Turn your photo into a custom color-by-number
Send us a photo — a pet, a portrait, a family shot — and we will create a polished, printable color-by-number design from it. Or make it yourself below, free.
One image, converted free · No obligation
Try it on your own photo right now — free, no account
Upload a photo and use the real converter in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server — conversion runs on your machine.
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The preview is the real converter — switch patterns, zoom, and inspect the color key. Exporting a 300-DPI, KDP-ready PDF happens in the Studio, free with every account.
What is a custom color by number?
A custom color-by-number is a coloring page made from one specific photograph rather than from stock artwork. The image is reduced to a small palette, divided into cells, and each cell is numbered against a color key, so coloring it in gradually rebuilds the original picture. Because the source is personal — a pet, a wedding, a house, a face — the finished page works as a gift in a way a generic coloring page does not. The conversion is the same one behind every page in our gallery; the only question is whether you run it yourself or we do it for you.
What you get from one photo
- Works from a photo you already have — no illustration needed
- Pets, portraits, family photos, weddings, houses and landscapes
- Printable at 8.5 × 11 in and 300 DPI with a matching color key
- A colored reference page so you can see the finished result
- Free sample from one image before you commit to anything
- Or do it yourself free, with the settings in your hands
- Sell what you make from images you hold the rights to
- Browser-based — nothing to install
How your custom page gets made
- Step 1
Pick the photo
Choose a shot where the subject fills a good part of the frame and the light is reasonably even. That single choice decides most of how the page turns out.
- Step 2
Send it or convert it
Email it to us for a free sample page, or drop it into the tool on this page and adjust the pattern, cell size and palette yourself.
- Step 3
Print and color
You get the numbered page, the color key and the colored reference, sized for a standard letter page at print resolution.
What people ask us to convert
Pet portraits
The most requested subject by some distance. A close-up of the face, in focus, converts into a page that is recognisably that animal.
Personalized gifts
A wedding photo, a first house or a family shot turned into something the recipient finishes themselves — birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas.
Etsy and gift sellers
Offer custom pages from customer photos as a product. If the orders outgrow doing them one at a time, we can take the batch.
Memorial and keepsake pages
A photograph of someone or something no longer around, made into a page worth spending hours on.
Questions about custom pages
Can you make a color-by-number from my own photo?
Yes. Send the photo and we convert it into a printable color-by-number page with a matching color key. You can also do it yourself with the free tool on this page — the same conversion, with the settings in your hands.
What kind of photo works best?
A clear subject, decent light and reasonable contrast. Close-up pet and portrait photos convert well; a small subject in a busy background is the usual reason a page comes out muddy. If you are unsure, send it and we will tell you before you pay anything.
Can you do a pet portrait?
Pets are the most common request. Dogs, cats, horses and birds all convert well when the animal fills a good part of the frame and the face is in focus.
How do I get a sample first?
Send one image and we will convert a free sample page so you can judge the cell size, palette and numbering before agreeing to anything. There is no obligation attached to it.
What do I receive?
A print-ready page at 8.5 × 11 in and 300 DPI with its color key, plus the colored reference so you can see the finished result. Print it at home or send it to a print service.
Can I sell pages made from my photos?
Yes, provided you hold the rights to the source images. Pages you generate are yours to publish and sell on Etsy, Amazon KDP or print-on-demand stores. See the license page for the full terms.
Related tools & guides
See it on a real photo
Each example shows the original photograph beside the outline, the colored render, and the palette pulled out of it.
Browse the full gallery
Guides on this
How to Turn a Portrait Photo Into a Coloring Page
How to choose and prepare a portrait for conversion — lighting, angle, and facial detail — then turn it into an outline or color-by-number page.
How to Turn a Family Photo Into a Coloring Page
How to convert a family photo with multiple people into a clean, printable coloring page — handling overlapping bodies, mixed heights, and busy backgrounds.
How to Turn a Pet Photo Into a Coloring Page
How to choose and prepare a pet photo for coloring-page conversion, and how to turn it into an outline, color-by-number, or mosaic page.
How to Turn a Wedding Photo Into a Coloring Page
How to choose and prepare a wedding photo — dresses, suits, bouquets, and ceremony backdrops — for a clean coloring-page or color-by-number conversion.
Send us your photo, or try it yourself
Convert a photo without an account to see the result. Creating one is free and takes a moment — it comes with 10 credits every month and no card.
Request a free sample