Drop in the photos. We draw each one into a clean line drawing, a person checks every page, and we print, bind and ship a real book - tracked, to 150+ countries.
~2 wksto your door, tracked
150+countries
98photos in one book
BUILD YOUR BOOK
SEE YOUR PHOTO AS A COLORING PAGE
Free, about ten seconds, no sign-up.
DROP ONE PHOTO HEREor choose from your camera roll · a clear, front-facing photo works best
Books from $24.95 · 14 to 98 photos · every page checked by a person · printed near you, shipped tracked.
Your photos are yours. Never used to train any model, never sold, and deleted from our servers within 14 days after your book ships.
1 · ADD YOUR PHOTOS
At least 14 photos make a book; the order you add them is the order of the pages. The book size picks itself from how many you add - change it any time below.
DROP YOUR PHOTOS RIGHT HEREor browse your camera roll · JPG, PNG, HEIC · 25 MB each
Change the book size
Print specs: US Letter 8.5 × 11 in portrait · matte 60 lb paper - made for pencils and crayons; heavy markers can show through, so slip a sheet behind the page · perfect-bound spine · B&W interior, full-color cover · every book needs at least 14 photos (a 32-page minimum - we never pad a book with blank pages). Photos of at least 1000 px on the short side draw the cleanest lines - we'll gently flag any that come in smaller (they still print).
Your photos, in book order - each tile is the page as it will print. Drag inside a photo to reposition it, − / + to zoom, ◀ ▶ (or drag the top bar) to change the order, Replace to swap it, Remove to take it out.
Content & safety. Colors of Life turns your photos into a personalized coloring book. By uploading, you confirm you own or have permission to use each photo and that it contains no sexual, explicit, or abusive content, and no sexual content involving minors. Uploads are automatically screened; anything flagged is blocked and not printed. If a book is blocked or rejected for safety or policy reasons, a non-refundable US $10 image-generation fee applies (the pages and cover were already generated) and the rest is refunded. Unlawful or inappropriate images may be reported to the authorities. We report suspected child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) as required by law. Misuse ends access to the service.
Featuring your book. You grant Colors of Life by Declan a worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use the artwork we create from your photos (coloring pages and cover) and images of your finished book — including the illustrated likenesses as they appear in it — for advertising, press, social media, our website and product pages, packaging, and other promotional purposes, at no cost to you. This does not include your original photos, which are used only to make your book, and we won't use your name. Prefer we not feature yours? Email hello@colorsoflifebydeclan.com. Full details in our Terms.
2 · YOUR BOOK
Your whole book in the real print layout - cover, opening note, every page, the thank-you. Every page is fully drawn here, watermarked, so you can judge the real quality before you pay; after payment we prepare the print files and a person checks the whole book before anything prints.
Your cover - front photo, back photo, look
Your front cover shows in the wrap; the back cover carries the promo. Both appear in the book preview below - use the arrows / +− on the cover to reposition the photo.
Your words - subtitle, edition tag, opening note (the captions are typed on each left page below)
Every left page has a lead-in, a title and a few lines - type straight into the page below, or let us suggest them and edit.
Your full book - live, updates as you type
3 · CHECKOUT
Your order summary. Printed near you, shipped tracked to 150+ countries.
WHERE IS IT SHIPPING TO?
We print near the recipient and ship tracked to 150+ countries. Pick the country so we can price shipping.
A NOTE FOR THE OCCASION
Printed on the title page of the book, in your words - free.
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YOUR EMAIL
For your order confirmation, the review update and tracking.
Please enter the email address we should send your order updates to.
Next you'll be taken to our secure Shopify checkout to enter the delivery address and your card. The address you give there is the one your book ships to. Your full book renders only after payment is received.
4 · YOUR PRINT-READY BOOK
This is exactly what prints - covers, opening note, every coloring page, and the thank-you. Look it over, then submit it for final review. Every order is reviewed by a person before it prints - this can take up to 24 hours - so nothing goes to the printer until it's checked.
Order placed - rendering your full book…
DO NOT LEAVE OR REFRESH THIS PAGE while your book is rendering. It only takes a minute, and leaving now will interrupt it.
After you submit, your book waits in our review queue. We check every order by hand and approve it before anything is printed - typically within 24 hours.
