Uranus: The Icy Blue Giant

Fun Fact

Did you know Uranus is unique because it spins on its side? Unlike most planets that spin like a top, Uranus rolls around the Sun like a ball, with its north and south poles pointing towards the Sun at different times! This gives it very unusual seasons.

Coloring Tips

1. 1🎨 **Atmospheric Swirls** - Use a range of blues, teals, and light greens to create the vast, swirling patterns of Uranus's atmosphere. Blend your colors gently to achieve a smooth, icy texture, suggesting depth and movement.
2. 2🖍️ **Delicate Rings** - Uranus's rings are thin and subtle. Use light grays, pale blues, or even a very faint silver to draw them with fine, delicate lines, giving them a translucent, ethereal quality against the dark background.
3. 3✨ **Distant Stars** - For the dark background, use deep blues, purples, or black. Leave small, uncolored dots or use a white gel pen or very light crayon to create twinkling distant stars, adding to the sense of deep space.
4. 4🌈 **Orbital Glow** - To make Uranus appear as if it's gently glowing, use a slightly lighter shade of blue or white around the outer edge of the planet where it meets the dark background, then blend it softly inwards.