How to color the kitten among flowers page
Start with the kitten, not the flowers. It is the largest calm area, and once it is colored you can choose flower colors that do not compete with it.
Step by step
- Fill the kitten in two tones: a light chest and face, a slightly darker back and tail.
- Choose three flower colors and no more. Color all large five-petal flowers first, in one color.
- Then the small blossoms in the second color and the buds in the third.
- Leaves in two greens: lighter in front, darker for the ones tucked behind flowers.
- Stems last. They are thin, so zoom in online or use a sharp pencil.
Tips for this picture
- Limit the palette. Seven colors used many times look calmer than twenty used once.
- Work around the wreath in one direction (clockwise from the top) so you do not miss leaves.
- The fur lines inside the kitten are drawn, not separate areas. Online, switch to Brush with "Stay inside the lines" to add darker strokes along them.
- On paper, color each petal from the center outward and let the color fade toward the tip.
Common mistakes
- Giving every flower a different color: the kitten gets lost in the background.
- Making the leaves as dark as the outlines. Mid greens keep the line art readable.
Print it instead
Download the PDF in US Letter or A4 and print at actual size (100%), in black and white. Use copy paper for pencils and crayons, cardstock for markers. More printing notes are on the cat coloring pages page.
