The Ultimate List of (Legit) Free Coloring Pages for Adults

How to Develop Advanced Coloring Pages

• Shading

When it comes to coloring in your pages or your stickers for journals, shading plays a big role in making the page look more interesting and attention grabbing. On my website, there are examples of how to achieve a great shading effect in your coloring. When it comes to colors, choosing lighter and darker colors of the same color will give you that effect you are looking for. I recommend avoiding black, even for your shadows, and using darker colors instead. Black can create a muddy look or can be a really heavy and unrealistic color, and darker colors can provide a more effective shadow in most cases. Using sharp pencils will provide you with the best control and accuracy when you’re blending colors.

• Highlights

Who would have thought that a simple white pen could bring your adult coloring pages to life? As one example, highlighting the edges can brighten up your page and make your existing colors pop! If you’re feeling brave, adding white pen to create light reflections or add extra details in eyes or on the shinier areas of your artwork is a great way to enhance your coloring page even further.

• Detail

Who said you can’t put your own spin on premade procreate coloring pages? Increase their complexity by adding unique details with a fine line black pen. Here you really have the freedom to add whatever designs you want and personalize coloring pages to your own style, just don’t use a pen that’s thicker than the original line, or your designs might look unbalanced.

• Texture

Who doesn’t love a bit of texture? All adult coloring pages, printable or online, look far more interesting with different textures instead of coloring with flat colors. You can create textures with different colored pencil drawing techniques, but you can also create different textures by using completely different media! I’ve seen some very interesting coloring page art created with eyeshadow, pastels, gold foil and other media that isn’t traditionally made for coloring pages. Can you think of any others?

• Color Palette

Whenever I’m working on my coloring pages online for adults, I always start by using a color palette. There are many tools to support you with this on this website, one of which is the Color Catalog. This can help you to simplify the tricky process of choosing the colors that work well together for your adult coloring pages, printable and digital versions alike!

Helpful Tips With Coloring Pages for Adults

I hope these handy tips will help improve your coloring skills, and that your time spent coloring will boost your mood, too! Adopting a creative hobby is a fantastic way to de-stress after a long day and is a great method of reducing depression and anxiety. And the best part is, you have a wonderful piece of artwork once you’re finished! If you’re still looking for inspiration, or would love to share one of your completed advanced coloring pages, then we would love to hear from you and see what you’ve created! Just head over to the website at Sarah Renae Clark, where you can send my team a message, find tutorials, and even sign up to the mailing list for regular updates and special offers! And when you’re ready to get coloring, you can buy coloring pages from my huge range of different designs to print immediately and start creating right away! Read Less