Sugar Skull Coloring Pages

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Sugar Skull Coloring Pages

$7.99

This Sugar Skull Coloring E-Book contains 21 pages of Day of the Dead skulls for you to fill with color and creativity!

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  • PDF Format designed to print on US Letter paper (8.5” x 11”). Also prints on A4 paper.

  • 21 coloring pages for $8 (which is only 38 cents per page!)

  • Instant download after payment is processed.

  • Usage license: These pages are only for personal use within your household.

    • File sharing or distribution is not permitted

    • Mass printing and distribution is not permitted.

  • Read the full Copyright Notice and Terms of Use here.

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Please Note: This is a DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK.

If you're interested in a hard-copy book, check out Thaneeya's Published Coloring Books.

If you love the imagery of Mexico's most famous holiday, Day of the Dead, then these detailed sugar skulls will keep you busy for hours!

Printable Sugar Skulls Coloring Pages by Thaneeya McArdle

All the Sugar Skulls Coloring Pages you’ll receive in this set:

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Design your own sugar skulls with these sugar skull blanks!

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Inside this sugar skull coloring e-book you'll discover:

Printable sugar skull coloring pages by Thaneeya McArdle - Instant download
  • A brief explanation of sugar skulls

  • An idea sheet that lists different media you can use to color these skulls, as well as different surfaces you can print them onto

  • 21 pages of sugar skulls: 15 pages that contain a total of 35 detailed sugar skulls and 6 pages that contain a total of 14 blank skull outlines.

  • A page of coloring examples in 3 different media

I'm thrilled to offer you this e-book of Sugar Skull Coloring Pages. This is an exciting collaboration – my sugar skull designs and your infinite creativity!

Each of the sugar skull designs in this e-book was carefully hand-drawn by me, and now they will be brought to life by you!

These Sugar Skull Coloring Pages and the sugar skull designs in them are totally unique - you won't find these sugar skull coloring pages anywhere else!

There are so many different ways to color these sugar skulls:

  • so many media to try

  • so many types of paper you can use

  • so many color schemes to explore...

...and since this is a printable coloring e-book, it means you can print and color these skulls as many times as you want (for personal use only)!

Sugar Skull Coloring Page by Thaneeya

The sugar skull designs in this e-book are so detailed and intricate that they are meant for adults, teenagers, and older kids. Younger kids might have trouble coloring within the tight lines – although coloring outside the lines is totally cool, too. The blank skulls, however, are perfect for all ages! The blank skulls offer a great way to express your creativity, giving you the chance to personalize your own Día de Muertos skulls with colors, patterns, and imagery that are meaningful to you!

These Sugar Skull Coloring Pages are only available in e-book format, which means that after purchase you will receive an email with a download link so you can access these sugar skull pages ASAP and get coloring right away! You won't receive a hard copy in the mail - instead you print these pages using your own printer. For more info about printable coloring pages and why they're so awesome, click here.

This e-book of Sugar Skull Coloring Pages is available as an instant PDF download for $8. That's only 38 cents per sugar skull page - and you can print them as many times as you like (for your personal use only). Plus no shipping fees, no waiting time - we're talkin' instant gratification, no matter where you are in the world!

Printable Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Pages by Thaneeya McArdle

What are sugar skulls?

Mexican sugar skulls are candies made from white sugar and colored icing. They are given as gifts in Mexico during Día de Muertos, which falls on November 1 and 2 of each year. These colorful, whimsical skulls represent a view of death that is not scary or morbid. Instead, they embrace the idea that life continues in some form after death.

What is Day of the Dead?

Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday, called Día de Muertos in Spanish. On Day of the Dead, Mexicans and other celebrants around the world honor their ancestors and deceased loved ones. It is a day of rejoicing and connecting with those who have passed. It is also a time to reflect on the meaning of life and death. On the whole, Day of the Dead is a happy occasion, not a sad one – which is reflected in Day of the Dead art, such as these sugar skulls!

