The 8 Best Free Adult Coloring Pages and Books

Best for a Wide Selection: Just Color

Just Color offers one the most extensive coloring collections out there, along with incredible design variety. Find images that range from mandalas to nature to holidays, with just about everything in between. There are simple, childlike coloring book images and complex and intricate designs, such as "zentangles," a method of drawing with structured patterns.

Select an image and download it, or print it directly from the website. The site supports Pinterest, in case you want to pin an image for later. Share your artwork on social media, and enjoy other content, such as contests and a blog.

Best for Unique Categories: Coloring Life

Coloring Life has a nice variety of categories for anti-stress coloring, including some digitized photos that offer more realistic images to color. Choose images about astrology, holidays, animals, aboriginal art, Zen quotes, seasons, and much more. The focus here is on anti-stress coloring, with easy, one-click printing to get you started quickly.

Coloring Life is international-friendly, with eight different language options. Resources include physical coloring book suggestions to purchase on Amazon.

Best for Simple, Straightforward Coloring: Free Coloring Pages

If you're no Rembrandt or Picasso but want to try out adult coloring, Free Coloring Pages is a great place to start. Free Coloring Pages offers simple images with an old-school coloring book feel, ideal for beginners.

Use handy buttons to quickly print, email, and share pages to social media sites, or save them to your hard drive for later use. This site is also ideal for teachers, non-profits, churches, and other organizations that want to distribute coloring fun.

Best for Disney Fans: Disney Coloring Pages

Disney fans of all ages will love Disney's Coloring Pages website. Color online with a digital brush and palette, including a patterned brush and solid colors, or download and print to color offline.

Images include a wide variety of beloved Disney characters, including princesses, Bambi, the Lion King crew, and many more.

Best for Pencil Drawings: Coloring Pages for Adults

Coloring Pages for Adults has a nice selection of image themes, including animals, dancers, cars, flowers, famous paintings, and much more. The images have a lovely, pencil-drawn feel, so your finished work will look professional and artistic. Tutorials help you create the best look for your final images.

The site offers simple, helpful image explanations. For example, in the Animals of the Savanna category, you'll learn about the savanna's environment and the types of animals it holds, including the challenges they face.

Best for Doodles: Doodle Art Alley

Doodle Art Alley has delightful, unique images to color. While this site is about doodling in general, its coloring images are plentiful and fun. Print images or save them as PDFs to your computer for later coloring. Check out the site's doodle coloring books for sale and learn about other doodling and coloring activities.

Most Whimsical: Art Is Fun

While the selection isn't extensive, Art Is Fun's images are joyful and whimsical. The site provides some color guides to give budding artists ideas and direction. Many of the images come from the printed coloring books you'll see linked on the site, which are available for purchase. These images are high-quality, fun, and relaxing to color. Downloading is easy, and additional resources offered by the site are helpful.