Looking for a way to relax and unwind while being creative? If so, a little creative coloring might be just the thing you need.
With digital apps like Procreate, it's easier than ever to turn your iPad into a digital coloring book. Many artists regularly share their beautiful line art, lettering, and more, so there are plenty of coloring pages out there to choose from.
With the basic forms and shapes already outlined on the page, you don’t need to worry about becoming a professional artist to create beautiful art.
Below, we've created a list of Procreate coloring pages for you to try. All you need to do is download a page, open Procreate, and start coloring!
How to Color in Procreate
Before we get to the pages, here’s a closer look at Procreate and how to use the app for coloring.
Procreate is great for this type of creative exercise. If you’ve never used it, the app is available for a one-time purchase in the App Store, and many creative professionals use it as their primary workspace.
All that to say: Procreate has all the flexibility and power you’ll need to create great work. The app comes equipped with a simple interface, and the Procreate brush library is extensive.
Plus, working in a digital format means that your coloring pages are instantly ready to use by importing them into Procreate.
Here’s a closer look at how to set everything up after you’ve downloaded your coloring page.
Option 1: Import from the Photo Library
- Navigate to the Procreate Gallery / Main Page.
- Select Photo in the upper right-hand corner.
- Choose your coloring page.
- Add a new layer by tapping the + icon.
- Color!
Option 2: Import from the Files App
- Navigate to the Procreate Gallery / Main Page.
- Select Import in the upper right-hand corner.
- Choose your coloring page.
- Add a new layer by tapping the + icon.
- Color!
Once your coloring page is imported into Procreate, you have a few different techniques that you can use to make sure you're coloring without covering the linework. This will depend on the format/file type of your coloring page.
How to Work with PNG Coloring Pages
For PNG files, you can simply add a new layer beneath the imported image and use it for coloring. This is because PNG files have transparency, making them an easy-to-use format for digital coloring.
Here's how to organize your layers in Procreate:
- Open the layers panel in the upper right-hand corner.
- Add a new layer by tapping the + icon.
- Tap the new layer, and drag it under your coloring page layer.
- Color on the new layer below your coloring page.
How to Work with JPG & PDF Coloring Pages
For PDFs and JPGs, you’ll need to change the blend mode of your layer. This is because the areas you'd color need to be made transparent instead of white.
Here's how to organize your layers in Procreate:
- Open the layers panel in the upper right-hand corner.
- Tap your coloring page layer and hit the N icon next to the layer name.
- Scroll up to Multiply and tap the layer again.
- Add a new layer by tapping the + icon.
- Tap the new layer, and drag it under your coloring page layer.
- Color on the new layer below your coloring page.
Once you’ve made the necessary adjustments, you’re ready to color!
Keep in mind that you’ll need to set up any page that you import this way, so be sure to refer back to this section to verify that everything is set up correctly.
Adult Coloring Pages
We've found a lot of free and premium Procreate coloring pages for you to enjoy.
The pages below offer a variety of styles and subjects, so you're sure to find something fun to fill your days with.
Don't forget: These are for personal use only, and the rights of the art are retained by the original creators.
Happy coloring!
Intricate Horse Coloring Page by Muse Printables
Highlights: Animal, Mandala Style
Price: Free
Love animals? This horse coloring page is a great way to relax with its intricate detail. The geometric mandala patterns within the art are designed to help improve focus. With the blank background, you have an opportunity to add more to the image and make it your own!
Muse Printables is a collection of coloring pages, stationery, templates, and more. You can use their templates to add flare to your next project.
Adult Coloring Page Bundle by Liz Kohler Brown
Highlights: Animals/Nature
Price: Free
What's better than one coloring page? Try a collection of three! This coloring page bundle by Liz Kohler Brown is inspired by nature with a bird, detailed florals, and a deer to choose from. You can color them as a cohesive set or make each one unique.
Liz Kohler Brown is an artist, designer, and teacher. Her popular Skillshare classes range in topics from designing your own coloring pages to how to use Procreate for illustration. Check them out here.
Shapes Coloring Page by Maja Faber
Highlights: Florals
Price: Free
Coloring pages don't have to fill an entire page. This circular coloring page graphic by Maja Faber is simple but challenging enough to keep you engaged while you color. With your download, you'll get multiple formats, including a JPG and Procreate file, plus a colored example from Maja to spark your inspiration.