WHILE YOU WAIT - THE THINGS WE COLOR WITH
The pencils, crayons, markers and the frame we use at home. Optional - each opens on Amazon in a new tab and ships separately.
5 · SENT TO PRINT
That's it - your book is on its way to the printer.
Approved and sent to print · tracked to your door
You'll get tracking by email as soon as it ships. This screen shows the full hand-off - the order Shopify records and the print job Lulu receives.
WHILE YOU WAIT - THE THINGS WE COLOR WITH
The pencils, crayons, markers and the frame we use at home. Each opens on Amazon in a new tab - optional, and Amazon ships them separately.
Every book checked by hand before it printsReal photos, real line art - no templatesShips tracked to 150+ countriesFree reprint if a page misses
A PHOTO GOES IN. A PAGE COMES OUT.
Every page is checked by a person, not just a filter. Faces stay recognizable, lines stay thick enough for an 80 year old hand and a 4 year old one.
Captions in your own words under every page.Normal, matte, smooth paper - made for pencils and crayons. Heavy markers can show through, so slip a sheet behind the page.Perfect-bound spine, the same binding as a real bookstore book.
Books we've made
REAL PHOTOS. REAL PAGES.
Zoe's book was the first. Every page below came from an ordinary phone photo - no studio, no posing. As buyers say yes to being featured, their books join this wall.
FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE
Our first books are being colored right now, so this wall is still short - and we would rather show you nothing than something we made up. When yours arrives, send a photo of it and a line about who it was for. We'll put it here with your first name, and you get 15% off your next book (the code comes back by email).
The book size follows your photo count - pick one here to start with it, or just add photos and let it choose. Shipping is priced for your address at checkout; the book itself costs the same in every country.
Gift cards & subscriptions
GIVE ONE BOOK. OR A WHOLE YEAR OF THEM.
Two different things: a gift card is a code you hand to anyone, for as many books as you like, used whenever they like. A subscription is a year of books paid once, with a reminder from us every season or every month - "time for this season's photos" - and a link that is already paid. Nothing renews by itself and credits never expire.
Book size
GIFT CARDA code by email. Give it to anyone; they make a book whenever they like. One credit per book - order two copies of the same book and it takes two.
COLORS OF LIFEGift card
1BOOK
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$34.95$34.95 per 100-page book. Pick how many books go on the card - up to 20. Never expires.
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Gift card - 1 book of 100 pages - $34.95. Pay once, get the code by email; each book is a code use at checkout, whenever they like.Buy this gift card
SUBSCRIPTIONA year of books, paid once at 10% off. Every season or every month we email "time for this season's photos" with a link that is already paid. For you, or as a gift.
COLORS OF LIFEEvery season
4BOOKS / YEAR
$125.82save $13.98One book a season. A reminder every three months.
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COLORS OF LIFEEvery month
12BOOKS / YEAR
$377.46save $41.94One book a month, the whole year on the shelf. A reminder every month.
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Every season - 4 books a year, 100-page books - $125.82. Pay once; we email a reminder every season with the paid link. Credits never expire, nothing renews by itself.Buy subscription
SCHOOLS, TEAMS, REUNIONS, CARE HOMES10 books or more, on request. We will quote you in a day.Request a quote
RUNS ON SUNDRIES.AIColors of Life by Declan runs on Sundries.AI - the small-business operating spine that carries every order from this website to the printer, runs the checks, and keeps a person in charge of every approval. Built by the same family, for businesses like this one.See Sundries.AI ↗
THE THINGS WE COLOR WITH
The pencils, crayons, markers and frame we use at home. Optional - each opens on Amazon, which ships them separately. The books are made right here.
COLORSOF LIFE
Custom coloring books made from your own photos. Printed near you, shipped tracked to 150+ countries.hello@colorsoflifebydeclan.com
Runs on Sundries.AIColors of Life by Declan runs on Sundries.AI, the operating spine that takes each order from this site to the printer with a person approving every book.trysundries.com ↗
You pay on our secure Shopify checkout. The code arrives by email right after, and shows on screen when you come back here. Each book on the card is a Colors of Life of the size you picked; a smaller book is fully covered, a bigger one pays the difference. Shipping is added when the book is ordered. Codes never expire.
REQUEST A BULK QUOTE×
10 books or more. Tell us about your order and we will send a quote, usually within a day. Schools, teams, reunions and care homes all welcome.