Dora Smiling Portrait coloring page
Colouring page Dora smiling portrait with the close-up inspires all ages of children to be inventive, confident, and fun.
The colouring page of Dora Smiling Portrait is dedicated to the smiling face and the smiling ability of Dora, making the picture friendly and welcoming to the young readers of this book. The design of this portrait-style emphasises the personality of Dora thus children can easily relate to her positive and encouraging personality. Having a reduced number of background distractions, the page enables children to focus on the facial features, expressions, and minimal design. Colouring this portrait will also assist in fine motor, concentration, and creativity as well as help in emotional recognition and self-expression. It has a clean and balanced structure that is suitable to younger children, classroom activities, and character-oriented activities. Being a non-screen alternative, this colouring page is both a peaceful but still pleasant experience through which a child can play with Dora the Explorer.
How to Colour
Begin with colouring the face of Dora, it is the prime spot of this portrait that is given much attention to the eyes and the smile. Apply natural soft and skin tones and use soft shade around the cheeks to complement her friendly face. The hair of Dora may be of deep brown colour using light highlights to demonstrate the textures and shine. To dress her, her regular bright pink shirt (​wearing it long or ready-to-roll depending on the print), bright orange shorts should they show, yellow socks and white or light grey shoes or collar contours as per design. Give special attention to her eyes, apply dark colours with a little white light on their eyes to make them appear to be alive. In case of plain background, it is better to select light pastel colours, e.g. pale blue, mint green, soft yellow, so that the accent will be made upon the face of Dora. Crayons are excellent when it comes to a good layer of colour and coloured pencils can be used to shade and do facial detailing whilst markers can be used with caution when it comes to clean lines. Also make sure that children maintain a soft and balanced colour palette, as a means of keeping the portrait of Dora smiley and gentle in its nature, which should embody the happy character of the girl.
