Karate Master with a Ninja Coloring Page

Print this karate coloring page in seconds and you get two figures on clean white paper: an older master in a belted gi, bare feet planted wide, one palm open and one hand fisted, and a young ninja just behind him copying the stance exactly. The master's black belt hangs in a knot with a round medallion and two tasseled cords. A free printable page for ages 5 to 11, and an easy one to finish in a single sitting.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we entered the concept: 'an older karate master in a belted gi demonstrating a stance, with a young ninja copying just behind, both standing at full height' on Colorin AI and generated a print ready coloring page in seconds. The master came back with a real face rather than a cartoon one.

'Copying just behind' is what makes the page tell a story. Asked for two figures side by side, the generator draws two people who happen to be standing together. Putting one behind the other and matching the pose turned it into a lesson, which is why the small figure reads as a student and not a second fighter.

What's in this karate coloring page

The contrast between the two figures is the whole drawing. The master is detailed and older, with creases across his forehead and heavy brows, while the student is a round headed chibi with two simple eyes.

That gap makes the sheet unusually good for a beginner working next to an adult. There is a simple figure and a harder figure on the same page, so two people can color it together and each get the part that suits them.

The master is bald, with three creases on the forehead, a frown and large ears, and his gi crosses over in a wide lapel with cuffed sleeves. His belt is the darkest shape on the page, tied in a center knot, and from it hang a round medallion ringed with small dots and two cords finished in tassels of three or four strands each. Both his feet are bare with five toes drawn. The student stands to the right with a hood, a headband knotted with one tail to the left, two dark oval eyes, a crossed gi, a plain knotted belt, one open palm and one fist, bare feet and a single band at one ankle. The background is empty white, with no floor line under either figure. The master stands roughly a third taller than the student, and the two open palms sit at the same height on the page even though the arms are different lengths, which is what makes the copied stance read at a glance.

Coloring Ideas and Techniques

A karate gi is white, so the work here is all in the shadows. Use a pale gray on the folds under the sleeves and inside the lapel and both outfits will look like heavy cotton rather than paper.

The belt is the one place to go dark. Black is traditional for a master, and if you want the medallion to show, leave it and the tassels a warm gold against it.

Want to color your own? Turn a photo of your own dojo into a coloring page and print your own class the same way.