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Color By Number Adult Coloring Books – For Beginners

November 7, 2020 By Adult Colorist 8 Comments

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Color By Number Adult Coloring Books – For Beginners

Dover Publications has come out with a new idea for adult coloring books in their Creative Haven series… color by number. Many new colorists express frustration at the stress caused when trying to decide which are the right colors to color in your picture. These color by number books invite you to follow the numbered guide to creating accurate portraits of the illustrated images. Illustrations are printed on one side of the perforated pages for easy removal and display in all of the Creative Haven coloring books.

Creative Haven Color By Number Coloring Books for Adults

The link above goes directly to the Dover site and lists all of their Adult Coloring books.

Color by Number Colouring books in the UK and in Canada.

Country Scenes Creative Haven Color By Number

A new artist, George Toufexis illustrated this book

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Color by Number Christmas Coloring by George Toufexis

George’s book is filled with traditional Christmas holiday scenes and is secular in nature with things like Santa, Christmas Trees, Stockings by the Fire and Winter Nature scenes. Images are printed on one side of the page and are perforated. These 46 images are designed for experienced colorists.

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Butterflies Color By Number

butterflies color by number

The book contains 46 realistic butterfly and moth illustrations printed one per page (the back of each is blank) on medium weight, bright white, perforated paper. It’s always a good idea to use a blank sheet behind your work if you are using markers.
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Birds Color by Number Coloring Book

From waders such as the spoonbill and flamingo to the woodland-dwelling wild turkey and backyard species like the cedar waxwing and the Baltimore oriole, this collection portrays a tremendous variety of birds. All 46 are identified and depicted in their natural habitats. Use the numbered color key to creating perfectly natural pictures.
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Floral Design Color by Number

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Sea Life Color by Number

sealife coloring by number

Sea turtles, coral reef-dwelling fish, dolphins, and other marine creatures swim through these full-page pictures. Colorists can achieve realistic effects and perfect shading with the help of lightly printed numbers that correspond to a simple color key. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. The Sea Life book is specially designed for experienced colorists according to Creative Haven.
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Mandalas Color by Number

Mandalas color by number

Color by Number Mandala’s offers unlimited opportunities for shading and color choices, mandalas can be among the most challenging designs to color. This helpful book offers lightly printed numbers that correspond to a color key: use them for guidance or strike out on your own. 46 illustrations. Click here to order

Dogs – Color by Number from Creative Haven

Dogs - Color by Number from Creative Haven

Dog lovers will adore these realistic portraits of a German shepherd, Labrador, beagle, and other popular breeds. Use the simple color guide to complete 46 heartwarming images — finished thumbnail images on the inside covers offer coloring ideas for you.

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Color by Number Cats

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American Landscapes

A travelogue of great American vistas includes scenes from Yosemite National Park, Monument Valley, Boulder Mountain, Fossil Butte National Monument, Enders State Forest, and many other landscapes of rugged natural beauty. It contains 46 1 sided, perforated pages.

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Horses

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Still Life Color

Still Life USA Still Life Canada      Still Life UK

Animal Stencils Color by Number

This is a bit of a different style with more of a mosaic look than some of the other books. This also has black-backed one-sided images.

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Color by Numbers Calm

coloring by numbers

Color by Number Colouring books in the UK and in Canada.

Color by Numbers Animal Kingdom Click to Order Amazon US, UK Canada

Color by Numbers Enchanted World Click to Order Amazon US, UK Canada

You can trust the Creative Haven coloring books regardless of illustrator, they have been producing adult coloring books for over 20 years but others that come up on this search have awful reviews, so be cautious.. all coloring books are not created equal!

Guided Coloring by F Sehnaz Bac

Italian Artists F Sehnaz Bac series presents 30 pieces of numbered original artwork to color in. Renowned for the stunning palettes of her whimsical painted rock winged creatures come alive. Birds and Butterflies include songbirds, owls, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and other winged marvels, all numbered for vibrant coloring in markers, colored pencils, crayons, or paints, along with coloring instruction (with a color key) and four bonus full-color prints. Simply color in each numbered space with the corresponding color in the color key, or explore your unique creative path and fill the spaces with your own palette. Relax, unwind, and be creative as you color in these lovely pieces of art. Once you’ve enjoyed these designs, you’ll want to try Sehnaz’s two other Brilliantly Vivid Color-by-Number books: Animal Friends, which feature her endearing cats, bunnies, and elephants, along with many other marvelous creatures frolicking on land and under the sea; and Flowers and Mandalas, which include her dazzling mandalas and fun and fanciful blooms.

Birds & Butterflies Guided Coloring  by F. Sehnaz Bac 

birds and butterflies color by number coloring book

Animal Friends Color By Number 

color-by-number

Flowers & Mandalas Color by Number 

flowers and mandalas color by number coloring book

Usborne has a couple of color by number coloring books to offer as well. They have a variety of designs that could appeal to both kids and adults alike. Reading through the reviews shows that adults fancy this book as a break from the most complicated books that take days to complete a project. These pictures are colored in under an hour with no worries about which colors to use.

The Usborne Color by Numbers Book

usbornes color by number book

The Usborne BIG Color by Numbers Book 

The Usborne BIG Color by Numbers Book
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Comments

  1. Doris says

    June 28, 2017 at 8:43 am

    Where can I find some of these books at in paducha,ky or Murray,ky.

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    • Addicted Colorist says

      June 28, 2017 at 8:48 am

      Hi Doris, there are links to purchase on Amazon next to each book. Hope that helps. 🙂

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      January 28, 2019 at 6:30 am

      Doris just type in paint by number for adults and it should take you to the site.

      Reply
    • Addicted Colorist says

      January 29, 2019 at 7:08 am

      If you are looking for books outside of the US you can click here for Book Depository. They ship throughout the world for free. https://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=clumsydoodle

      Reply
  2. lalli says

    January 28, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    Bonjour. je vis en France et je voudrais savoir comment acheter des livres de coloriage et être livré à mon adresse française.
    Merci d’avance pour votre réponse.

    Reply
    • Addicted Colorist says

      January 29, 2019 at 7:05 am

      Merci de votre demande, le site Web Book Depository (j’ai inclus le lien ci-dessous) propose des livres à colorier dans le monde entier avec la livraison gratuite! J’espère que ça aide! Bonne journée.
      ~ Addict livre de coloriage ~
      (Désolé pour cette traduction française de Google, peut-être pas la meilleure)
      https://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=clumsydoodle

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  3. Diane says

    April 1, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    I just started my color by number book and I’m hooked. I’m wondering if you have a suggestion for markers or pencils that actually cover the number. They definitely show through with my basic crayola pencils.

    Reply
    • Addicted Colorist says

      April 1, 2020 at 3:48 pm

      Hi Diane, Yes Crayolas don’t give you as much pigment as other brands. You could also try gel pens or markers that don’t bleed. I have a few pages dedicated to just that.

      Colored Pencil 101 https://coloringbookaddict.com/colored-pencils-adult-coloring-supplies-coloring-book-addicts/
      Favorite Gel Pens https://coloringbookaddict.com/gel-pens-coloring-books/
      Markers https://coloringbookaddict.com/best-markers-adult-coloring-books/
      Best Budget-Friendly Colored Pencils https://coloringbookaddict.com/best-cheap-colored-pencils-adult-coloring-books/

      This page… tip for new colorists might be of interest as well. https://coloringbookaddict.com/adult-coloring-books-top-13-tips-for-new-colorists/ And please feel free to join our Facebook Group for inspiration and coloring chatter. 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/coloringbookaddict/

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