{"id":12100,"date":"2021-09-22T19:53:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T14:58:29","slug":"how-to-create-a-coloring-book-for-kdp-with-ready-made-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/how-to-create-a-coloring-book-for-kdp-with-ready-made-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Coloring Book for KDP with Ready-made Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12100\" class=\"elementor elementor-12100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-159aaaf2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"159aaaf2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35524e1e\" data-id=\"35524e1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2029cc07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2029cc07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/kdp\/\">low-content books<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> on KDP<\/strong> has become one of the most reliable and easiest ways of making money online in recent years, and it\u2019s safe to say that this is just the beginning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KDP community has been around for years, but it wasn\u2019t until 2020 when saw a strong influx of people experimenting with online businesses, a lot of which started trying their luck on Amazon\u2019s self-publishing platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling on KDP sounds simple: the platform allows publishers to publish all kinds of books, from novels, to non-fiction books, and it also allows them to publish books with low-content, or even barely any content at all!<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12125\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/animal-coloring-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Animals Coloring Book Cover\" width=\"678\" height=\"493\" \/><\/p><p><b>Examples of low-content or no-content books are:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lined or dotted Journals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progress trackers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personal diaries<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recipe book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sketchbook<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring book<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em>For more low-content book ideas, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/blog\/14-low-content-book-ideas-for-kdp\/\">14 Low-content Book Ideas for KDP blog article<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this occasion we\u2019ll talk more about <strong>how to create a <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/coloring-book\/\">Coloring Book<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> with ready-made designs<\/strong>, since not everyone is a drawing master, and the content for coloring books are, well, drawings and illustrations to colorize.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a coloring book is really easy if you have access to ready-made designs without filling, which mostly come in the form of transparent PNGs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are lots of transparent PNGs available online, not all of them are licensed to be used for commercial and Merch use, and in the case of coloring books, it\u2019s very important that the style of the drawings is cohesive all throughout the book. A smart solution is to work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/commercial-use-vectors\/\">royalty free illustrations for commercial use<\/a>, ensuring both legal safety and visual consistency.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To bridge this problem, Vexels created <\/span><b>ready-made sets of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/coloring-page\/\"><b>designs for coloring book interiors<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, comprising tens of stroke no-fill designs in different styles, ready to be used on blank pages for coloring books of all sorts.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>How to create a Coloring Book for KDP using ready-made PNG designs step by step<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a few ways to make a low-content book with online tools, all of which lead to the same end result.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make a coloring book you will need:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An idea: what is your book going to be about?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A book interior template (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/en_US\/help\/topic\/G201834230#template\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download KDP template from Amazon here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/kdp\/\">book cover design<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Google Drive account, or a software equivalent to Google Docs (to make your book interiors)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A PSD-editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Photopea (to make your book cover)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h3><b>What will your Coloring Book designs be about?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring books are for all ages and interests, so it\u2019s up to you to decide on the topic your book is going to be about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to think about them as activity books, and to consider the many uses they have: they can be hours of entertainment for kids and toddlers, as well as therapeutic activities for adults. Stressed people can find peace while coloring as a mindful activity, and artists and doodlers can also find inspiration and joy in giving life to blank objects.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Let\u2019s shuffle a few examples of coloring books:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring book for relaxation and de-stress<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring book for people with ADHD<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring activity book for kids<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alphabet coloring book for kids<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therapy art book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Animal Coloring book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flower &amp; Plants Coloring book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foodie Coloring book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landscape Coloring Book<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Another great source of inspiration for coloring book content is Vexels\u2019 collection of ready-made design sets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sometimes it\u2019s easier to start with the content and work your way back to an idea that\u2019s relevant to buyers.<\/span><\/p><p><em>Check Vexels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/coloring-book-interior\/\">Coloring Book Interior Designs Here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e8b959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e8b959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ae821\" data-id=\"65ae821\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51da3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51da3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Boost your self-publishing business with KDP designs that sell<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df80c4e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df80c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/kdp-plans\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check KDP Plans<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17aa17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17aa17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a68c8d0\" data-id=\"a68c8d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2960045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2960045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e248c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e248c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to create your coloring book interior<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose &amp; Download the interior template of the right size<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add it to Google Drive<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a blank copy (where you&#8217;ll add coloring book designs)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose &amp; Download coloring book designs<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the blank template<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add a few introductory page<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add coloring book designs per each page<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For best results, Amazon recommends using a formatted PDF file, but you can also upload a DOC (.doc), DOCX (.docx), HTML (.html), or RTF (.rtf) file.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the file we linked you earlier to download, you\u2019ll find all manuscript templates for the available sizes KDP has to offer. Popular sizes are 6&#8243; x 9&#8243; (15.24 x 22.86 cm) and 8.5&#8243; x 11&#8243; (21.59 x 27.94 cm).<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the sake of this tutorial, we will use <\/span><b>Google Docs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to create the interior, but there are many people who also use <\/span><b>Google Slides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the same effect.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve selected your preferred size, we will upload the manuscript of the chosen size to our Drive account. For this tutorial, we will use the 8.5&#8243; x 11&#8243; (21.59 x 27.94 cm) template.<\/span>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12106\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/drive-kdp-template.jpg\" alt=\"Google Drive KDP 8.5 x 11 inch manuscript template\" width=\"376\" height=\"206\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever you want to create a new book, come to this folder and make a copy of the template of the size you want your book to be.