N° 04 — Coloring books
A studio service
Children's coloring book design.
Line-art coloring books designed for small hands and big imaginations. From single keepsake titles to full activity-book ranges — illustration, layout, and print-ready files in one package.
Every line drawn to be colored in.
N° 01What we make
Coloring books for every age.
A coloring book is not a picture book with the color removed. It's a format of its own — with its own rules about line weight, whitespace, page pacing, and the relationship between shape and the edge of the paper.
We design full coloring books from scratch, including cover, interior pages, back matter, and print-ready export. Ages 2 through 8 for children's titles; we also take adult commissions separately.
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Toddler coloring (ages 2–4)
Big simple shapes, thick outlines, one subject per page. Designed for chunky crayons and small attention spans.
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Early elementary (ages 5–7)
More detail per page, story-driven sequences, names and labels to read. Supports early literacy alongside coloring.
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Upper elementary (ages 8–10)
Intricate line work, mandala-adjacent patterns, longer attention spans. Often themed by interest — dinosaurs, unicorns, cityscapes.
N° 02What's included
Everything you need to publish.
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Full interior illustration
30–80 line-art pages designed as a cohesive sequence, not a random set. Each page tested at print resolution.
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Cover design
Color cover that previews the coloring experience inside. Title typography, author credit, back cover.
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Print-ready PDF
8.5×11 or 8×8 trim, single-sided pages (so pens don't bleed through), correct bleed and safety zones for KDP or any POD.
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Front and back matter
Title page, copyright page, 'this book belongs to' page, activity suggestions, author note.
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eBook version
A tablet-friendly PDF version for digital coloring apps. Not fixed-layout — kids tap and fill on-screen.
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Marketing pack
Three sample pages exported as social-share assets. Cover mock-up. Amazon-ready thumbnail.
N° 03How we draw it
Line art that invites coloring.
The difference between a great coloring book and a bad one comes down to line. Lines too thin and the shapes feel fragile. Lines too thick and the page feels heavy before any color goes down. We draw every line at a consistent weight that carries through the whole book.
We also pay attention to what's called 'closed shape logic' — every region that wants to be colored is fully enclosed, so crayons don't have to stop mid-sky. Small things, but they're what make a coloring book feel finished.
N° 04Investment
Three ways to work together.
Mini
From $1,800
A short keepsake coloring book under 30 pages.
- Cover illustration
- Up to 24 interior pages
- Front + back matter
- Print-ready PDF for KDP
- 1 round of revisions per page
Signature
From $3,400
A standard 48-page coloring book across one theme.
- Cover illustration
- Up to 44 interior pages
- Themed sequence design
- Full front + back matter
- 2 rounds of revisions per page
- eBook-ready digital version
Series
From $7,500
Multiple linked titles sharing characters or visual DNA.
- 3+ coloring book titles
- Shared character sheets + palette
- Consistent line style across books
- Full print-ready files
- Marketing pack per title
- Style guide for future volumes
N° 05Questions
The answers we give most often.
- Can children's coloring books have any text?
- Yes, and usually should. Each page can have a short caption naming the scene or introducing a vocabulary word. For younger ages (2–4) we typically keep captions to 3–5 words per page; for older children we can include short narrative fragments across the sequence.
- What trim size works best?
- For children's coloring books we recommend 8.5×11 or 8×8. 8.5×11 gives more room to color. 8×8 feels more like a 'book' and sits better on a shelf. Either works for KDP.
- Single-sided or double-sided pages?
- Single-sided, always, for coloring books. Markers and gel pens bleed through any paper KDP prints on, so a double-sided book ruins the page underneath. Every tier above includes single-sided layout.
- Can we add other activities on some pages?
- Yes — we often mix pure coloring pages with simple activity pages (dot-to-dot, word search, spot-the-difference) to keep variety across the book. Ask about our activity-book service if activities should be the main format.
Start your book
Let's make a coloring book.
Tell us the theme, the age band, and how many pages you'd like. We'll reply within two working days with a proposal and a sample spread in your chosen style.