A little captain ready to set sail
Sailor kitten with a ship’s wheel coloring page
- Free coloring page
- Atlas color palette
- Step-by-step tips
This little captain already has a decorated sailor hat, a ship’s wheel and a sailboat waiting. Now it is ready for your colors. Download the free JPG or choose an A4 or US Letter PDF, then try a blue combination that lets its eyes shine.
Complete grayscale drawing · JPG, A4 PDF and US Letter PDF
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The complete drawing, centered with a margin. Choose your paper size and print at actual size, without cropping.
Test your colors first
These templates are separate from the drawing. Use the practice sheet to try layers and blends, and the blank chart to keep a swatch of each pencil.
01 / An idea to get started
Sea blues for the captain’s clothes
Dress the captain in two blues and save the darkest for shadows. Gray softens the fur; green adds a little sparkle to the eyes.
Calm sea · Natural
An Atlas palette · Faber-Castell Polychromos
- Warm gray IFur and pawsPolychromos 270 · Warm Grey I
- Sky bluePants and hatPolychromos 146 · Sky Blue
- Light ultramarineCaptain’s jacketPolychromos 140 · Light Ultramarine
- Grass greenA touch in the irisesPolychromos 166 · Grass Green
- Prussian blueHat brim and shadowsPolychromos 246 · Prussian Blue
Explore this combination in the Pencil Atlas
In the Atlas, choosePolychromos → “Agua, cielo y hielo” → “Mar tranquilo · Natural” (Water, sky and ice → Calm sea · Natural).
Have a different set? Use similar shades. Make a swatch in the margin: the paper and your pressure affect the result.
02 / Enjoy the process
Soft fur, blue fabric and a ship’s wheel with character
The page already includes plenty of gray shading. Start with transparent pencil layers to preserve it, leaving the dark details until last. Keeping the face light helps prevent the hat from hiding the kitten’s expression.
Preserve the lightest fur
Before coloring the clothes, identify the central strip of the face, muzzle and paw tips. Leave the paper white there if you like.
Separate the garments with two blues
Color the jacket medium blue and the pants lighter. Darken beneath the lapel, beside the buttons and where the legs meet.
Add the captain’s details
Finish the anchor, laces, ship’s wheel and sails with a well-sharpened tip. Repeat a little clothing blue on the sailboat to connect them.
Small touches that improve the result
THE FUR
Color the fur with short strokes
Work gray outward from the center of the face, following the tufts. Leave white gaps. Add more shadow beneath the hat and beside the neck, and much less on the muzzle.
THE HAT
Separate the hat from its brim
Keep the crown light and darken beneath the brim. Preserve a line of light along its edge. A fine shadow on one side is enough for the anchor.
THE JACKET
Add light to the buttons
Keep each button’s center light and draw a small dark blue crescent underneath. On the jacket, concentrate shadows beneath the arms and beside the laces.
THE ADVENTURE
Take care with the wheel and sails
For a wooden wheel, add a brown from your set and follow the rim’s curve. Keep the sails almost white, with a soft shadow beneath their folds: they are small and need light.
Would you like to add a background?
Try a cloud of very pale blue behind the kitten. Leave a small white gap around the whiskers and tail. You do not need to draw a whole harbor to suggest the sea air.
Want to practice layering and pressure? Open the beginner’s colored-pencil guide.
03 / From drawing to paper
Download the sailor kitten to print
For the JPG, choose portrait orientation, fit the complete image within the printable area and keep it centered and proportional. For a PDF, choose the version that matches your paper and print at actual size. Do not crop or stretch the drawing; keep the hat, wheel, boots and signature visible. The gray shading can guide your coloring.
For colored pencils, try matte paper with a little tooth. Choose a paper weight your printer supports. With markers, test a small area for bleeding or smearing and place a spare sheet underneath.
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