your image depending on how much or little you use them and where you place them. In the second image, shadows have been added to the mermaid’s tail, body, and hair. The first image doesn’t have additional shadowing, giving the tail a flatter look. Adding shadow can really change the look of an image. In the first image, the mermaid has no shadowing. In the second image, she has shadowing in multiple spots like her hair, flower, and under her chin. Adding shadow to the environment also helps bring depth to this underwater scene. The water in the first image isn’t shaded. On the right, a subtle shadow crosses over the mermaid’s hair and body. This makes the mermaid feel like she’s in the water instead of just stuck on top of it.
Step-by-Step Instructions
To add shadows to your coloring page in Procreate:
Bonus Tips
It’s easy to create multiple versions of the same colored image just by playing around with shadow. The image above cycles through four different versions of the same colored-in image, each using shadow in different ways. There’s a lot to explore in adding shadow to your image that provides big payoff in your final piece!
More Free Coloring Fun
We hope these mermaid coloring pages helped you get lost in their mystical world! If you’re looking for more free coloring pages, check out these collections.
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For crayons and washable markers, use any paper. For colored pencils, we recommend a 32 lb paper. For alcohol markers, we recommend an 60 lb cover stock. Check your printer for compatibility when purchasing paper at different weights.