Maja Faber is a surface pattern designer and teacher from Sweden. Her expert use of patterns in her work makes her designs unique and inviting.
Butterfly & Floral Coloring Page by Dover Publications
Highlights: Nature/Florals
Price: Free
This piece is a full page of intertwined details. The butterflies and florals blend and overlap, making for a dynamic coloring page. There are larger areas you can color with ease, as well as finer detailing within the butterflies for a soothing coloring experience.
Since 1941, Dover Publications has provided a variety of books for children and adults. With topics centered around creativity, craft, music, and more, there's plenty to spark all interests.
Stay Magical Coloring Page by Rhyme & Reason Design
Highlights: Lettering
Price: Free
This coloring page is fun for when you need some encouragement. Its playful use of imagery and lettering makes it feel true to its message. It has a nice level of detail and fills the page without feeling tedious or overwhelming.
Rhyme & Reason Design is a team of designers, strategists, and storytellers based in Atlanta. They help brands tell their stories to make successful designs for clients and their audiences.
Cat Coloring Page by Laura Prado
Highlights: Animals
Price: Free
What's better than napping in your home peacefully? Embrace the chill vibe of this free coloring page and fill in the living space with your own style. Laura also goes through how you can use this coloring page step-by-step on her blog.
Laura Prado is the illustrator and designer behind TWG Designs. She specializes in stationery, surface pattern design, clip art, and more. You can access her freebie library here.
Insect Coloring Pages by Homemade Heather
Highlights: Nature
Price: Free
If you're like me, bugs aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think of beauty. Well these coloring pages turn that idea on its head with their beautiful patterned insects. Think dragonflies, beetles, and more. Color them individually or enjoy all of the illustrations in a collage.
Heather Painchaud of Homemade Heather features recipes, crafts, and printables on her blog. She's combined her love of cooking and fun free activity pages that are great for the whole family.
Uplifting Coloring Pages by Sarah Renae Clark
Highlights: Lettering, Nature, Bundle
Price: $3.95
Ever need an encouraging word? Spending time coloring any of the pages in this collection will serve as a helpful reminder. Within the collection, you get 12 pages from Sarah Renae Clark's adult coloring book that you can enjoy as digital downloads or prints.
Sarah Renae Clark is an artist, designer, and YouTuber based in Australia. She creates tutorials and products to help others expand their creative horizons.
Coloring Pages by Polina Bright
Highlights: Nature/Animals
Price: Free
This collection of coloring pages is a free assortment of nature and animal-inspired pieces. With varying stroke lines and realistic renditions of beautiful parrots and wild flowers, you'll end up with a beautiful result every time, no matter what color palette you choose.
Polina Bright is a watercolor artist based in Australia. She also has a YouTube channel where she shares tutorials and how-tos for fellow artists looking to learn and improve their skills.
Heart Coloring Page by Homemade Gifts
Highlights: Mandala Style
Price: Free
This heart-shaped coloring page features a heart with rounded layers inside it. The fine linework and stripes make it a nice, relaxing coloring page for anyone. Once you're done, it could make a lovely gift for someone you care about (including yourself!).
Stephanie Locsei, of Homemade Gifts, created her site as a way for people to make meaningful gifts in a way that was easy and accessible. You can browse her extensive library to find your next gift idea.
Coloring Pages by Art is Fun
Highlights: Abstract, Bundle
Price: Free
Can't decide what to color? This is where having a collection of coloring pages to choose from can help. Thaneeya has taken coloring book pages from her book for you to sample and enjoy. From animals and nature to words of affirmation, you're sure to find something that you can bring to life with color in the Procreate app.
Thaneeya McArdle is the artist behind Art is Fun, where she shares her work and process with hobbyists and creatives alike. Her coloring books have been enjoyed by millions around the world.
Flower Coloring Page by Skip to My Lou
Highlights: Florals, Detailed
Price: Free
It'll be easy for you to get lost in the beautiful details of the florals that fill this coloring page. The layering in the petals and leaves can be a great way to practice your coloring and incorporate fun palette combinations.
