Lately I have been working on a lot of coloring pages. I stopped to color them in and try some new techniques!
This month’s free adult coloring page challenge was, well, a real challenge for me. The topic?
Faces/people
Drawing humans is not one of my fortes, so I really had to focus on this one. Overall, I am happy with how it turned out! What do you think?
I really wanted my coloring page to say:
BAM!
I wanted it to be bold and detailed and have place for a lot of colors.
In the near future I am planning to launch a unique coloring book, so these are also a great way for everyone to see samples of my work! All of my drawings are hand-drawn (occasionally touched up on the computer.)
To give you an idea of how this face coloring page can look, I colored one in!
For the free printable, I used a handful of mediums (including some unique ones):
- Thick, blendable markers (I used these skin tone ones from Copic)
- Thin markers (I used this pack from Stabilo)
- Old makeup (foundation, blush, eyeshadow, lipstick)
Don’t worry, I’ll share how I did this below!
But first!
Inspired by drawing faces, I decided to come up with a few more and make them available to you in my online store! This set includes:
- “Amazing Hair” which is a head with some fun patterns to color and a maze you can complete when you are through!
- “Choice Hair” which is a head minus the hair so you can get creative and add any style you wish.
- “Hair Pattern” which is the head from “Choice Hair”, but the hair is included and the face and hair are filled with a simple pattern. Color this in with multiple tones to give the face a contoured look and the hair some gorgeous highlights.
- “Accessorize” which is two pages of fun accessories, from hair bands to earrings to glasses. Color these in and enjoy them as they are, or cut them out and add them to your other faces! All accessories fit the faces in this set (you can add a couple to your free printable as well!)
Continue reading for the free download or to purchase the complete set!
I colored one of these gorgeous faces and some accessories in so you can see how this works. For this, I used:
- Thick, blendable markers (the same as above)
- gel pens (I used these)
- Old makeup (foundation, blush, eyeshadow, lipstick)…that’s right; I’m coloring with makeup
I colored in the hair and face the same as I did for the free one, but with lighter colors and I skipped the marker base layer. The accessories were filled in using the gel pens.
Once I was finished coloring, I cut out the accessories and placed them on the drawing. You can glue them, tape them, just set them on top–whatever works for you (glue is the best if you plan to keep it this way.)
Psst. For the glasses, you can cut out the centers to make them just glasses or you can fill them in to make them look like sunglasses!
So how did I do it?
To get the coutoured look on the face, I started with a Copic marker in a darker skin shade (using the pointed side.) I colored the full face in and did an extra layer around the nose and other areas that I wanted some shading. I used a slightly lighter cream/pink shade on the lips.
As you can see below, the first layer was a bit blotchy (which is why you will need the tip coming up!)
After the base layer on the face, I took a break and went to the hair. For the hair, I wanted it to be bold and bright, so I used my thin markers to fill in all of the little details and curls of hair. To get a smooth look, fill it in with tiny strokes. My color scheme was warm and radiant with reds, pinks, oranges, browns, and some purples.
Back to the face!
To smooth out the face, I actually used a concealer brush and some of my light-colored foundation (well…bb cream.) I added a smooth layer over the whole face to even the tone, then I went back through and added some extra in the t-zone (the bridge of the nose, between the eyebrows, cheekbones, etc..)
I touched up the face with some very light eyeshadow on the bridge of the nose (as well as this area near the eyes), a little more on the cheekbones, under the eyes, and on the chin.
Add some blush or pink eyeshadow to the cheeks then color the eyes with eyeshadow the way you would yourself. I did smoky colors and used an eyebrow brush (you can use the foam applicators too or even a cotton swab or concealer brush.) I brightened up the lips with a lip brush and some old lipstick.
For good measure, I went back through with my thick skin tone marker and added extra to the edges of the face, neck, and around the nose for more shading.
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If you loved this coloring page, you will also love these free coloring pages from my friends:
- “Beauty is All Around Us” by Hattifant
- “Two Women” coloring page by Easy Peasy and Fun
- “Lady with a Hat” coloring page by Moms and Crafters
- “Face” coloring page by Trail of Colors
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These are really neat coloring pages. You did a great job. My mom got an adult coloring book and loves it.
Thank you, Shelly! I am working on a coloring book too! Have some logistics to work out, but I am hoping to launch it soon!
These pages look so fun. Its so relaxing to color!
Thank you, Deborah! It’s a great stress-reliever.
An adult coloring book is a great idea! Never would have thought to make my own though! Great going!
Thank you, Cheryl. I am hoping to launch soon!
You are very talented! Love the photographs of your work as well. Can’t wait to see your book!
Thank you, Mary! I am excited for my book too, just figuring out some logistics before launching!
I relly want to get the Fab Face page, but when I click on the download button, nothing happens. I don’t think the link is working. Can you help me.
Hi, when you click on the “download” button, it should bring up a pop-up page within the post where you can enter your email to have the file sent to you. If this does not pop up, you may need to enable Javascript–it *should* bring up a message saying to enable Javascript or give you an alternative link to visit. I am not sure why it would not be giving that if so. Is that perhaps what is happening? I’d love for you to follow up so I can better address the issue for others and make sure we can get you that download.
If Javascript is the issue, here’s the link to the page to put your email address: https://artscrackers.com/free-fab-faces-coloring-page-printable/
Once you are on this page, you will need to enter your name and email and when you hit “download now” it will send a compressed/zipped file to your email address provided. If you don’t receive it within a minute, check your spam folder as some people marked it as spam after they got it. It should say it’s from Arts & Crackers, but it might say “me” or something like that because it doesn’t always like to put my name. Once you have the zipped folder, “extract the file” and you should be good to go!
Let me know if this works for you. I’m glad you love my coloring page and definitely want to get it printed for you! All my others are set up this way as well (Flower Bouquet as well as the new one coming next week!)
Thank you Alyssa. I think it was the Javascript. When I clicked on the original link I got a pop up page, but could not scroll either up or down to get to the link where I could put my email address. The link you provided above in your answer worked perfectly. I can’t wait to print this and color. Thank you again.
I’m glad it worked for you. Enjoy!
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I absolutely love this Fab Faces coloring page! The designs are so fun and unique. Canโt wait to print it out and dive into some relaxing coloring time. Thank you for sharing!