Coloring Pages Converted from Photos

Coloring Pages Converted from Photos

You can easily convert any picture into a coloring page. By taking the saturation, which is the color, out of the picture, you get a black and white photo. Then you can use the contrast and brightness to tweak it to allow enough white space to color. Then all you have to do if figure out how to print these pictures.

The following are examples of these realistic coloring page pictures. You will need to save the pictures to a document, or you will need to right click to "save as" if you want to keep these and print the pictures. You may be able to right click and print the photos right from the page.

Example of a Flower Being Colored

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Here's an example of how cool the picture looks when you are coloring on a realistic coloring picture.

How to Color these Pictures

When you go to color these pictures, keep in mind that these are not simple outlines of objects. Shading and natural casts of light are already on the subjects, so your job is to merely add color.

Keep in mind that you need to use lighter colors on areas that are brightest and darker colors on areas that are already dark.

Another cool idea is to only color the parts of the picture that you want to stand out. For example in the picture here, only color the flower and leave the dark background in black and white to make the flower pop out with colorful contrast.

Notice the different shades of green used on the green part of the plant. Use different shades of colors on the same part to shade and blend colors in a more realistic way.

Coloring Pictures of Flowers

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A great black and white. Color the flower only and leave the background.

Pictures of Animals

In the following pictures of animals, you'll notice that it can be difficult to get the correct color for the actual animals in the pictures. Don't worry too much about accuracy of color. Keep Andy Warhol in mind when you do your coloring and you can call yourself a modern artist.

Real Animal Pictures to Color

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A close up giraffe coloring page

How to Color a Butterfly

Butterflies are beautifully colored creatures in the natural world. Color these butterflies with the vivid colors you imagine. Don't underestimate the beauty of the contrast between drab colors like brown and grey with bright colors such as lime green or purple. Brightness can only be achieved if there is dullness around to show contrast. Butterflies do this naturally, so attempt this natural trick with your butterfly coloring page.

Real Photos of Butterflies to Color

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Blue morpho butterfly coloring picture

How to Make Your Own Coloring Pages

If you are interested in making your own coloring pages like these, it's a simple process. If you have any picture editing software, you simply desaturate (take the color out) the picture and increase the contrast and brightness.

The trick is finding the right balance of brightness and contrast to make sure that the major lines of details are present without including too much shading.

3 Steps to Make Your Coloring Pages