Pirate Skeleton With a Treasure Chest Coloring Page

The hat arrives before the pirate does. A broad tricorn sweeps across the top of the sheet with a deep curved notch in its front brim, and it is easily the largest single shape on the page.

Under it sits a wide skull with two big dark sockets and a stitched line of a grin running below the cheeks. One arm drops down the left side of the frame and plants a hand of separate finger bones on the ground, while a short run of ribs shows at the chest before the chest of treasure covers the rest.

The prop carries the detail here. The chest stands open with a domed lid propped back, and its body is ruled with horizontal plank lines, cornered with bracket fittings, and centered on a round lock plate. Inside, a heap of overlapping round coins rises above the rim, each one a small circle of its own.

That gives the page two very different jobs. The hat and the skull want broad flat color, while the coins and the plank seams want patience and a sharper point. It works well for a child and an adult sharing one sheet.