Number 13
- Жаңы
- 2-4
- Кыскача
- 2 / 5
- Детальдар
- low
- Түстөнүүчү аймактар
- 3
- Сыянын каптоосу
- 2.3%
- Сызыктын калыңдыгы
- Medium
- Эң тар аралык
- 4.1 mm
- Лицензия
- CC0 коомдук домен: класстык жана коммерциялык колдонуу үчүн акысыз
This is a free printable Number 13 coloring page. It has 3 separate areas to color, medium outlines, and covers about 2.3% of the sheet in ink. It prints on one page at 300 DPI on both US Letter and A4.
Printing this page
Standard 20 lb / 80 gsm copy paper is fine. This page uses very little ink, so it will not soak through or curl, and it costs almost nothing to print a class set.
Print at 100% scale rather than "fit to page". Both downloads already leave a 0.25 in (6 mm) margin, which is inside the unprintable edge of every common home and office printer, so nothing gets clipped. The file contains no color at all, so the black-only setting prints it faster and cheaper.
If it does not print right
If this page prints faint, the cause is almost always a draft-quality or toner-save setting rather than a low cartridge: there is very little ink on this page to begin with, so any economy mode shows immediately. Switch to normal quality and it will come out solid black.
What's on the page
There are 3 enclosed areas on this page: the separate pockets the outlines divide the drawing into. That is what decides whether a page feels quick or absorbing, far more than the subject does.
The narrowest channel between two lines measures about 4.07 mm at full print size. We measure this on every page because it is what decides whether a marker will bleed across an outline.
The composition is centered, which is worth knowing before you print: it determines how much white space sits around the edge of the drawing.
What to color it with
For this page we would use almost anything: crayons, pencils, markers or paint all work on a page with lines and spaces this size.
Who this page suits
We put this page at roughly the 2-4 age range, based on the line weight and how many separate areas it has, not on the subject. Plenty of adults color pages meant for children and the other way round; the band is a starting point.
In a nursery or reception setting this is fine-motor practice more than art. The wide spaces let a child succeed with a fist grip, and success is what keeps them coming back to the table.
In a classroom it fits alongside math-numbers.
What to look for in this drawing
Color the numeral one color and the countable objects another. The visual link between "five" and five things is the entire point of the page.
How to color this page well
With only a handful of areas to fill, the thing that decides how this page looks is color choice rather than technique. Pick three or four colors that sit next to each other on the color wheel and it will read as deliberate; grab whatever is nearest and it will read as random. Fill the biggest shape first: it sets the tone for everything you choose afterwards.
Stay just inside the outlines rather than aiming exactly at them. A one-millimetre margin of white next to the line reads as crisp; crossing the line reads as messy.
What to do with it once it is colored
Color the set, cut them out and use them as flashcards or as markers for a counting game: the coloring is what makes the number stick.
Printed at full size the artwork sits within a 0.25 in margin, so there is a clean border to cut along if you are mounting or framing it.
How to color the Number 13 page
- Print it at full size. Standard 20 lb / 80 gsm copy paper is fine. This page uses very little ink, so it will not soak through or curl, and it costs almost nothing to print a class set. Set your printer to 100% or "Actual size" (never "Fit to page") so the page prints at true 300 DPI and the right size for US Letter or A4.
- Choose your coloring tools. For this page, reach for almost anything: crayons, pencils, markers or paint all work on a page with lines and spaces this size.
- Plan your colors. There is no correct scheme here: pick a small palette of three or four colors and repeat it across the design so the whole page still feels planned.
- Color in the right order. There are only a handful of areas here, so color the largest shapes first, then the small ones: it keeps your hand off the parts you have already finished.
- Add depth last. Save shading and outlining for the end. Press a little harder at the edges of each shape and ease off toward the middle: that single trick makes a flat colored page look finished.
- Save or display your work. When you are done, color it online with the "Color this page" button, or photograph your printed sheet: you can keep a copy in your gallery or turn it into a print.
