Wobbegong Shark Camouflaged on Sea Floor Coloring Page
A wide eyed shark hovers over a densely drawn reef floor of corals, leafy plants and boulders that fills the bottom half of the page.
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The reef is the real subject here. Below the animal, the seabed is packed edge to edge with branching corals, cabbage shaped growths, feathery plants and smooth boulders, all outlined and all closed. Counting them is a job in itself, and every one of those small shapes can take a separate color.
Above that band the shark hangs almost horizontally, facing left with its mouth set in a straight line of small teeth. Its gill area is drawn as a set of nested curves that spiral inward, and a ring of concentric circles marks the eye. Both details are unusual on a simple tier page and both reward a careful hand.
There is no camouflage pattern on the body despite what the title promises. What you get instead is a broad clean flank with a scattering of spots on the lower fin, so the animal can go bold while the reef behind it stays busy.
The strategy that works is contrast. Keep the shark to two or three flat values and let the reef carry every color in the box.
Above the fin, the sheet is blank paper. A light wash there is enough to close the composition.
