Coraline coloring pages: 33 printable PDF designs featuring Coraline, her friends, the film’s supporting cast, and a few Halloween-themed extras. Each page can be downloaded as a PDF to print or colored online in the browser.
Coraline was Laika’s first feature film, directed by Henry Selick and based on Neil Gaiman’s 2002 novella, released in theaters on February 6, 2009, and rated PG. It’s known for a genuine technical milestone in stop-motion animation: to give Coraline’s face a wider range of subtle expressions than earlier films like The Nightmare Before Christmas could manage, Laika’s team used early 3D printing technology to produce hundreds of thousands of interchangeable facial pieces, an innovation the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences later formally recognized. The film was also shot natively in stereoscopic 3D rather than converted afterward, one of the first stop-motion productions built that way from the start, and returned to theaters in a remastered 3D re-release for its 15th anniversary in 2024. One quieter production detail: actress Teri Hatcher voices both of Coraline’s mothers in the story, the ordinary one and her unsettling counterpart, a single performance doing double duty across two very different characters. Because the film leans genuinely spooky in places, parents picking pages for younger children may want to preview a page before printing it.
With 33 pages split between Coraline with friends, the wider supporting cast, simple solo portraits, and a few Halloween extras, the set works as a quick single-page project and as a fuller look at the film’s cast and world.
What Is Inside This Collection
This collection groups its 33 pages by cast and tone, since a scene with friends, a supporting character, and a simple portrait each call for a different coloring approach.
Coraline with Friends and Family
Five pages show Coraline together with other characters: Wybie, her black cat companion, and scenes set in the story’s parallel Other World. Coraline is recognizable by her blue-dyed hair and yellow raincoat, so keeping those two details consistent across every page in this group ties them together as the same character.
Supporting Characters from the Film
Nine pages focus on individual characters beyond Coraline herself: Wybie, the black cat, Mr. Bobinsky, Coraline’s mother, Mel Jones, her father, Charlie Jones, neighbors April Spink and Miriam Forcible, and the story’s central antagonist, known as the Beldam or Other Mother. The Beldam’s design is defined by her button eyes and exaggerated, spider-like fingers, distinct enough from Coraline’s mother that the two shouldn’t be colored the same way, even though they’re meant to look similar in the story.
Simple Solo Portraits
Fifteen pages keep to a plain, solo Coraline portrait in a range of expressions and everyday moments, without a scene or other character attached. These work well as a quick, repeatable page and are the best pages for practicing Coraline’s most recognizable features: her blue hair, yellow coat, and star-patterned outfit.
Halloween and Activity Pages
Four pages step outside the film itself: a couple of Halloween-themed reimaginings of Coraline as a monster or zombie, a page built as a paper doll template, and a spider-themed scene. The Halloween pages aren’t scenes from the actual movie; they’re original, seasonal designs inspired by the character rather than accurate recreations.
What Coraline Coloring Pages Do
Pattern and texture reward a careful hand. Coraline’s star-patterned raincoat and the layered, hand-crafted look of a stop-motion character both ask for steadier, more deliberate coloring than a simpler cartoon design would, and the American Academy of Pediatrics names exactly this kind of structured coloring, done between ages 2 and 7, as a clear path to fine motor skill development. However, the more detailed pages in this set generally suit older colorists best.
A film is built one tiny piece at a time. Since Coraline was made using thousands of individually crafted facial pieces and hand-built puppets rather than hand-drawn animation, coloring a page from it is a small opening to talk about how differently a stop-motion film gets made compared to a typical animated movie.
Calm through repetition. A 2005 Art Therapy Journal study found a measurable drop in anxiety after coloring sessions built around a defined structure. The detailed patterns on Coraline’s clothing and the intricate designs throughout the film’s world are about as structured as a coloring page gets.
A tone worth checking first. Since this collection includes pages based on a film with genuinely spooky, PG-rated content, previewing a page before handing it to a younger or more sensitive child is a reasonable step, and this collection’s simpler, everyday-moment pages are a gentler starting point than the ones featuring the story’s antagonist.
How to Color Coraline Pages Well
- Coraline: Use bright Blue hair, a Sunglow-Yellow raincoat, and her signature star-patterned sweater in a mix of blues and yellows.
- Wybie: Keep his color palette more muted and earthy than Coraline’s, since he’s designed as a quieter visual contrast to her.
- The black cat: Use solid Black with vivid Green or Yellow eyes, the character’s most expressive feature.
- Mel Jones (Coraline’s birth mother): Use practical, everyday tones, Sage Green or Tan, distinct from the more exaggerated colors used for her Other World counterpart.
- The Beldam/Other Mother: Use pale, cool skin tones with stark black button eyes, kept visually distinct from Mel Jones despite their similar starting design.
- Halloween-themed pages: Scarlet, Goldenrod, and Black work well for these seasonal, non-canon designs, since they aren’t meant to match the film’s actual color palette.
5 Creative Activities With Coraline Coloring Pages
1. Character Fact Cards. Color a few characters, then write one real production fact, like the 3D-printed facial pieces, on the back of each card. A small stack makes a simple, reusable set for a film-lover’s collection.
2. Coraline Bookmark Set. Color a few small portraits, cut them into narrow bookmark strips, and cover each with clear contact paper. A set makes a fun, low-cost gift for another fan of the film.
3. Then and Now Comparison. Color Mel Jones and one of the Other World characters side by side, then talk about how the two settings differ visually. It’s a good way to notice how color and design choices shape the mood of a scene.
4. Paper Doll Display. Color the paper doll template page, then mount it on cardstock as a simple standing display rather than a jointed toy. It’s a straightforward way to give a finished page a second life.
5. Movie Night Poster. Color a few characters, then arrange them together as a homemade poster for a family movie night. It’s a simple way to turn a stack of finished pages into shared decor.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Coraline coloring pages?
Coraline coloring pages are free printable and browser-colorable designs based on the 2009 stop-motion film, including Coraline, her friends, the supporting cast, and a few Halloween-themed extras. This collection has 33 pages, available as PDF downloads or through the online coloring tool.
What is Coraline based on, and who directed the film?
Coraline is based on Neil Gaiman’s 2002 novella of the same name and was directed by Henry Selick, released in 2009 as Laika Studios’ first feature film.
What makes Coraline’s animation technically notable?
To give Coraline’s face a wide range of subtle expressions, Laika’s team used early 3D printing technology to produce hundreds of thousands of interchangeable facial pieces, an innovation later formally recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Is the same actress really voicing both of Coraline’s mothers?
Yes. Actress Teri Hatcher voices both Coraline’s ordinary mother, Mel Jones, and her unsettling counterpart in the story’s parallel world.
Was Coraline really the first stop-motion film shot in 3D?
Yes. Coraline was shot natively in stereoscopic 3D rather than converted afterward, one of the first stop-motion films built that way from the start.
Is Coraline appropriate for young children?
Coraline is rated PG and does contain genuinely spooky, intense moments that some younger or more sensitive children may find unsettling. Previewing a specific coloring page before printing it is a reasonable way for parents to judge what’s appropriate for their child.
Are the Halloween-themed pages scenes from the actual movie?
No. The Halloween-themed pages in this collection are original, seasonal designs inspired by the character rather than actual scenes from the movie.
Are these official Laika or Focus Features designs?
No. These are fan-made coloring sheets for personal, non-commercial use and are not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by Laika, Focus Features, or Neil Gaiman.
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Download any design by clicking it. No account, email, or payment is required to color or print. Every page opens in the online coloring tool for on-screen use or downloads as a full-resolution PDF for printing. Share a finished Coraline page using the Facebook or Pinterest buttons at the top of the page.
