{"id":3043,"date":"2020-11-20T14:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T19:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/blog\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:04:10","slug":"custom-coloring-books-stress-reliever-marketing-resource","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/blog\/on-press\/custom-coloring-books-stress-reliever-marketing-resource","title":{"rendered":"Custom Coloring Books: Stress Reliever &#038; Marketing Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--the_content--><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-6\"> <p>Coloring books aren\u2019t just for kids. And with <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/offering\/saddle-stitch-booklet-printing?sharedProductConfig=989b6c7f4874d9049ed47a34136bfbda&amp;utm_expid=.C0hoeWcPQSmAeqiIlr8tUw.1&amp;utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartpress.com%2F\">Saddle Stitch Booklets<\/a>, they\u2019re not just for relaxing either. Sure, adult coloring books are an ideal addition to your de-stress toolbox, but they can also be a branding opportunity for your business. As for kids\u2019 coloring books, they can be as educational as they are entertaining. With custom booklets, you can make your own coloring books for just about anything.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <\/span><\/p> <h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2> <ul> <li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a href=\"#a-blank-canvas\">Custom coloring books designed with saddle stitch booklets serve both personal and promotional purposes. <\/a>They\u2019re great for stress relief and mindfulness, but can also be used as marketing tools, educational resources or creative engagement materials for events and businesses.<\/span><\/li> <li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><a href=\"#hints-for-your-tints\">Design tips<\/a> include using uncoated paper stock for the interior pages, incorporating activites and puzzles alongside the coloring pictures and designing your books at your audience&#8217;s level. By doing so, coloring books will be visually appealing, practical and tailored.<\/span><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-10\"> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/saddle_stitch_booklet_coloring_books_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=7db43120a3535fac9213dd3bb082bf2d\" alt=\"A stack of three custom coloring books with saddle stitch bindings.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-top-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <h2 id=\"a-blank-canvas\">Coloring Books Provide A Blank Canvas<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <p>Designing begins with the book itself. Enter: Saddle Stitch Booklets. With pages stapled together through the fold line, they\u2019re perfect for custom coloring books. Our premium booklet printing lets you customize that standard binding and tailor your book to your purpose.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p>Online printing with Smartpress means you can choose custom options to utilize coloring books as promotional items for your business, fun wedding or party favors and more.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <!--graybar--><div class=\"ltGrayBkgd-md\"><\/div><!--\/graybar--><!--block-empty--> <!--block: 50-50-image --><div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-10\"><div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-top-sm blockOffset-left-sm\"><figure class=\"figureContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/outside_the_lines_coloring_booklet.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=6fcfd2e9b2488270b5f16ceb2d0b7d6b\" alt=\"A marketing coloring book printed with a saddle stitch binding and Outside the Lines on the front.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption style=\"width: 66.6666666667%;\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">100# Coated Gloss White Cover with 100# Uncoated Smooth White Text Interior Pages, 8.5 x 11&#8243;<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>  <p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-bottom-md raisedRight\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_open_quote.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=d4911f38a468329f50409dc005ab0053\" alt=\"A custom coloring book laying open to a black and white cabin illustration and a Jack Kerouac quote.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-top-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-10\"> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10\"> <h2>Promote Your Business with a Palette<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <!--block: 50-50 --><div class=\"row center-xs\" ><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"><div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>Customized coloring books can be an outlet for personal escapism and meditation or even an unexpected promotional strategy. Parsa Behnamiri, founder and president of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemarketart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FreeMarket Gallery<\/a> in Atlanta, GA, created one to highlight the creativity of artists in his community.<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>Behnamiri dreamed up his \u201cOutside the Lines Coloring Book\u201d \u201cto bring attention to a sampling of talented Atlanta-based FreeMarket artists, while also creating a way for people to engage with local arts from the comfort of their home.\u201d<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <!--block: 50-50-image --><div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-10\"><div class=\"row center-xs\"> <p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-top-sm blockOffset-right-sm raisedLeft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/booklet_coloring_surrealism_open.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=d3f0d02256ee33f34c12e8f4df153630\" alt=\"A custom coloring book laying open to a black and white illustration of a woman and a quote.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-bottom-md\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_surrealist_quote_page_detail.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=eccaa54423180299cf9fa396238ec368\" alt=\"A custom coloring book laying open to a black and white graphic and a quote from Andy Warhol.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <!--block: 50-50 --><div class=\"row center-xs\" ><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"><div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>With a cover design by artist Jake Llaurado, Behnamiri took full advantage of Smartpress\u2019 online printing services, which includes a wide array of <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/stocks-substrates\/small-format-paper-stocks\">paper stocks<\/a> that made all the difference.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p>\u201cMy primary advice would be to choose a paper type suited to coloring, both for colored pencils and markers\/pens,\u201d Behnamiri said. \u201cNo one wants their coloring to bleed through the paper.\u201d<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>From recycled, linen, felt weave and more, Behnamiri found the perfect stock with help from Smartpress\u2019 team of print experts. In the end, it was Uncoated Smooth &#8211; White with a 100# text weight.<\/p> <p>&nbsp;<\/p> <p>\u201cThe final product was well-made and showed off the artwork really well,\u201d Behnamiri said. And with assistance on proper bleed, it turned \u201cinto something worthy of bragging.\u201d<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--><!--block-empty--> <!--graybar--><div class=\"ltGrayBkgd-md\"><\/div><!--\/graybar--> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <p><em><strong>Behnamiri\u2019s Tip:<\/strong> \u201cDon\u2019t print images to be colored on the front and back of the same page\/sheet of paper to prevent bleed-through. We filled blank pages with art\/creativity quotes.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <!--block: 50-50-image --><div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-10\"><div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-top-sm blockOffset-left-sm\"><figure class=\"figureContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_color_your_universe.