Animal Coloring Books for Adults: 21 Free PDFs

What Is Inside

The animal shelf is the widest range on the site, and that is the point of splitting it into separate books rather than one enormous file. The bold-and-easy sets — dinosaurs, teddy bears, cats — are thick single-weight outline with big open shapes and no shading at all. The detailed sets — shark, fox, bird — carry fur texture, scale pattern and fine interior line.

Line weight is the thing to choose on, not subject. If you are colouring with markers or a brush pen, take a bold-and-easy book; the fine sets close up and bleed. If you are shading with pencils, the detailed books are the ones with somewhere to put the shading.

Before You Print

Check the page count before you print the whole thing. Most of these books run to fifty pages, which is a lot of paper if what you wanted was an afternoon.

Every book is laid out with a margin and prints cleanly on both A4 and US Letter with Fit selected. Print single-sided if you are using anything wet.

Common questions

Free Animals Coloring Books FAQ

Are these animal coloring books really free?

Yes. Every book downloads as a PDF at no cost, with no account, email address or payment. They are free for personal use — printing for yourself, your family, a classroom or a care group is fine; reselling the files is not.

How many animal coloring books are there?

Twenty-one, one for each animal collection on the site, and together they come to just over a thousand pages. Each book is a separate download, so you only take the one you want.

Which book should I start with if I have not coloured in a while?

Take one of the bold-and-easy books. They are drawn with thick outlines, large shapes and no shading, so a page finishes in one sitting and nothing needs a fine nib.

Can I print just a few pages instead of the whole book?

Yes — enter a page range in your print dialog. If you would rather pick designs individually, every page in every book is also available on its own in the animal coloring pages section.

What paper size are the books?

The pages are laid out for A4 and print cleanly on US Letter with Fit selected, which keeps the margin inside the printable area on both.

Can I use these in a classroom or care home?

Yes. Print as many copies as you need for the people in front of you. The only thing the licence rules out is selling the files or the printouts.

Animal Coloring Books for Adults

21 Free Animals Coloring Books