Axolotl Surrounded By Water Flowers And Lily Pads Coloring Page

An axolotl glides across the center of this pond scene with its legs trailing and a ruffled fin standing up behind the head. Oval spots run the length of its back, and its face keeps to a few simple marks: two round eyes, a curved smile, a scatter of freckles.

Water lilies open at three corners of the page, each built from layered pointed petals around a dotted middle, and their round pads float flat on the surface below. Two large leaves lean in from the top, and a single small bloom stands on a slender stem to the left.

Line weight here is even and bold throughout, which makes this a forgiving page for markers. The lilies give you an obvious place to vary tone, since their petals stack in clear layers that can shade from pale at the tip to deep at the base. Hold the axolotl lighter than the flowers and it stays the subject. Open water needs nothing at all, though a faint wash reads well if you want the surface to feel wet.