Personalized color by number, made from your photos

You know the color by number from your childhood, those grids of zones to fill in by following a color code. Petit Pinceau builds it from your own photos. Each family picture becomes a numbered coloring page to follow, as a bound book delivered to your door from €29.99, or as a downloadable digital version from €6.99.

How it works

You choose a format, upload your photos, and each one becomes two pages. On the left, the model page: your photo simplified into color zones, each zone carrying its number, like a guide to follow. On the right, the page to color: the same zones, empty and numbered, with a legend that matches each number to a color. You color zone by zone and your memory reappears in color. Our models prepare the image, then a dedicated step splits the zones, places the numbers and builds the legend.

What makes this coloring different

It's neither a generic coloring book off the shelf nor a regular photo book. The zones and numbers are computed on yourimage: the result follows the real colors of the photo, the legend is unique to each page, and the colored result looks like your memory. It's guided coloring, where the classic coloring book lets you fill the outline freely. If you'd rather choose the colors yourself, that one is the same magic, without the numbers.

Who it's for

For children, who are reassured by the numbers: they follow the legend and watch the image reveal itself without fear of picking the wrong color. For adults too, who find in color by number a gentle, meditative activity, without the weight of deciding every shade. And as a gift, it's an attention that lands right away: you recognize the photo, you want to color it.

Formats and prices

Three formats, as a printed and bound book (delivery included) or as a downloadable digital version. The price depends on the number of photos.

• 6 photos (12 pages)€29.99 or €6.99 as a PDF
• 12 photos (24 pages) · the most popular format€44.99 or €11.99 as a PDF
• 24 photos (48 pages)€64.99 or €19.99 as a PDF

Printed or digital

The printed book is the object to give or to keep: a real bound book, on paper that takes pencils and markers well. The digital version gives you the same color-by-number book as a PDF, right away, from €6.99. You see how your photos turn out without waiting, you keep the file, and you have 30 days to have it printed as a real book if you change your mind.

Frequently asked questions

What is a personalized color-by-number book?

It's a color-by-number book made from your own photos. Each photo becomes two pages: a model page, where the zones are already filled with their color and numbered, and a page to color, where those same zones are empty and numbered, with a legend that matches each number to a color. You color by following the numbers and your memory comes back in color.

How is it different from the classic coloring book?

The starting point is the same, your photos transformed, but the way you color changes. The coloring book gives you an outline page to fill freely, with whatever colors you like. Color by number splits the image into numbered zones and gives you the color code to follow: it's guided coloring, more reassuring for children and more relaxing for adults who like to be led.

What age is it for?

Any age. The numbers guide the hand, so from around 4 or 5 a child can follow the legend and watch the image appear. For adults, color by number is a gentle, meditative activity, perfect for unwinding without having to choose the colors yourself.

How much does color by number cost?

The same formats and prices as the coloring book. As a printed and bound book, delivery included: €29.99 for 6 photos (12 pages), €44.99 for 12 photos (24 pages) and €64.99 for 24 photos (48 pages). As a downloadable digital version: €6.99, €11.99 and €19.99.

Is the book printed and bound?

Yes. It's a real bound book, printed on demand on paper that takes pencils and markers well, delivered to your door. The 6-photo format is saddle-stitched, the 12 and 24-photo formats have a hardback cover. Manufacturing is handled by our printing partner, as close as possible to the delivery address.

Can I try the digital version first?

Yes. The digital version is the same color-by-number book delivered as a PDF, ready to download right away, from €6.99. You see how your photos turn out without committing to the book, you keep the file, and you have 30 days to have it printed as a real bound book if you change your mind.

What if I don't like how a photo turns out?

Once your pages are generated, you have a window to swap, from your tracking space, the photos you're not happy with, with a new version on each try (1 swap included on the 6-photo format, 2 on the 12, 4 on the 24). And before any printing, our team reviews every book to check the zones and numbers are legible.