21 Free Animal Coloring Pages For Adults

Most of these animals are tropical or warm-climate animals. If you’re looking for more animal coloring pages for adults, be sure to check out these owl coloring pages, zen bird coloring pages, and winter animal coloring pages for adults. This post may include affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.

How to use printable coloring sheets

Printing your own coloring pages is easy and less expensive than buying coloring books. You can print and color your favorite designs time and again without buying a whole new book. It also removes the fear of making a “mistake” or picking a color you regret later. Just print a new copy and start over! For a more enjoyable, relaxing coloring experience, print your coloring pages on 32lb bright white paper, not whatever cheap copy paper is in the printer at work. The 32 lb paper is thick, bright, and smooth for rich colors. Your marker or pencil will glide across the page when you use this paper! The markers, pens, or pencils you use to color can have a big impact on your coloring experience. Let’s take a quick look at three popular options for adult coloring pages:

Gel pensMarkersColored pencils

There are tons very inexpensive gel pen sets available. They’re so tempting to pick up, but usually a huge disappointment once you actually try to use them. That’s why I wrote an entire post on the best gel pens for coloring, including budget options that actually color. The TL;DR version is that these are my two top picks: For coloring markers on a budget, try Crayola Supertips. They’re fun for both adults and children. They can color fine detail or make broad strokes, available in a variety of colors, and you can even use them for hand lettering practice! As a head’s up - though they do have a fine tip for a marker, they may have difficulty with the detail in many of these designs. I’d personally color these animal pages with pencils or pens for control and accuracy. When it comes to colored pencils, nothing can top a set of Prismacolors. Prismacolor colored pencils are soft and creamy. They color easily and are great for blending.

Printable animal coloring pages for grown ups

Like all free printable coloring pages on The Artisan Life, these are licensed for personal and single classroom use. You may print and use them in your own personal classroom and with activities you are personally organizing, with your therapy clients, etc. You are not licensed to redistribute the files or printouts to others for their personal use with their family members/students/clients. Please send friends and coworkers to this page so they can download their own copies. Because people are frequently looking for a specific animal to color, a free download link for each individual page is located below the corresponding preview image. The link should open in a new tab and start downloading automatically. You may need to authorize downloads from Dropbox if a box appears asking for permission. Don’t worry - the purple watermark is not on your high resolution PDF coloring sheet! Alright, let’s get you to the free download links! As a reminder, each download link is below the relevant image. Make sure to allow downloads from Dropbox if a dialogue box appears asking for permission. Any blurriness or off-colors are just the result of image compression to help this page load quickly. Your PDFs are high resolution without the purple watermark.