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African Coloring Books For Adults

August 21, 2024 By Adult Colorist 3 Comments

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African Coloring Books For Adults

Someone on the Facebook page asked if there were any African coloring books for adults so I have been searching for the ones that have gotten the best reviews. You can explore more Black artists’ coloring books here.

Coloring Books Depicting Black People & Places

24 Shades of Business 

24 Shades of Business celebrates the beauty of melanin and black girl magic featuring CEOs and entrepreneurs. Click to Order from Amazon US, UK Europe or Canada

Naturally Cute Coloring Book

This 50-page coloring book includes natural hairstyles including Afros, braids, locks, short fades, curly twists, and more. The illustrations do have some thick black lines and are on the simpler side but there’s lots of detail to the different hairdos depicted. *Top Seller 2018*

Naturally Cute Too

Naturally Cute Too has 50 pages that celebrate the beauty of natural hair and the power of sisterhood amongst black women.  Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

Africa Coloring Book 

This is the first coloring book from Alisa Calder. It contains African women, animals and other scenes printed on one side of the paper. Click to Order the Africa Adult Coloring Book

African Glamour Coloring Book

 There are 31 pictures in the African Glamour that include beautiful head wraps and gowns decorated with patterns in traditional African designs. The background includes animals, plants, and ornaments. The pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal like all Creative Haven Coloring Books.
Click to Order Amazon US, UK & Canada

Back in the Days Coloring Book

Illustrated by Jamel Shabazz depicting his life in Brooklyn in the 60’s. Click to order Back in the Days

Soulful Colouring Book

I recently received the book Soulful Colouring from the creator Sophia Jackson and it is a nice professionally published book that comes in either hardcover or paperback. Each page has an affirmation or mantra from SoJay along with an illustration that depicts the ideas of the quote. Click Here to Order Soulful Colour

Color My Fro: A Natural Hair Coloring Book for Big Hair Lovers of All Ages

In “Color My Fro”, 31 big-haired fairies, mermaids, warriors, models, cheerleaders, and fierce divas grace the pages of this coloring book celebrating the beauty of black women and natural hair. At each turn of the page, a new natural hair-inspired illustration greets you.
Click here to Order Color My Fro Amazon US, UK or Canada

African Leaders

Coloring and Activity Fun Book by J.D.Wright

Kwanzaa Coloring Book

Black Heritage Coloring Book

This book includes information on Book T. Washington, Black U.S. Leaders
Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, The Underground Railroad, Martin Luther King, Jr., NAACP, Thurgood Marshall, Tuskegee Airman and the Emancipation Proclamation. Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

Great Africans in America Coloring Book

This Dover Coloring Book depicts the lives and achievements of notable Africans spring to life in this carefully researched and finely rendered coloring book. Spanning over 150 years of American history, the volume pays tribute to figures in civil rights, music, sports, politics, literature, government, and other areas. Click here to purchase Amazon

Famous African American Women

The contributions of African women to education, civil rights, literature, the performing arts, athletics, and other areas are documented in this carefully rendered coloring book. Forty-five illustrations highlight the achievements of such notable women as Coretta Scott King, Maya Angelou, Hattie McDaniel, Toni Morrison, Ella Fitzgerald, Leontyne Price, and Shirley Chisholm. Captions. Written by Janet Baine Kopito & Cal Massey (Illustrator) Click here to order from Amazon US UK or Canada

The Colorful Adventures of Zoe & Star: An Activity and Coloring Book

Illustrated by Crystal Swain-Bates you will meet Zoe & Star, two adventurous Black girls who just love to have fun! Follow them throughout over 45 fun-filled coloring and activity pages that inspire creativity, promote self-confidence, and celebrate diversity.

Activity pages include fill-in-the-blank exercises (for example, “You are beautiful just the way you are”), thought-provoking questions (“If you could fly anywhere in the world, where would you go?”), and fun pictures to complete (“Design Zoe and Star’s dresses for the ball!).

A native of Atlanta, GA, Crystal Swain-Bates is an author and the owner of Goldest Karat Publishing, a boutique publisher that aims to fill the diversity gap in traditional publishing by providing readers with high quality books featuring characters of African descent. Crystal’s children’s books include “Big Hair, Don’t Care”, “Naturally Me!”, “Supermommy”, “The Colorful Adventures of Zoe & Star”, “The Colorful Adventures of Cody & Jay”, and the natural hair inspired coloring book “Color My Fro“. Crystal holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Florida State University and is an avid world traveler. Click here to Order Zoe & Star

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Coloring Books depicting African animals and scenes

African Designs a Creative Haven book illustrated by Marty Noble

african designs coloring book

Thirty-one large, ready-to-color illustrations, all adapted from traditional African designs, reflect the continent’s rich artistic and cultural heritage. Carefully rendered from authentic artifacts are a Moorish textile pattern, an Ashanti carved door panel, an antelope-shaped wooden headdress from Mali, and more. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, African Designs and other Creative Haven® coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress. Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

Traditional African Designs Coloring Book Illustrated by Gregory Mirow

African art, with its striking and imaginative themes, has had a tremendous influence on contemporary art and design. The motifs in this rich collection of traditional African designs reflect the vigor and spirit of this dynamic and expressive art form. Click here to purchase Amazon US

African Plains Coloring Book illustrated by Dianne Gaspas-Ettl

This coloring book documents the flora and fauna of the African plains with 41 realistic scenes (including four double-page spreads), meticulously researched and accurately rendered by artist Dianne Gaspas-Ettl, depict a variety of wild animals in their natural habitats. Click here to purchase Amazon US

Wild Animals Coloring Book illustrated by John Green

This coloring book isn’t strictly African but many of the wild animals depicted are native to Africa. Detailed, accurate, ready-to-color illustrations depict 47 species from around the globe. Click here to purchase Amazon US

Vive Le Color! Africa Coloring Book by Abrams Noterie

Each illustration is accompanied by a brief caption describing the habits of the species; many depict the animals as they might appear in their natural habitat — lions drowsing in the heat of the African veldt, a leopard lying in ambush on a limb, a giant panda contentedly munching bamboo, a polar bear and her cub surveying their icy domain, and more. Several double-page spreads depict exciting scenes of predator-prey relationships: muskoxen warily eying a pack of wolves, a mountain lion stalking mountain goats, and others.

  • 72 Top-bound detachable single-sided coloring pad is perfect for the right- and left-handed
  • Single-sided with backboard
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Animal Kingdom: Color Me, Draw Me illustrated by Millie Marotta

Many of Millie Marotta’s images in “Animal Kingdom” are found on the continent of Africa and this book is one of the best selling of 2015.  Enter her captivating animal kingdom, featuring everything from beautiful birds to fantastic fish, delicate dragonflies to elaborately decorated elephants. Give a rooster plumage, adorn a tortoise’s shell, create a backdrop for a ram, and more inspiring creative fun. The high-quality paper makes it perfect for color pencils. Click to Order Animal Kingdom Here.

If you are new to coloring or just want to dive in a little deeper be sure to read our expansive supply recommendations along with our tips and tricks articles.

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These books are also all available from Dover Publications here

If you know of any other Coloring Books that fit this category, please feel free to add them in the comments below. You can also visit the “Woman of Color” page here.

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  1. Ingrid Harik says

    February 17, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Thanks very much for this list. I didn’t know these books existed.

    Reply
    • Coloring Book Addict says

      February 17, 2016 at 11:24 am

      You are quite welcome Ingrid, one of the members of the Facebook group asked if there were any African Coloring Books so I went on a quest. 🙂 I’m glad you found us.

      Reply

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