Making a bird coloring book (3 Viewers)

[GracesWarbler]

Hi folks. I'm a birder from northern Arizona, and I decided to create a coloring book of Southwest U.S. birds. The drawings are all based on photos of real birds from myself or friends. I'm mostly done and I'm looking for feedback.

What would you like to find in a bird coloring book? I have 30+ real species, as well as some topic pages about bird beaks, feathers, and feet. The back of the book also includes a few sentences about each bird. What else should I include? I'd like the book to be fun to adults and kids alike, with a mild education focus. Are there any ornithology groups I should connect with? You can see some sample pages below. Thanks!

 

[delia todd]

That sounds to be a really interesting project GracesWarbler.

Good luck with it, please let us know how it goes and if you get it published.

 

[GracesWarbler]

Hi folks! I recently published my bird coloring book though Amazon! It has over 30 illustrations of real birds from the southwest U.S., as well as some fun facts in the back. You can find it here: Amazon.com: Birds of the Southwest Coloring Book: 9798847584036: Erb, Michael: Books

If you check it out, please let me know what you think. Have any of you worked on bird books?

 

[LynnAllen02]

It’s an interesting idea, I took up sketching when I started birding, because I read if you sketch the birds shape it makes it easier to identify and remember…I was not any good at it but it seemed to help me! I would selfishly love one of birds in the North East, because I think coloring one would help the same as sketching…