Coloring book pages are the blank canvas that people use to create their masterpieces. They can be simple or elaborate, and some even tell a story. Whatever the style, the pages in a coloring book should be easy to color, with shapes that are not too small to make it hard to use markers or other coloring tools of all sizes.
When designing your coloring pages, it is important to consider your audience and their preferences. For example, some prefer a textured paper that provides a better grip for colored pencils, while others may like smoother paper to enable finer detail work. Then there are the considerations of color vibrancy and how well the paper can hold up to repeated erasing and blending.
You also need to decide if you want the pages to be printed double-sided or single-sided. If you choose to have double-sided pages, it is important to design your cover and interior page layouts so that images on the reverse side of the sheet will not show through when flipped. You will also need to determine if you want the pages in your book to have a “bleed” which means that the artwork extends all the way to the edge of the page. If you do, then crop marks will need to be added so that your printer knows where to trim off the extra paper.
In addition, it is important to keep in mind that the more pages your coloring book has, the more expensive it will be to produce. Therefore, it is generally best to limit the number of pages in a coloring book so that it can be sold competitively through retail channels.