Cindy Hopper, of Skip to My Lou, has used her background in Art Education to share fun crafts, coloring pages, and resources with others. Check out her work and use it as inspiration for your next creative project.
Sweary Motivational Quotes: Inspirational Coloring Book for Adults by Coco Wyo
Highlights: Lettering, Humor
Price: $3.99
As fun as motivational words are to meditate on and color, this coloring book is great for the humorous creative. The over 25 sayings in this coloring book are by artist Coco Wyo. They've got beauty and edge for those who like to use more colorful language to express themselves.
Coco Wyo is a Star Seller on Etsy and has a massive audience on Instagram of over 300,000 followers. If you're a coloring enthusiast, join their community page on Facebook.
Flowers in Watering Can by Homemade Gifts
Highlights: Florals, Mandala Style
Price: Free
This mandala coloring sheet takes a traditional scene and pushes it further with details and fun patterns. The swirling and overflowing florals and leaves are sure to inspire you to color, and might even give you a green thumb.
Stephanie Locsei of Homemade Gifts created her site as a way for people to make meaningful gifts in a way that was easy and accessible. You can browse her extensive library to find your next gift idea.
Wild Lion Coloring Page by Brother Creative Center
Highlights: Animals, Mandala Style
Price: Free
Animals have long been a popular source of inspiration for artists. The lion in this coloring page is covered in mandala pattern detailing and surrounded by palm leaves.
Brother Creative Center has a library of templates for cards, business cards, coloring pages, and more. These work as printable assets, or you can download them as digital PDF files.
Phoenix Coloring Page by Coloring Garden
Highlights: Animals
Price: $0.99
A phoenix that rises from the ashes has long been a symbol of resilience. The one on this coloring page boasts an impressive amount of detail. The intricate linework will keep you inspired and give you plenty of time to relax as you color. This coloring page can also be enjoyed as a free download with a watermark.
Coloring Garden is part of a network of creators who provide creative assets and downloadable resources. With Coloring Garden, you'll find an endless source of coloring pages to enjoy.
Adult Coloring Pages by Crayola
Highlights: Animals, Lettering, Nature, Illustration
Price: Free
Coloring with Crayola Crayons are some of my first memories of being creative growing up. And now that I'm an adult, I can still relax with Crayola because they've got a huge library of Adult Coloring Pages for us. They're over 40 to browse through ranging from quotes and lettering to illustrations.
Crayola is the company behind the iconic crayons we all know and love. Their commitment to creative innovation, community and inspiring kids to dream has remained since 1903.
Nature Coloring Pages Collection by Sarah Renae Clark
Highlights: Nature, Bundle
Price: $3.95
You're sure to get lost in the leaves, trees, and different plants in this collection of coloring pages. Unwind and feed your love of nature without committing to being a plant parent yourself. Within the collection, you get 12 pages from Sarah Renae Clark's Nature coloring book that you can enjoy as digital downloads or prints.
Sarah Renae Clark is an artist, designer, and YouTuber based in Australia. She creates tutorials and products to help others expand their creative horizons.
Dolphin Mandala by Muse Printables
Highlights: Animals, Mandala Style
Price: Free
Being near the water can often be calming, and ocean animals are among the most mysterious and majestic. This mandala-style coloring page captures a dolphin in mid-leap and surrounded by abstract waves. Imagine yourself relaxing by the ocean and enjoy this page as a downloadable PDF.
Muse Printables is a collection of coloring pages, stationery, templates, and more. Use their templates to give you a head start on your next creative project.
Life's a Garden by Rachel Beyer
Highlights: Animals, Nature
Price: Free
Can't take the time to stroll in the garden? Maybe you don't even have one? Well, this coloring page will take you to the great outdoors with butterflies, songbirds, and blooming flowers. This free page is a sample from the 14-page Garden Therapy coloring book.
Rachel Beyer is an artist who draws on her personal experiences to create her artwork. She enjoys making handcrafted colorful art for meditation and inspiration.
Floral Coloring Page by Coloring Garden
Highlights: Florals
Price: $0.99
You can never have too many details when it comes to a coloring page. The more complex, the more relaxing it typically is. From commanding, large florals to small, delicate leaves and petals, you have plenty of areas to express your creativity through color. This coloring page can also be enjoyed as a free download with a watermark.
