Your photo becomes a coloring page 🖍️
Drop in a photo — a few seconds later it's a coloring page you can print. No account needed to try.
Tip: a face or a family pet turns out amazing ✏️
🔒 Only you can see your photos — and you can delete them any time.
Watch a real page happen 👇
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How does it work? 🎨
You pick your photos
A portrait, the cat, vacation pics… anything you'd love to color.
The pug works his magic
In a few seconds, each photo becomes a lovely coloring page.
You make it yours
Don't love a detail? Type what to change and the pug redraws it — no starting over.
You download your book
Covers, table of contents, numbered pages: a print-ready PDF for Shy Pug Club members (from $4.08 a month).
Don't like something? Just ask.
Once your coloring page is ready, type a little instruction and Shy Pug redraws it on the spot. Add a party hat, take off the sunglasses, send everyone to the moon — all without starting from scratch.
Why I built Shy Pug
Shy Pug started as a birthday gift — a custom coloring book for a friend, made with a bit of technology and a lot of imagination. It worked so well that I decided to share it with everyone. There's a real dog in the story, too. 🐾
Read the full story →Questions parents ask us 💬
How do I turn a photo into a coloring page?
Is it really free?
Which photos make the best coloring pages?
What happens to our photos?
How do I print the coloring book?
Can I fix a coloring page I don't like?
What ages is it good for?
The personalized coloring book, explained for parents
Shy Pug turns your photos into printable coloring pages. A photo of your child, the cat, the cottage or last summer's vacation becomes, in seconds, a crisp-outline coloring page ready for pencils, markers or crayons. And once you have a few, we bind them into a real personalized coloring book — a PDF you print at home.
Why turn your photos into coloring pages?
A generic coloring sheet keeps kids busy. But a coloring page where your child recognizes their dog, their house or their birthday becomes their favorite activity. Coloring memories helps little ones tell the story of what they lived, builds fine motor skills, and buys a real moment of calm — no screen once the page is printed.
Ideas for your coloring book
- The grandparent gift: a book of the year's best moments, colored by the grandkids.
- The birthday party: every guest leaves with a coloring page of the party — or colors their own page during it.
- Back from vacation: the trip photos become an activity book for the ride home.
- The family pet: the cat, the dog or the goldfish as the star, page after page.
- Rainy days: three photos, ten minutes, and the afternoon is saved.
From photo to printed book in minutes
Nothing to install: everything happens in the browser, on your phone, tablet or computer. You drop in your photos, the AI redraws them as coloring pages, you keep your favorites, and Shy Pug builds the complete PDF: illustrated covers, table of contents, numbered pages, US Letter format. All that's left is to print — and you get a free try before even creating an account.
Made for kids, respectful of your photos
Shy Pug is built in Québec, Canada, and your photos are hosted there. They stay private, accessible only from your account, and are never used for anything but making your coloring pages. The details are in our privacy policy — written to be read by parents, not lawyers.
🖍️ One photo is all it takes — try it free, right at the top of this page.
