How-to guides
Short, practical guides with interactive demos: try the color wheel, test paper weights, simulate your print settings.
6 min read The color wheel for coloring: complementary, analogous and triadic colors Interactive color wheel for coloring pages: click a color to see its complementary, analogous, triadic and split complementary colors, with examples. 6 min read How to blend colored pencils Learn to blend colored pencils with light layering, dark-to-light overlaps, burnishing, a colorless blender or solvent. Interactive demo and annotated example. 5 min read Colored pencil techniques for coloring pages Six colored pencil techniques for adult coloring with visual swatches: hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, circulism, gradients and burnishing. 5 min read How to use alcohol markers on coloring pages How to color with alcohol markers without streaks or bleed-through: the right paper weight, light-to-dark order, wet-on-wet coverage and blending. 5 min read The best paper for coloring pages Which paper to print coloring pages on for colored pencils, markers and gel pens, with paper weights in gsm and lb and an interactive bleed-through test. 4 min read How to print coloring pages at home Print coloring pages at the right size without cropped edges: US Letter vs A4, actual size vs fit to page, printer settings and phone printing. Interactive preview. 5 min read How to make your own coloring book Turn free printable coloring pages into your own coloring book: choose pages, paper, single or double-sided printing and the right binding. Interactive planner. 4 min read Coloring for relaxation: a 20-minute evening routine How adult coloring helps you unwind, with a guided 20-minute evening routine and timer to replace the late-night scroll with a coloring page. 4 min read How to use gel pens for coloring Gel pens for adult coloring pages: best paper, tip sizes, how to avoid smudges and skips, and where metallic and glitter pens look best. Annotated example. 4 min read How to choose colors for a coloring page Simple ways to pick colors for adult coloring pages: the 3-color rule, mood palettes, keeping white and the one-color challenge.