Printing a coloring page should take thirty seconds, not thirty minutes. Follow these steps and every sheet from ColoringMunch will come out crisp, full-size and ready to color.
Step 1: Download the PDF
Open a collection, find the sheet you want and click its Download PDF button. Our PDFs are single-sheet, print-ready files sized for both US Letter and A4.
Step 2: Use the Right Settings
- Scale: 100% (or “Actual size”) — never “Fit to page” if you want our intended margins; both work, but 100% is exact.
- Orientation: most of our sheets are portrait; the PDF already carries the right orientation.
- Quality: Normal or Best. Draft mode can make lines look grey and broken.
- Color mode: Grayscale/Black & White — the sheets are line art.
Step 3: Pick Your Paper
- Everyday coloring (pencils, crayons): standard 80gsm copy paper is fine.
- Alcohol markers (Ohuhu, Copic): marker paper, or standard paper with a protective sheet behind it — alcohol ink bleeds through.
- Water-based markers: slightly thicker paper (100–120gsm) prevents wrinkling.
- Cards and gifts: matte cardstock gives a lovely, sturdy finish.
Troubleshooting
- Lines look faded — switch quality from Draft to Normal, and check toner/ink levels.
- Page is cut off — turn off “Fit to printable area” or set scale to 100%; check the paper size matches (Letter vs A4).
- Sheet prints too small — the viewer may be zoomed; in the print dialog choose Actual Size.
- Ink smudges while coloring — let laser prints rest a minute; for inkjet, give prints 2–3 minutes to dry fully.
Printing from a Phone
Open the PDF in your browser or files app, tap Share → Print, and confirm scale 100%. AirPrint and Android print services both handle our PDFs correctly.
Still stuck? Email [email protected] with your printer model and a photo of the problem print — we will help.