<\/span>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12107\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/make-a-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Create a copy of the KDP manuscript\" width=\"194\" height=\"203\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the copy and rename it to something related to your content. In our case, we\u2019ll use this lovely <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/vectors\/preview\/267382\/flowers-coloring-book-kdp-interior-design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flowers KDP coloring book design set<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12108\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Coloring-book-bundle-botanical-PREVIEW-do.jpg\" alt=\"Preview Flower Coloring Book\" width=\"3100\" height=\"1843\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start filling up your coloring book interior pages, we recommend you have a few pages at first as an introduction. For example, you can add a page to enter the owner\u2019s name, and a nice welcome message as well.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could also go with the most simple option which is not having any other content besides the coloring designs.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s good to remember that the first page of your interior document will be the first page the reader\/owner sees, so make sure you use that one first and move on with the rest. In other words: odd pages will be on your right, even pages on your left.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this book sample, we\u2019ll have:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 1: Welcome title<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 2: blank page<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 3: \u201cThis book belongs to\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 4: blank page<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page 5: First design<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And from here on, each page will have one design to colorize.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12109\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/floral-coloring-book-title.jpg\" alt=\"Floral Coloring book title\" width=\"669\" height=\"394\" \/>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12110\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/this-book-belongs-to.jpg\" alt=\"This Book Belongs To\" width=\"552\" height=\"284\" \/>\n<h3><b>Adding ready-made designs to the book interior<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download coloring book design set<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add one design per page<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure images have \u201cWarp Text\u201d for best fit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the Flowers design set file and extract its contents to your folder of choice.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12113\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/extract-kdp.jpg\" alt=\"Extract KDP graphics\" width=\"605\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the contents, you\u2019ll find a folder named PNG containing all the isolated flower design PNGs. Head over there, and from here we will start feeding our manuscript template, one design per page.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12112\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/folder-kdp-designs.jpg\" alt=\"Floral KDP graphics\" width=\"845\" height=\"572\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To add the designs, go to the page you\u2019ll place your design, and drag and drop the design from the folder onto the page.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the image is placed, you\u2019ll need to adjust it to best fit the page.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, click on the image and select the Wrap text option. This will unlock the image\u2019s range of motion and will help you resize it and properly center it on the page.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12115\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wrap-text.jpg\" alt=\"Wrap text image\" width=\"824\" height=\"881\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the image isn\u2019t near the edges of the page, this will make it difficult for the user to colorize properly. Use the guidelines to center the design properly.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12114\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/floral-placement.jpg\" alt=\"Floral image placement\" width=\"865\" height=\"920\" \/><\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat this process until you\u2019ve used all the images.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t worry, once you get the hang of it, you\u2019ll do it in no time!<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, we are using all the 50 flower transparent PNGs.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, our book is finished, and it&#8217;s <\/span><b>55 pages long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<h2><b>How to make your coloring book cover design<\/b><\/h2>\n<ol>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generate book cover template on Amazon<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download ready-made book cover design<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open blank book cover template<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insert ready-made book cover design on the blank template<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjust as necessary\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Export as PDF<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it makes sense to have a book cover featuring the design style that\u2019s prevalent in your book interior, feel free to use different yet related styles for your book cover.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For best results, we recommend formatting your cover with Amazon\u2019s template generator, where you\u2019ll input the number of pages your book has.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find the KDP book cover template generator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kdp.amazon.com\/en_US\/cover-templates\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our sample book has 55 pages, so we\u2019ll input that amount, and hit \u2018Download cover template\u2019. After that, extract the file to your local folder.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12116\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/book-cover-template.jpg\" alt=\"Download book cover template\" width=\"266\" height=\"286\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the design of this book, we will use a ready-made cover we picked up from Vexels\u2019 book cover collection.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12117\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/floral-coloring-book-cover-mandala.jpg\" alt=\"Floral Coloring Book Cover Design\" width=\"1213\" height=\"767\" \/>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/vectors\/preview\/248895\/floral-mandala-coloring-book-cover-design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download Floral coloring book cover design here<\/span><\/a>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Book Cover template you just downloaded on Photoshop, and <strong>create a New Layer<\/strong>.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drag and drop the Floral book cover you\u2019ve just downloaded that\u2019s sized 8,5&#215;11, and resize it to best fit the original file.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12120\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-layer.jpg\" alt=\"Create a New Layer\" width=\"291\" height=\"251\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[As of 2021, Vexels ready-made book covers come in 4 popular sizes, for 100-page books. That\u2019s why this time we are resizing the design to best fit your output file.]<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, make a rectangle that covers the back cover text, and slide it upwards.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12119\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/marquee-tool.jpg\" alt=\"Marquee tool\" width=\"653\" height=\"838\" \/>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12121\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/marquee-tool-2.jpg\" alt=\"Marquee Tool 2\" width=\"654\" height=\"833\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right-click on it, and select Layer via Copy.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12122\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/layer-via-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Layer via copy\" width=\"567\" height=\"559\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, with the Move tool, drag the layer you just created to cover the text. And there you have it!<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12123\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/floral-finished-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Floral coloring book finished version\" width=\"1302\" height=\"844\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To export your book cover, go to File &gt; Save As\u2026 and select PDF as your file type.<\/span>\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12124\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/save-as-pdf.jpg\" alt=\"Save as PDF\" width=\"1061\" height=\"623\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, your coloring book interior and your book cover are ready!<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat and tweak these steps as much as your business and interests need.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power to make your book business thrive is all up to you.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Vexels you can find all sorts of designs for your coloring book interiors and coloring book covers.<\/span>\n\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check our growing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/coloring-book-interior\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coloring book interior set collection here<\/span><\/a><\/em>\n\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find ready-made <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/merch\/vectors\/book-cover-design\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book cover designs here<\/span><\/a><\/em>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can\u2019t find what you need, or if you have a cool idea, let us know and we\u2019ll make it for you! 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