Coloring Garden is part of a network of creators who provide creative assets and downloadable resources. With Coloring Garden, you'll find an endless source of coloring pages to enjoy.
Florals and Butterfly Coloring Page by Dover Publications
Highlights: Animals, Nature
Price: Free
The butterfly in this piece is beautifully framed by a shining patterned sun above. It has lovely balance and symmetry that lends well to relaxation. The patterns and details make this scene feel fantastical, so have fun with your color palette!
Since 1941, Dover Publications has provided a variety of books for children and adults alike. With topics centered around creativity, craft, music, and more, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Fantastic Cities Coloring Pages by Steve McDonald
Highlights: Architecture, Detailed
Price: Free
These coloring pages are dedicated to the great cities of the world. They are highly detailed and truly show off the wonders of architecture. From India to Germany, these coloring pages will have you feeling like a world traveler.
Steve McDonald is an artist and lifelong traveler. He works in a variety of media but loves to use pen and ink. His coloring books are inspired by his observations of the world, from objects and buildings to amazing machines.
Lettering Coloring Pages by Liz Volpi
Highlights: Lettering, Inspirational
Price: $6
This coloring pack includes five hand-lettered reminders to ground you as you color them in. They include illustrated patterns, graphics, and fine linework. The quotes are not only encouraging but also help you reflect on how to be. Your download will come with PDFs ready to use digitally or as prints.
Liz Volpi is a lettering artist and graphic designer with an eye for detail and a beautiful illustrative style. Some of her clients include Raising Cane's and Creative Mornings Dallas.
Only Dreaming Mandala by Varda K
Highlights: Mandala Style
Price: Free
Don't let a plain background make you miss the hidden complexity of this mandala flower. Each layer of petals increases in detail, drawing you into the mesmerizing center. Let your creativity run wild while coloring this in and see where it takes you.
Varda K is an artist based in India and part of a collective of talented illustrators who create for Monday Mandala. Her work is highly detailed and designed to help you relax and unwind.
FAQs: Coloring Apps vs. Digital Art Apps
We've been talking all about the beauty of using coloring pages in Procreate, but there are other options out there.
Coloring apps have made a splash in the last few years. Why not download one of those rather than a dedicated art app?
Let's break down the key things you might be wondering about when comparing dedicated coloring apps and art apps like Procreate.
What's the difference between coloring with a coloring app vs. a digital art app?
The biggest difference is that coloring apps are designed with a library of coloring pages already installed. Finding one with coloring pages you like will be a case of exploring for yourself.
But that ease of use comes with a tradeoff. Most of these apps are subscription-based, meaning that you’ll pay a monthly fee to access their library and color in their app.
On top of that, your coloring selection may be limited to its own library, and you may not be able to import your preferred coloring pages to the app.
On the other hand, drawing apps like Procreate are more open-ended. Setting up a coloring page in Procreate takes a few extra steps, but it isn’t difficult. Once you’re done, you have free rein to do whatever you want.
How do I know what colors to use?
Depending on the app that you choose, there are sometimes curated color palettes provided to help guide you, which can be helpful for beginners.
In digital art apps like Procreate, your color palette is up to you. Check out our article on the best color palettes in Procreate to help you get started.
Are coloring apps easier to use than apps like Procreate?
A coloring app is dedicated to one function, making it great for hobbyists who don't want or need other advanced features.
Procreate has a variety of capabilities and brushes. While it requires a little more setup, it's still a good tool for beginners to use for coloring.
What are the coloring tools available in coloring apps vs. in digital art apps?
The free brush tools in coloring apps are usually limited in terms of effects and textures unless you're willing to upgrade for a one-time fee or subscription. Some are also designed as color by numbers, so you can just tap to fill areas with color instead of using your Apple Pencil.
In Procreate and other drawing apps, you’ll have a wide brush set selection by default. Both programs have brushes that are known for their realism compared to traditional materials. You also have the option of flooding areas with color if you prefer.
Wrapping Up
Adult coloring pages are a great way to destress and get even more use out of using your iPad and Procreate. With such a powerful tool, you can achieve such a level of realistic effects and textures that you'll probably forget you're coloring digitally.
Hopefully, this list provided you with some fun and unique coloring pages that you can have fun with.
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