Color by Number

What is the Color by Number studio? Color by Number is a studio of BookyAI Activity Studio, a paid add-on for the BookyAI desktop app. It builds complete c… › Where do I find it? Open the BookyAI app and click "Activity" in the sidebar. The Activity Studio page shows all the studios. The Color by … › What else do I need? The BookyAI app with your BookyAI license activated, and the Color by Number studio license. The pages, their colors an… › Does it work on Windows and Mac? Yes. It is part of the BookyAI desktop app on both Windows and macOS. › Is there a guided tour? Yes. Click "Guide" at the bottom of the sidebar and choose the tour "Activity Studio: puzzle books" (it is marked "this… › Where are my books? They are not in my Library. Activity books are listed on the Activity Studio page under "Your activity books", not in the Library. Each line shows … › How does the studio screen work? The left column holds the cards: Print check, The book, The designs, Color by number, Pages, and Cover and listing text… › What do the marks on the small pictures in the Designs column mean? The number at the top left is the design's place in the book. A lock means the page is locked. "AI" means the page was … ›

How much does the Color by Number studio cost? $97, paid once. No subscription. Every future update to the Color by Number studio is included. Each Activity Studio st… › How do I buy it? On the Activity Studio page, the Color by Number card shows "$97 · one time" and an "Unlock for $97" button that opens … › I own Coloring Books. Is Color by Number included? No. Color by Number is its own studio, and Coloring Books does not include it (nor the reverse). It uses the same drawi… › Do I need Coloring Books to use Color by Number? No. Color by Number works on its own, with its own starting points and all the design kinds it needs. › I bought Color by Number with my BookyAI account. How do I activate it? You normally do not have to do anything. Open Activity Studio on the computer where your BookyAI license is active; you… › What is the "Your studios" box at the top of the Activity Studio page? Once you own a studio, the box at the top lists your studios as small labels, each with its icon and name. Studios you … › I received a license key by email. Where do I enter it? On the Activity Studio page, click "Enter a key", paste the key (format BND-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) and click "Activate". › I just paid and the studio is still locked. Purchases can take a minute or two to arrive. Click "Check my purchases". Make sure you are connected to the internet a… › I see "Couldn’t reach the license server. Check your internet and try again." The app could not reach the license server. Check your internet connection (and any firewall or VPN that may block the … › I see "That key isn't an Activity Studio license key." You entered a different BookyAI key, for example your main BookyAI key or a Listen or Audio key. Use the key from the e… › I see "That license key wasn't found. Double-check it and try again." The key was mistyped or incomplete. Copy it straight from the email, including the BND- at the start. If it still fails… › I see "Activity Studio runs on the computers where your BookyAI license is active. Activate BookyAI here first." The studio follows your main BookyAI license. Activate BookyAI on this computer first, then go back to Activity Studio … › I see "This Activity Studio license was revoked or refunded. Enter a valid key to continue." or "This license is no longer valid." The license was refunded, cancelled or is no longer active. If you think this is a mistake, contact support with your p… › I see "We couldn't verify your Activity Studio license. Reconnect to the internet and retry." The studio works offline for 30 days after its last successful license check. After that it needs to connect once. Conn… › Can I use the studio on two computers? The studio unlocks on every computer where your BookyAI license is active. With a single-device BookyAI license that is… › Is there a money-back guarantee? Yes, the Build-a-Book Guarantee. If the studio is not what you expected, write to support within 14 days of your purcha… › I made many books and now I want a refund. Why was it refused? The guarantee ends when the 6th book is exported or after 14 days, whichever comes first. After that point the studio h… › What happens to my books if I get a refund? The refund revokes the Color by Number license. The PDFs and files you already exported stay on your computer and remai… › Can I open a color by number book without the studio? No. If the studio is locked, clicking such a book shows "Unlock Color by Number to open this book." ›

How do I start a new color by number book? In Activity Studio, click the Color by Number card. A window "A new color by number book" opens. Choose the language of… › What are the starting points? Color by number for kids: 8.5 x 11, big numbered spaces, six crayon colors and a key on every page, 30 designs.Cute ani… › I do not see "Color by sight word". Sight words are English words (the Dolch lists), so that starting point is offered only for English books. Set "Languag… › What title does a new book get? An English book gets the starting point's title and a subtitle with the page count, for example "Color by Number for Ki… › How long does it take? Most pages take well under a second each (a page from a photo takes one to three seconds); the studio works on several … › I closed the studio while pages were still being made. Nothing is lost. Pages already made are saved. When you open the book again, the studio makes the missing ones by itsel… › Where do the author name and publisher come from? From your default author profile (made in Authors). In "The book" card you can choose another profile or type them your… › How many pages can a book have? From 1 to 200 designs (type the number in "Designs" in "The designs" card). KDP needs at least 24 pages: a short book g… › I lowered the number of designs and some of my pages disappeared. A smaller number removes pages from the end of the book, whatever they are, including photo pages and AI pages. Raise t… › How do I delete a whole book? On the Activity Studio page, click the bin next to the book under "Your activity books". The app asks "Delete “Title”? … ›

