This is where all of my patterns will be kept. I'll be tagging them so you can go straight to your favourites. The tags will appear in a list on the right. Just right click the link that says "Download and Print" to save the larger image to your hard drive. Then print it and get colouring! If you like your coloured-in picture, take a photo of it or scan it and send it to me. There is a Flickr group that I've set up for your coloured in patterns. I'll post the best to the blog. Keep checking back for the latest uploads!
Although all of the patterns are shown in strips the full downloadable image is much larger. On the left is a thumbnail example of how a full image looks.
Ekaterina is our latest guest pattern creator - see her great illustrations. Her Robot Parade looks great but needs you to give it some vivid colours. So what are you waiting for?
Time for a new guest pattern from Karo called 'Stoop and Run'. See more of Karo's excellent work at www.seekproject.com.
Natsuki kickstarts the New Year with her brilliant pattern-inspired image entitled "The Machine". Natsuki runs an excellent illustration site - Illustration Rally - that you should visit. Don't forget to also follow her via her own site, blog and twitter. Oh, and don't forget that you can also buy prints and ipod/laptop skins of this image on Society6, but first shake your tailfeather felt tips at this beauty...
Here's a great pattern for Christmas. Don't forget all of the other Festive patterns - just click the "Christmas" tag for more...
Time to post another of Elizabeth's fantastically feathered creations. This Puffin Octet pattern should keep your crayons busy for a good while.

Amy is back with a pattern full of hamsters. Watch out, they might nibble your crayons. You can see more at her site: Cakes with Faces.

We've finally hit 200 pattern pages for you to download and colour in. This one has a bit of bite to it. Looking forward to hitting 300 next! Have fun.
Here's Jonny Wan's pattern that neatly sums up the motto of this site, "I love shapes"! We really love this pattern and we're sure you'll love it too. Print it out and colour it for all your worth. The 200th pattern is next.
Please break open your colours as Sophie Messing returns with another brilliant pattern. Send us your photos of your coloured in patterns, we'd love to see what you do with them.
Here's Karo's pattern for you to colour in. It's called "Cloudbringer" but I reckon it will bring a lot of sun shine into your day. You can find many more amazing patterns like this on Karo's blog and you can check out the rest of his creative ways in his portfolio too. You'll be seeing more of his stuff here soon.
This pattern is brought to you from New York. Marguerite is a keen Zentangle artist and this mandala is an example of the art form. I've recently become aware of this art movement through the Zentangle group on Flickr. It seems that Zentangles are also perfect for colouring. Have fun colouring this page...
Here's our latest guest offering. This floral pattern with attitude is from Amy Crabtree and you can find more of her work on Cakes with Faces. Her site may contain cake.
It is our third birthday this week. We hope you've enjoyed three years of pattern colouring!
Retired preschool director Elizabeth Williams has provided us with our latest guest pattern. The first of three wonderful bird themed patterns this is called "Ptarmigan Trio". Colour that plumage!
I've decided to make things a bit simpler for you to print out my patterns. I'm going to convert all of the patterns to PDF, hopefully this will make your print options a lot simpler. Always remember to select "Scale to fit" in your print dialogue window! It'll take some time convert everything so bear with me. In the meantime please leave a comment and let me know if you like the new PDF versions.
Here's a very special post that I've been meaning to make for some time. As you are aware Japan suffered a terrible disaster on 11 March 2011. Natsuki Otani, a contributor to this blog and also one of the founders of the very splendid Illustration Rally, set up a creative response to help the plight of those affected. My submission to this rally may be a little late in the day but I hope that you will respond in kind. Below is a colour version of my response to the Ganbare Nippon rally and below that is a link to a B/W outline colouring page where you can create your own version. Please visit and view the amazing submissions already posted on Illustration Rally and please use the links on their site to make a donation.
Stephen Chan swoops in to deliver his addition to the growing pattern library: "Little Escher's Building Blocks". This pattern is right up our street - I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun colouring it.

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Hello to all the stumblers that are dropping by, pull up a chair and break open a new pack of crayons. I hope you'll come back for more.

Toot your trumpets, Uberkraaft is back in town. He's raising a hullabaloo for our birthday festivities with his brilliant image "Fanfare for a New King". I hope you enjoy all of the latest additions to the site - here's to another year of colouring!

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Matt Joyce provides us with an excellent beardy pattern to help us celebrate our 2nd birthday. There's plenty of grub(s) too.

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This week we're celebrating the sites 2nd birthday, which is why these guys are so smiley. The official birthday is on Thursday so hopefully we'll have plenty of treats for you then. Stay tuned...

Sophie Messing returns with another brilliant geometric image for you to colour. Great stuff.

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Put on your best deerstalker and come hunting for colours with Yee Ting Kuit!

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Here's another member of Society6 that is very welcome on Patterns for Colouring: Sophie Messing. Her geometric patterns are a real treat and there are more to come!

