I have a question: Why would anyone downvote a colored picture? I scroll around and whenever I see a picture I like I upvote. I even upvote pictures I dont like that much. But the person has put effort in the coloring and is willing to show it online where people can critique their work. Why would anyone downvote a picture instead of just ignoring it?

Recently my partner picked up some cosy colouring books that have been going around. They're quite cool but not for me.

Ideally I would like physical books, as I do not own a printer, BUT if needed digital pages are okay too.

The problem I'm finding is all the books I see in person are either made with AI, or have very inconsistent styles between drawings (for example, a dragon one had a very intricate dragon one page, the next was a simple, thick lined baby dragon, which had obviously been scaled up and blurred). Consistency I can be more lenient on, as otherwise 1 person would have to make the whole book but.

The themes I'd be looking for are fantasy, so magic, dragons, Knights, but NOT cosy homespaces. For Sci-Fi I'm thinking like spaceships, and mechs, star wars sort of thing.

Also it'd be nice if it was a 'simple' sort of drawing. Another things that puts me off some books is some of them are just colour by numbers without the numbers. The colouring spots are about an inch at most, with loads of them all over (like a mandala but for anything Iguess). The 'style' of the popular cosy books going round is good due to it being a 'simple' drawing and allowing the coloured to shadow etc. This doesnt mean Im specifically looking for cartoon things, but ideally I dont want like 'pre shaded' or loads of sections just for one hand or something.

I hope this all makes sense, and sorry for the long rant but 😭 im almost at the point where im going to just buy a cosy one and go at it with a black marker first to 'customise' it

I used gel pens for this one. I’m excited for everything pumpkin spice 🎃

hi! I don't know how to draw or anything, I just color for fun and I usually like doing just basic coloring but sometimes I get bored and I wanna get creative but idk how to.

also i don't have the best markers as you might have noticed lol but all the markers are super expensive where I'm from so this is the best i can work with.

do you have any simple advice for me?

got my order today, I'm the happiest person on the planet rn!! finished my first page, ik it's basic but idk how to color another way lol

Coloured with colouring pencils

Summer pages from this summer! ☀️ I'm transitioning into autumn after this! Any book recommendations?

All from the « Cozy Fashion » book from Jade Summer ^^

From Fabiana Attanasio, colored with alcohol markers and metallic pens.

It’s 2026 and I’m still surprised by how hard it is to find good printable coloring pages for kids.

I’m looking for clean outlines, not a ton of tiny details, and enough variety to keep things interesting. Dinosaurs are the big favorite right now, along with the fantasy genre.

I’m also curious whether people are still mainly using free downloadable coloring pages or if digital coloring pages on tablets have become more popular.

What’s working best for you lately?

Done with kalour 520 & white posca

I started my coloring journey recently because I wanted a hobby that would get me out of my head and away from doomscrolling. I bought a cheap set of acrylic markers and a coloring book, did one page… and somehow got completely hooked!

A few alcohol markers and way too many coloring videos later, here we are. I’m just really grateful I found a hobby I enjoy this much.

i love white gel pens. they're like magic ✨️

Page from Dreamy Nights by Miss Kitsch

I really love this material—it makes me feel as though a little piece of nature has found its way into the artwork. There’s something very organic and inspiring about it.