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How-to guides
One short guide for every subject you can raise in the Suggestion box — pictures, colours, the colouring tools, techniques, and what to do when something goes wrong.
Pictures & categories
- Finding a picture you'll loveBrowse by category, search by word, or let Featured Pics pick for you.
- Glow pictures and blacklight modeThe glow library paints twice: normal daylight colours and a neon version that lights up.
- Turning your own photo into a pageMake a numbered colouring page out of a photo from your phone.
Colours, palettes & finishes
- Choosing and mixing coloursAny colour is available: pick a pencil, tap the wheel, or type a hex code.
- Building and saving palettesThe Palette explorer builds harmonious sets you can reuse on any picture.
- Glitter, metallic and textured finishesFinishes replace a flat colour with sparkle, shine or a painted texture.
Colouring tools & the studio
- Color-by-number versus FreehandTwo ways to colour the same picture; switch at any time without losing work.
- Zoom, move and turn the pictureGet in close on tiny areas without losing your place.
- Fixing a mistakeNothing is permanent — undo, erase, or recolour a number across the whole page.
- Colour guides and printingPrint clean line art, or a list of every number with the colour it needs.
Techniques & learning
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