Coloring book · Book 01
Quiet Ocean
Forty-five ocean drawings, drawn true to life and printed one to a page.
Paperback on Amazon
Or print it at home: Printables on Etsy
Swap the scroll for something you can frame
Realistic coloringbooks for adults,made to frame.
Nibfern makes realistic adult coloring books and story-driven mystery puzzle books. Every coloring page is printed on one side and cuts out to fit an 8 x 10 frame.
How the coloring books work
Color it.
Cut it out.
Frame it in 8 x 10.
Every coloring page is printed on one side only, with a light gray shading guide under the drawing, so you can see where the light falls before you start. When it is finished, cut along the line and it fits a standard 8 x 10 frame.
- Color itColored pencil, gel pen or fineliner.
- Cut it outAlong the dotted line at the spine, then to the corner marks.
- Hang itA 7 x 9 inch print for a standard 8 x 10 inch frame.
Free Christmas coloring page
Color a Christmas tree tonight, free.
The Christmas tree from Quiet Winter, with candles, glass ornaments and wrapped gifts, exactly as it is printed in the book, with a full-color reference. A PDF to print at home, in US Letter and A4.
The Nibfern wall
Finished by hand. Worth a frame.
These are studio examples of finished pages. Send us a photo of yours and we will hang it on the wall with your first name, your town and who you made it for.
Christmas
A Christmas or birthday gift they keep opening.
Every Nibfern book ships from Amazon. Add a gift receipt at checkout and send it straight to their door.
From the journal
Guides, gift ideas and free pages
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