Swimming Axolotl Coloring Page

About this page

Gliding from right to left, an axolotl is drawn in side view with its small smiling face on the right and a long, leaf-shaped tail trailing out to the left. A cluster of feathery gills sprouts from the back of the head, with the frilly tips fanning upward. Two front legs reach forward and two back legs trail behind, each ending in four thin toes. The body is a smooth, slender shape with a single dot eye and two tiny nostril marks on the snout. There is no water, plant or ground drawn, so the animal floats in the middle of an empty page. With a long tail and big smooth areas, the page is easy to fill with one or two colors. A swimming pose that suits kids who like simple side-view animals.

In this picture

• axolotl
• feathery gills
• long tail
• front legs
• back legs
• dot eye
• snout

Coloring ideas

• Color the long tail in a stripe of darker pink along the middle
• Make the gills a vivid red-pink against a pale body
• Add little bubbles around the nose in light blue
• Give the toes on all four legs a slightly paler color

Suggested palette

• peach
• pink
• coral
• light blue
• white
• lilac

Good for

• an underwater theme
• a side-view animal practice sheet
• a quick coloring break

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.