Colouring Book Printing
Professional custom colouring book printing for artists, brands and educators.
Printing options include booklets, square booklets, book printing & more.
We can print, bind & deliver in as little as 1 day.
Print any quantity - from 1 to 1,000+
Free UK courier delivery over £30
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Bring your colouring book to life
Create finished activity books with premium paper choices, durable covers and rapid UK delivery.
Ordering your custom colouring book printing is simple with Doxzoo. Whether you are an artist self-publishing a relaxation book, a school compiling learning workbooks, or a charity producing activity booklets, we supply tailored formats to bring your illustrations to life.
We make it easy to print your own colouring book in the UK with instant online previews, affordable rates, and fast production schedules. From a single gift copy to bulk orders for commercial businesses, Doxzoo acts as a dependable printing partner across the UK.
Select your perfect sizes, papers and binding styles
When you’re designing your colouring book, the physical dimensions, paper stock, and binding layout you choose alters how people will interact with your artwork. Here is how to choose the right specifications for your project:
Colouring book sizes and format options
We offer standard page sizes to suit simple children's activities up to intricate adult artwork:
- A4 colouring booklets: Standard A4 provides maximum space for complex adult designs, detailed artwork, and comprehensive educational workbooks.
- A5 and A6 booklets: Compact A5 and A6 options work well for pocket activity books, travel packs, and low-cost promotional giveaways.
- Square book formats: We offer a choice of 8 book sizes, including modern square layouts for art showcases and retail gifts.
Binding types and usability
How your pages are held together directly impacts drawing comfort:
- Wire bound options: Metal wire binding allows pages to fold back 360 degrees and lie completely flat on a table without springing shut while drawing.
- Saddle stitched booklets: Stapled along the spine, saddle stitching provides a clean, lightweight finish for thinner booklets up to 64 pages.
- Hardcover and perfect bound paperbacks: Softcover perfect bound paperbacks and hardcovers offer a smooth square back spine that stands upright on bookstore shelves.
Paper options, finishes and covers
Paper texture is critical when you print a colouring book to absorb drawing mediums smoothly:
- Uncoated matt bond paper (90 gsm to 200 gsm): Internal pages require uncoated stock so pencils, crayons, and ink absorb smudgelessly. Choosing 160 gsm or 200 gsm stock will prevent felt-tip marker pens bleeding through to opposite pages.
- Cover customisation and lamination: Protect your book with a sturdy card cover. Adding gloss or matt lamination creates a wipe-clean protective surface against smudges and wear. Recommended specifications include an A5 format with matt bond inner paper, a card cover, and gloss lamination.
Custom colouring books for UK organisations and creators
Custom colouring book printing provides an engaging, hands-on tool for teaching, marketing, and fundraising across many sectors.
Training organisations and schools use custom activity booklets for early learning modules and interactive training manuals. Similarly, charities, non-profits, community groups, and faith-based religious organisations publish custom activity booklets to raise funds and engage local supporters. Independent artists, designers, and commercial resellers rely on our service to print a colouring book for online store sales, marketing merchandise, or personal gifts.
Our core benefits include having zero strict minimum order limits, allowing you to print a single proof copy to check your line weights before committing to a full batch. We offer high print quality and rapid UK turnaround times, including express next-day courier delivery options when ordering by 1pm Monday to Friday.
How to use our colouring book printing service
Bringing your digital illustrations into a professionally bound book is straightforward with Doxzoo. Our interactive online platform ensures a smooth transition from digital artwork to a finished handbook.
Design process guidance
- Document structure: Save your artwork as a single multi-page PDF document in standard reading sequence.
- High-res artwork: Supply vector lines or raster artwork at 300 dpi to keep outline prints sharp and clear.
- Typography and flattening: Embed custom fonts and flatten image layers to ensure everything processes smoothly.
- Binding margins: Keep standard margins at 5mm. For wire-bound or paperback formats, allow 15mm along the binding edge so content is not lost in the punch holes or spine.
Order process guidance
- Interactive quotes: Configure paper weights, cover laminations, and binding options using our interactive instant quote tool.
- Flexible adjustments: Registered users enjoy a grace period to edit placed orders (15 minutes for same-day services and 60 minutes for alternative schedules). Baskets over £30 qualify for free UK courier delivery.
Print quality and proofing
- Fidelity check: Digital printing involves minor mechanical page shift tolerances of ±0.5 mm to ±1 mm.
- Order a physical test copy: Take advantage of our zero minimum order policy to print a single test copy to check paper absorption before ordering in bulk.
- Quality guarantee: If your final printed product falls short of your checkout specifications, you can report discrepancies with photos via Live Chat within 10 business days for a resolution.
Urgent deadline?
Get your colouring books quickly with our next day delivery option.
Simply order by 1pm Mon - Fri for next day courier delivery.
Note: this excludes books & large orders.
Royal Mail deliveries are estimated and not guaranteed.
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Colouring printing: FAQs
Looking for more information about our custom colouring book printing service? Keep reading for answers to some of our most frequently asked questions!
Uncoated matte bond paper is best because its textured surface absorbs pencil, crayon, and ink without smudging.
We recommend 160 gsm or 200 gsm uncoated paper to stop felt-tip ink showing through on reverse pages.
No, Doxzoo has zero minimum order limits. You can order a single proof copy or bulk commercial batches.
Wire binding allows pages to fold 360 degrees and lie flat on a table, making drawing effortless.
Yes, saddle stitching with card covers is a clean, cost-effective choice for booklets up to 64 pages.
Yes, order by 1pm Monday to Friday for express next-day UK courier delivery options at checkout.
Upload your artwork as a single multi-page PDF file arranged in proper reading sequence.
Yes, adding gloss or matt lamination to card covers protects against marks and wear.
Yes, we supply standard A4, A5, A6, and square formats to keep production affordable.
Yes, colouring books are popular, cost-effective fundraising tools for charities, schools, and non-profits.
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