Prince
- Mosha e propozuar
- 2-4
- Vështirësi
- 2 / 5
- Detaje
- medium
- Zona për ngjyrosje
- 114
- Mbulesë bojë
- 15.4%
- Rresht
- Thick
- Hapësirë më e ngushtë
- 0.5 mm
- Liçenca
- CC0 public domain - pa pagesë për përdorim në klasë dhe komercial
This is a free printable Prince coloring page. It has 114 separate areas to colour, thick outlines, and covers about 15.4% of the sheet in ink. It prints on one page at 300 DPI on both US Letter and A4.
Printing this page
Use 24 lb / 90 gsm paper or heavier. There is a lot of ink on this page, and on thin copy paper it can show through the back and buckle slightly as it dries.
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 colour at all, so the black-only setting prints it faster and cheaper.
If it does not print right
With this much ink on the page, watch for two things: the sheet curling as it dries, and the back of the previous sheet picking up ink in the output tray. Both are fixed by heavier paper or by letting each sheet dry flat before stacking it.
What's on the page
There are 114 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 0.51 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 colour it with
For this page we would use coloured pencils or fine markers - the outlines are bold but some of the internal spaces are narrow.
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 colour 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.
What to look for in this drawing
Faces carry the whole page. Colour the eyes last and lightly - they are small, they are what everyone looks at, and they are the one place where pressing too hard cannot be undone.
How to colour this page well
Work from the centre of interest outwards, and leave the background until last. That way the background colour is chosen to support what is already on the page instead of fighting it. If you want depth, press harder at the edges of each shape and lighter towards the middle - it is the fastest way to stop a flat fill looking flat.
Because the outlines are heavy, you can colour right up to them without much care - the black line hides any overshoot. That is exactly why thick-line pages suit small hands.
What to do with it once it is coloured
Cut it out, tape a lolly stick to the back and it becomes a puppet. Two of them and you have the beginnings of a story to act out.
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 colour the Prince page
- Print it at full size. Use 24 lb / 90 gsm paper or heavier. There is a lot of ink on this page, and on thin copy paper it can show through the back and buckle slightly as it dries. 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 colouring tools. For this page, reach for coloured pencils or fine markers - the outlines are bold but some of the internal spaces are narrow.
- Plan your colours. Choose the character's main colours first - skin or fur, hair, clothing - then fill the background so the figure still stands out from it.
- Colour in the right order. Work one section at a time rather than one colour at a time. With this many separate areas, a section-by-section pass is what stops it feeling endless.
- 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 coloured page look finished.
- Save or display your work. When you are done, colour it online with the "Colour this page" button, or photograph your printed sheet - you can keep a copy in your gallery or turn it into a print.
