Octopus pages can be as simple or as detailed as you make them. On the easy sheets, each arm is a large shape that is quick to fill. On the more detailed pages, the arms give you room for gradients, spots, stripes or repeating patterns without needing a complicated background. There are 19 designs here, from very cute cartoon octopuses to a few more realistic ones.
Warm colors such as red, orange and pink stand out well against blue-green water, but purple and completely invented palettes work just as well. If you want the page to feel less flat, make the underside of the arms slightly darker than the top.
Before you print
Use A4 or Letter paper with “fit to page” after opening the full-size image. Thick crayons are best for the simplest preschool designs; colored pencils or fine-tip markers are easier to control on suckers, patterns and smaller arm details. For more underwater themes, try the mermaid pages or the broader kids’ coloring section.
19 octopus coloring pages
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If a simple octopus page feels too empty, add your own bubbles, seaweed or small fish before coloring. That gives the background some structure without taking attention away from the animal.
