Penguin · Animal line art

Penguin Coloring Page

Free printable Penguin coloring page. Free printable Penguin coloring page for kids and parents. Includes easy black-and-white line art with bold closed outlines and a soft colored pencil reference palette.

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The left page is the finished version you look at while choosing colors. The right page is the one you print and color. Each downloads separately.

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Clean Penguin as colored reference png on pure white background

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Activity guide for this page

Recommended age: Ages 3–5
Estimated time: 10–20 min
Difficulty: Easy
Areas to color: about 13

Coloring order

Begin with the back, the head and the two wings spread wide, in black or deep navy.
Leave the round belly white or tint it a very pale gray, and carry the white up onto the face.
Finish the little beak and the two feet, one lifted mid-step, in orange, and the eyes in black.

Questions to talk about

Where do you think the penguin is waddling off to?
With its wings spread out, what might the penguin be shouting?
Have you ever run around with your arms wide, just because you felt happy?

Take it further

Hold your arms by your sides and waddle in a line like penguins. See who can waddle the slowest and quietest.

Age and time are rough guides for a child coloring alone with pencils or crayons; every child is different. The area count is an estimate counted from the line-art image.

About this image

The black-and-white line art you print and color. Closed shapes and bold outlines make it easy to fill.

Printing and coloring tips

Print on A4 or Letter in portrait to keep the original proportions.
Keep the finished version open beside you while you color.
Use slightly heavier paper with water-based markers so the ink shows through less.
Fill the large areas first and leave the small ones for later.
The finished version is only a suggestion. Any colors you like will work.