Calavera Bride and Groom Coloring Page

Two calavera figures stand side by side in wedding clothes. The bride wears a long gown with a scalloped neckline, puffed sleeves, a fitted waistband and a full skirt that falls to small round buttons at the hem. The groom wears a buttoned jacket with wide lapels, a narrow tie and straight trousers over laced shoes. Both faces are decorated skulls with open eye sockets, fine brow work and small square teeth, and both wear a crown of five open blooms. Nothing on either outfit is printed or patterned, which leaves every panel of cloth free for you to decide. This pairing comes straight from Jose Guadalupe Posada and the Catrina tradition, where skeletons are dressed in their finest precisely because death arrives for everyone regardless of standing. Treat the gown as the centerpiece. A pale dress against a dark suit gives the page its contrast, and the two flower crowns can share one palette to tie the couple together. Fine pencils beat markers here, since the sleeves, lapels and buttons are small and closely spaced.