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I found Mutto on Society6, a site for artists and illustrators to show off their work. I was really impressed with his stuff and invited him to take part in Patterns for Colouring. So here you go...

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A little closer to home Steph has sent her entry from Leeds. Her portfolio site, Steph Says Hello, is packed full of vibrant imagery. Here's a happy little image for you to colour up your life.

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Third out of the blocks is Anjo Bolarda who hails from the Philippines. This pattern is full of detail and bound to get anyone drooling over their crayons.

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The second is from Migraine Chick. As you might be able to guess, she suffers badly from migraines but uses art as a way of getting her through the pain. She's provided us with a great image of some very scrummy looking cakes. Try not to eat the print out!

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Today I'm adding four new guest patterns. The first from Antonio Gutierrez, otherwise known as Tony Retrobot, is a great pattern of cogs.

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This is the first pattern uploaded to the new look site. Do you like the new design of Patterns for Colouring? Apart from all of the free patterns on offer on this page there are now some exclusive patterns for you to buy in the pattern shop. There are currently 30 brand new patterns for sale.

Oppy has sent me this rather hairy pattern. So comb through your colours, brush off the dust on your printer and snip out this fab image. For those that really want to show their style should take part in Oppy's site The Scribble Project, more fun than you can shake a curler at.

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I had a request to do a pattern that was geometric with lizards. I hope this fits the bill. If you've got any requests let me know.

After all of the excitement of the 150th pattern upload and the creation of an exclusive ipad app, its back to business as usual. Get your wiggle in a squiggle!

Patterns for Colouring now has 150 high resolution patterns for you to colour in. Get downloading. Here's a special fruity pattern for all PFC's fans...

Ben the Illustrator has done it again! Patterns for Colouring has enjoyed some fantastic support from its contributors and Ben and Fi are no exception. Step into his Winter wonderland and create your own holiday scene... Or is it a Summer break? You decide.

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Natsuki Otani is a very welcome contributor to this little colouring blog. Natsuki's floral pattern will brighten up any ones day.

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A really simple pattern. Use it to draw as many faces as you can think of.

Ready, Steady, Colour. The latest fab addition to the library is from Mr Raymond. These boys and girls are itching to get colouring - they're in the right place then!

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Uberkraaft has returned to serve you some delicious sushi...

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This pattern comes all the way from Singapore. It is by the very talented eeshaun whose work is full of amazing colour. Lets see what you can do with this colouring page.

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Say hello to Minkee who provides the latest pattern. She is giving this site a new lick of fluff. Have fun colouring in this happy bunny pattern.

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This is Thomas Hamlyn-Harris, who makes the wonderful magazine Inovatof. It is full of activities to keep youngsters busy. Keep your eyes peeled for some patterns in a future issue.

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Here's a great colouring page by the hugely talented Uberkraaft. Its full of great characters...

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A.k.A likes the idea of patterns for colouring so much he produced another pattern for us all to enjoy! How is that for value?

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A.k.A is my next illustrious contributor. He's a cracking illustrator that has a great eye for colour and a long list of clients.

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Blasting onto your screen is the mighty work of Sam Gilbey. Called "Mixtape" its a music inspired pattern, anything with trumpets in has got to be good!

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Prepare yourself for a cracking gem of a pattern. Behold The Boy Fitz Hammond's "Squirting Stars"! TBFH, as he's known to his friends, is a star of many media and has helped me produce some stunning features over the years. So its great to welcome him to the guest VIP enclosure of Patterns for Colouring.

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This little beauty winged its way from Ecuador where Jason Cook is currently based. Jason (also known as Jacey/Flatliner/Jaroslav) is working his way around the world but still managed to squeeze in some time to take part in this project. I wonder where he's headed next? I'm very jealous!

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Next in line is Matt Lyon. This image is called "The Cuckoo Station". A great style that lends itself well to the Patterns for Colouring collection.

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Second in this series of guest patterns is 'Regiment' by David Lyttleton. Over the years David has provided me with some great artwork for the magazines I've worked on. He has continued his high standard with this latest piece...

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A little while ago I asked some illustrators to provide me with some new patterns. This is the first of the results and what a great start. Ben the Illustrator is a lover of colour and his portfolio is bulging with vibrant artwork. This is a great piece called "I Love Nature" and gives you the chance to make your own colourful masterpiece.
There will be more guest patterns to download shortly. Keep checking the site for updates.
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Hurray! This site is now a year old! Celebrate with me and download this latest pattern...

A big thank you to all of the sites and blogs that are picking up my site. I hope you are all having some great colouring fun with these patterns. Stick around there will be many more.

Well here we are - the 100th free colouring pattern. I hope you've all had as much fun as I have with these. Here's to the next 100...

I'm on a bit of a rush with these patterns at the moment. I hope you're keeping up with me! I also apologise for the awful names I give these patterns, I can't help myself.
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I'm hoping to up the pace on the release of these patterns pretty soon. Stay tuned, meanwhile, here's the latest...
Happy Colouring!