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Octopus, plate 15 of Quiet Ocean. Drag across the page to compare the color reference with the drawing as printed.

Quiet Ocean · Plate 15 of 45

Octopus color reference

An octopus has eight arms lined with suckers that can taste what they touch. It has three hearts and blue blood. It can change the color and texture of its skin in moments, and it can squirt ink to escape.

Colors to reach for

Use reddish brown and orange for the body, coral for the warmer areas, and cream for the undersides of the arms and the suckers.

  • red brown
  • orange
  • coral
  • cream
  • dark red

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