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=f8d85b057d921635ff4cc99434cc26dc\" alt=\"A custom coloring book printed with a saddle stitch binding and Orange County Library System on the front.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption style=\"width: 66.6666666667%;\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">80# Coated Matte White Cover with 80# Uncoated Smooth White Text Interior Pages, Flat Matte UV Coating on Cover, 6 x 9&#8243;<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>  <p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-bottom-md raisedRight\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_frankenstein.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=686944afd77e0e1f61a9a70d2a9cc9fc\" alt=\"A custom coloring book laying open to a black and white picture of Frankenstein.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-top-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-10\"> <div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <h2>Get Strategic About Color in Your Content<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <!--block: 50-50 --><div class=\"row center-xs\" ><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"><div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>From activity books for Sunday school classes to distraction tactics for your clients\u2019 children as you talk shop, coloring book printing goes beyond crayons and markers. Ben Garcia, lead graphic designer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ocls.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orange County Library System<\/a> in Orlando, FL, designed \u201cColor Your Universe\u201d to promote engagement in library events.<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>\u201c[It] was created for the Adult Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories, which also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the moon landing,\u201d Garcia said. \u201c[It] helped promote the program and was used as part of our Adult Coloring event series.\u201d<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--><!--block-empty--> <!--block: 50-50-image --><div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-10\"><div class=\"row center-xs\"> <p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-top-sm blockOffset-left-sm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_moby_dick.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=5b0b0ddf39ad1707da385898cbae01fa\" alt=\"A custom coloring book with Moby Dick and a black and white whale and ship design on the front.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/p> <p><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 no-pad blockOffset-bottom-md raisedRight\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_book_great_gatsby.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=540c5230a5f33b5a128f3baac8624cf1\" alt=\"A custom coloring book printing with great gatsby and a black and white flapper design on the front.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div><\/p> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <!--block: 50-50 --><div class=\"row center-xs\" ><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"><div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>Highlighting artwork inspired by classic literature, \u201cColor Your Universe\u201d became a reality easily with Smartpress\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/color-ink\/black-vs-full-color-printing\">black-only ink<\/a> option. It\u2019s available on both the inside and outside of the cover and interior pages and is an essential feature of saddle stitch coloring books.<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6\"><!--[col]--> <p>For Garcia, working with an online printer wasn\u2019t messy at all &#8211; Smartpress stayed inside the lines the whole time. \u201cSmartpress provided the highest quality printing service in the shortest time, [for an] overall great experience,\u201d he said. \u201c[The] booklets came out beautifully and proofing was quick. [I\u2019m] very pleased and will be a repeat customer.\u201d<\/p> <!--[\/col]--><\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div> <!--\/block--><!--block-empty--> <!--graybar--><div class=\"ltGrayBkgd-md\"><\/div><!--\/graybar--> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <p><em><strong>Garcia&#8217;s Tip: <\/strong><\/em><em>\u201c[Do] lots of researching, experimenting, learning from mistakes, taking breaks, not rushing and being self-critical. We really wanted to offer something unique to our library.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-bottom-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-10\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <figure class=\"figureContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartpressblog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/coloring_booklet_dragons.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=900&s=63d6223c70911d8851c2eb30b2fdc532\" alt=\"A custom coloring book laying open to a scene with fish, jellyfish, stars, clouds and dragons.\"   data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption style=\"width: 66.6666666667%;\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">80# Coated Gloss White Cover with 70# Uncoated Smooth White Text Interior Pages, 8 x 7.25&#8243;<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>  <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!--block--><div class=\"row center-xs\"><div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-8\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristylau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;My Good Things&#8221; Coloring Book Design by Kristy Lau<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--\/block--> <div class=\"row center-xs blockOffset-top-sm\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <h2 id=\"hints-for-your-tints\">Hints for Your Tints<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--> <div class=\"row center-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-11 col-md-8\"> <div class=\"row end-xs\"> <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-10 col-md-8\"> <ul> <li>Select cover weights can be finished with <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/specialty-features\/soft-touch-laminate\">Soft Touch<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/specialty-features\/uv-coating\">UV coating<\/a>, but for the perfect \u201ccoloring book\u201d look and feel for interior pages, print your book with an uncoated text weight.<\/li> <li>Keep in mind the heavier the paper stock weight, the less likely it will be for markers to bleed through to the other side.<\/li> <li>Include standard coloring book artwork and imagery, but also consider incorporating mazes, word finds, crossword puzzles and other creative activities.<\/li> <li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/smartpress.com\/support\/specialty-features\/print-with-versions\">Versions<\/a> to print various content in booklets over a series of lessons, subjects or curriculum.<\/li> <li>Be sure to design your level of complexity to your<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> audience (e.g., more intricate designs for adults, larger and more open illustrations for kids).<\/span><\/li> <li>Get more coloring book printing inspo: <ul> <li><a href=\"\/blog\/on-press\/perfect-binding-the-sophisticated-choice-for-custom-booklets\">Perfect Bound: Print Booklets with a Sophisticated Binding<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"\/blog\/on-press\/how-to-choose-the-right-paper-stock-for-your-booklet\">Choosing the Right Paper Stock for Your Booklet<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/li> <\/ul> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><!--block-empty--><!--\/the_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coloring books aren\u2019t just for kids anymore. And with Saddle Stitch Booklets, they\u2019re not just for relaxing either. Sure, adult coloring books are an ideal addition to your de-stress toolbox, but they can also be a branding opportunity for your business. As for kids\u2019 coloring books, they can be as educational as they are entertaining. 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