Arms out for balance, Pikachu rides a board inside the curl of a wave that arcs right over him, with two stars in the space above. The wave is drawn in long sweeping lines, and colouring along them with a blue pencil makes it look like it is really moving; working across them flattens it into a blue wall. Two blues, the darker one deep inside the curl where the light does not reach, is the whole trick. Comfortable from five. Back on dry land with a magnifying glass, Detective Pikachu is on a case.
Coloring ideas for this page
- A pale blue at the crest darkening towards the bottom of the curl.
- A red and white board, the only warm note in all that water.
Coloring inspiration
Is this wave at sunrise or midday? Colour the sky to match.

Pikachu balanced on a board deep inside a breaking wave, two stars overhead.







