Boat Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

Set sail into creativity with our free, printable boat coloring pages!

Explore fun illustrations of sailboats, speedboats, fishing vessels, and majestic ships. Let your imagination cruise and bring these nautical adventures to life with vibrant colors!

Wooden Boats

Modern Boats

Boat Colors

Blues and whites for the hull and sails. Reds, greens and yellows for accents. Browns for wood detailing.

Why stick to the same old seafaring shades? Give your boat scenes a whimsical makeover with candy-colored striped sails or fish scale patterns along the hull.

Color a Boat in Detail

A. Color Combinations: Color a sailboat’s hull with a bright white base. Then add navy blue accents for the trim and deck.

B. Textured Effects: On a wood-paneled boat interior or deck, use a brown base color. Create a wood grain effect by lightly shading thin tan and yellow lines in a cross-hatched pattern.

Interactive Coloring Challenge: Under the Sea Schemes

Celebrate the wonders of marine life by coloring your boat scene in shades inspired by beautiful underwater creatures and coral environments.

You could render sleek sailboats in iridescent colors reminiscent of tropical fish. Or use muted greens and tans to depict a wooden fishing vessel at home among algae-covered reefs. This naturalistic approach connects your artwork to the vibrant ocean world.

DIY

Get ready to craft some smooth sailing fun with these ship-shape projects!

Paper Plate Ships

Gather These Items:

• Boat or ship coloring pages
• Paper plates
• Brown crayons or markers
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Craft sticks or straws (optional)

Captain Your Own Fleet:

1. Color detailed drawings of boats and ships on printouts.
2. Cut out the hull, sail and mast shapes carefully.
3. Use brown to color the underside of paper plates.
4. Glue or tape colored hull cutouts to the plate undersides.
5. Add sail and mast cutouts, attach sticks/straws as masts if desired!

Aluminum Foil Sailors

You’ll Need:

• Sailboat crew or captain coloring pages
• Aluminum foil
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Markers, crayons or colored pencils

All Hands on Deck!

1. Color sailor and captain drawings with lively details.
2. Cut out the human figure shapes as well as any hats/accessories.
3. Crumple foil into basic body shapes matching the cutouts.
4. Use markers to add facial features and uniform designs.
5. Glue on the colored accessory cutouts to complete your crew!

Paper Bag Seascapes

Necessities:

• Boat sailing scenic background coloring pages
• Paper grocery bags
• Scissors
• Glue, tape or stapler
• Crayons, markers or colored pencils

Set Sail for Creative Waters:

1. Color background drawings of ocean waves and horizons.
2. Cut out the scenery details like clouds, sun, and water elements.
3. Glue, tape or staple colored cutouts onto paper bag surfaces.
4. Add extra designs over bags like fish, lighthouses, seagulls.
5. Use the finished scenes as stormy or sunny backdrops!

Jar Lid Porthole Windows

What You’ll Need:

• Ship porthole or circular window coloring pages
• Clean jar lids with tight seals
• Blue and white acrylic paints
• Brushes or sponges
• Scissors
• Glue

View the Vast Ocean Expanse!

1. Color porthole drawings with underwater scenes visible.
2. Cut out the circular window shapes and any sea life details.
3. Use blue and white paint to create swirling wave designs inside lids.
4. Once dried, glue colored window cutouts over the jar lid centers.
5. Add any extra fish, coral or treasure cutouts around the portholes!

Paper Cup Boats

Supplies Required:

• Rowboat, canoe or dinghy coloring pages
• Paper cups
• Craft sticks or straws
• Scissors
• Glue, tape or stapler
• Markers, crayons or colored pencils

Row On with Your Imagination!

1. Color drawings of small rowboats or canoes.
2. Cut out the boat shape, oar and accessory details.
3. Use markers to add wood texture designs to paper cups.
4. Glue, tape or staple craft sticks/straws as oars to cups.
5. Secure boat cutouts at cup middles to complete the vessels!