An example of coloring the sugar skull with watercolor paints

An example of coloring the sugar skull with watercolor paints

How to use these Sugar Skull Coloring Pages

You can print these sugar skull coloring pages as many times as you want (for personal use only) which means you never have to worry about coloring them "perfectly" on your first try! This opens the door to all kinds of experimentation – from trying different media to printing on different surfaces, and so much more.

Another idea is to print the pages at a lighter opacity, so that you can go over the lines with different colors - like I did here!

Another idea is to print the pages at a lighter opacity, so that you can go over the lines with different colors - like I did here!

Here are just some of the materials you can use to color these sugar skulls:

  • Markers

  • Colored pencils

  • Crayons

  • Tempera

  • Acrylics

  • Watercolor

  • Ink

  • Gouache

  • Gel pens

  • Watercolor pencils

  • Glitter pens

…and anything else you can think of!

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These coloring pages can be printed on:

  • Regular white printer paper

  • Colored printer paper

  • Cardstock

  • Watercolor paper

  • Canvas

  • Specially-coated vellum

  • Sticker paper

  • …and even fabric!

These sugar skulls can also be a fun addition to any craft project. After you've colored them in, you can:

  • Cut them out to use in a collage

  • String them together to make a banner

  • Use them to decorate your own Day of the Dead altar

  • Decoupage them onto a special treasure box

  • Hang them on your front door as a festive decoration

  • Give them as presents

  • Hang them in your office or classroom

  • Fold them into unique, handmade greeting cards

  • Frame them and display them in your home as a reminder of your awesomeness

  • Stick them on your fridge

  • Glue them in your sketchbook, scrapbook or journal

The possibilities are endless!

What happens after you purchase

Colorful Sugar Skull Coloring Page

These Sugar Skull Coloring Pages are available as an instant download as soon as your payment is received via your credit card, which means you can purchase these coloring pages from wherever you are in the world!

Once your payment goes through, a special download link will be sent automatically to the email address you provided. Click on the link in the email, and the PDF file will download to your computer. The download link will expire 24 hours after you've made your purchase. If for any reason you were unable to download the coloring pages before the link expired, just send me a message and I'll be more than happy to resend you the link!

Be sure to save the coloring pages somewhere on your computer where you'll remember. It's also a good idea to back up the file on another computer or an external hard drive, just in case! If you ever happen to lose track of your PDF file, don’t worry - just contact me and I’ll be more than happy to reactivate your download link or send you the PDF via email.

Please note that you will not receive any physical paper print-outs. What you will receive is a nifty digital PDF file that contains all the pages of this Sugar Skull Coloring E-Book, so you can print each page as needed on your home printer.

You will need Adobe Reader to view these files, which you can download for free here if you don't already have it.

The file size for these Sugar Skull Coloring Pages is 10.6mb, because the images are high-quality for printing, so if you have a slow Internet connection, be aware that it may take several minutes to download this ebook. For the best quality, print at "Photo Setting".

Printable Sugar Skull Coloring Page by Thaneeya McArdle

This e-book and the images inside it are copyright protected. My art is my livelihood, and I offer this e-book for your personal, non-commercial use only. You are not permitted to share the file with others or to sell or distribute these images in any way (this includes any craft items made from these images).

While this coloring book is intended for your individual/household use only, teachers are permitted to print out 1-2 pages per student, as long as the copyright info is left intact at the bottom of each page. Please note that it is forbidden to pass out the entire book to each student. It is also not permitted to post this e-book (whether in whole or in part as individual pages) in virtual classrooms or any other online environment.

If you have any questions about how these images can or can't be used, please feel free to contact me. Your purchase of these coloring pages constitutes acceptance of these Terms of Use. Thank you!

About the Sugar Skull Artist

Thaneeya McArdle

Ever since I drew my first sugar skull in 2005, my Mexican sugar skulls have been my most popular image. Since then, I've sold my sugar skulls on multiple calendars, t-shirts, puzzles, dog collars, shoes, jewelry iPhone cases, and even wedding invitations! This set of printable coloring pages is the first time I made my sugar skulls available as coloring pages!!

I'm excited to share my art with you in this way. You can see my sugar skull art here.

I hope these Sugar Skull Coloring Pages bring you tons of coloring fun!!