Mermaid in a Star Tunic Coloring Page

About this page

A smiling mermaid sits on a grand open clam shell that works like a throne. Its tall ribbed back fans out behind her, and four round pearls decorate the shell, two near the top and two along the lower rim. She waves with her raised right hand while her left hand rests on the rim beside her. She wears a loose long-sleeve tunic covered with small stars, with a round collar and a hem that hangs over the top of her tail. Her long wavy hair falls over both shoulders, and the striped tail curls down in front of the shell and ends in a wide fin near the bottom of the page. Two tall seaweed plants with wavy leaves stand on the left and right. The star pattern on the tunic gives patient kids lots of small spaces to fill, while the shell and tail offer larger areas for blending.

In this picture

• mermaid
• clam shell chair
• pearls
• seaweed
• star tunic
• striped tail
• tail fin

Coloring ideas

• Color the tunic one soft color and pick out the little stars in gold or white
• Make each rib of the shell back a slightly different shade of pink or purple
• Use a darker green on the outer edges of the seaweed leaves and a lighter one in the middle

Suggested palette

• periwinkle blue
• shell pink
• lilac
• kelp green
• golden yellow
• pearl white

Good for

• Mermaid or ocean theme week in early grades
• Calm afternoon coloring for kids who like detail
• Gift page for a mermaid fan

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.