How are the pages colored? The studio colors every page you have not colored yourself, from the book's palette: a different number of colors by wh… › Where is the number placed in each space? At the point farthest from the space's lines, where there is the most room, and as big as the space allows: at least 7 … › What happens to a space too small for a number? It gets no number and stays white in the answer, so the reader is never asked to color a space they cannot read. The Pr… › How are the colors named in the key? Each color gets the name of the color it reads as, from 21 named colors: Red, Dark red, Orange, Peach, Yellow, Light ye… › What does the key look like? Under the picture, each color's number (or code), a small circle and the color's name, four to a row (three on a 6 x 9 … › Which palettes are there? In the "Color by number" card, under "Colors":Crayons: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, pink, brown.Soft crayo… › How many pencils will my readers need for the whole book? With a named palette, the pattern pages all use the same first colors of it (4, 6 or 8 by who colors it). Mystery pages… › Why is the palette choice hidden in my book? When every page is a mystery mosaic, the palette does not matter: mystery pages take the colors of their hidden picture… › Can I change a page's colors? Yes. Show the page and click "Change colors" in the page toolbar. The editor opens with the Color tool and the book's p… › I cleared all the colors of a page and saved it. In a color by number book every page needs colors. A page saved without any colors gets the book's colors and numbers b… › How do I see the answer of a page? Click "See it colored" in the page toolbar: it becomes "The answer" and shows the page colored as its numbers say. "Sav… › Can a page be printed colored inside the book, facing the page to color? Not in a Color by Number book: a colored copy next to a page would give its answer away. Use "Answers at the back" or t… ›

What can I set for the whole book? In "The book" card: Title, Subtitle, "Who is it for? (optional)" with "Write the title, subtitle and welcome" (your AI … › "Write the title, subtitle and welcome" is greyed out. It needs an AI engine. The card says "Connect an AI engine in Settings to draft them, or write your own." Connect one i… › Which fonts are available? Atkinson Hyperlegible (clearest), Lexend (modern), Nunito (rounded, friendly), Poppins (geometric), Roboto Mono (even l… › What does "Who colors it" change? The line weight, the smallest space the print check allows, the number of colors on a page, how big the numbers can be,… › What do "Line weight" and "Detail" do? Line weight chooses the weight within the readers' range (the usual one is marked, and it is never under KDP's 0.75 pt)… › What kinds of design are there? Mandalas, Patterned silhouettes, Doodle patterns (not for toddlers and kids), Star tiles, Mosaics, Bubbles, Ribbons, Ma… › How do I change one page? Show it (click it in the Designs column), then in the page toolbar: choose another kind of design, another shape (silho… › What does locking a page do? A locked page keeps its drawing when you press "New designs" or change the readers, line weight, detail, trim or kinds … › Why are the buttons of the page toolbar greyed out? The page is locked (click the lock to unlock it), the page is still being made, or AI pages are being drawn. Wait for t… › What does "New designs" do? A new design for every page, except locked pages and pages from pictures (AI drawings and photos are never drawn again … ›

What is a mystery mosaic? A page of cells, each with the number of its color. Nothing shows until the reader colors: the picture appears cell by … › What are the hidden pictures? Two kinds of page:Mystery mosaics: a shape drawn by the studio (heart, butterfly, fish, owl, cat, bird, turtle, elephan… › Which cells are there? Squares, Hexagons, Triangles, Diamonds, Bricks and Stones (irregular cells). In the "Color by number" card, "Mystery mo… › How big are the cells? Sized so every number is at least 7 pt and a pencil fits: about 14 mm for toddlers, 10 mm for kids and seniors, 6.7 mm … › How is the hidden picture turned into cells? Each cell takes the named color most of it shows in the picture (never a blend of two); the colors covering most of the… › Some cells have no number. They are white in the picture (for example an owl's eyes). The key has a line for them: "No number: leave it white", in… › How do I make mystery pictures by AI? Tick "Mystery pictures by AI" (or start from "Mystery pictures, drawn by AI"). In the AI panel, write the book's theme,… ›

What is color by code? Instead of numbers, each space shows a code of its color, and the key gives each color's code. Choose it in the "Color … › Are the sums always right? Yes. Every sum is made and worked out by the studio's own code, never by an AI, and checked before it prints: a space's… › What does the key show with a code? Each color's code: the letter, the word, the answer of the sums (for example "7" next to "Orange"), or the shape's outl… › Which letters are used in other languages? The book's alphabet: Latin letters, Cyrillic letters for Russian and Ukrainian, Greek letters for Greek. › Where do the sight words come from? From the Dolch pre-primer and primer lists (out of copyright): words of five letters or fewer, never a color's name (a … › Which shapes are used? Circle, star, heart, square, triangle, diamond, moon and cross, drawn as outlines the child can color too. › Are the spaces big enough for a sum or a word? Yes. The spaces are sized for the widest label of the code (a word of five letters, a sum like "20 − 11"): mystery cell… › Does the tips page explain the code? Yes. With a code, "Before you begin" starts with "Find the letter, word or shape in each space and color it with the co… ›

Can I turn my own photo into a color by number page? Yes. Click "Photo page" at the top of the Designs column and choose a photo (JPEG, PNG or WebP). A page called "Your Ph… › What are the two ways? In the page toolbar, "From your photo:":Regions made on this computer: free, one to three seconds. The photo's own colo… › How many colors and regions does a photo get? By readers: toddlers 5 colors and up to about 30 regions, kids 8 and about 90, seniors 10 and about 100, bold and easy … › Which photos work best? Simple photos: a pet, a portrait, a flower, a landscape with a clear sky. A busy photo gives a painterly page with many… › With my pencil set, which colors does a photo get? Each of the photo's colors becomes the nearest of your pencils, so the key names your pencils. › I see "That photo could not be opened. Choose a JPEG, PNG or WebP picture." The file could not be read as a picture (for example it is damaged, or it is another kind of file with a .jpg or .png n… › A photo page says "The photo is missing: choose it again". The photo file of that page is no longer in the book's "art" folder (for example it was deleted or the folder was copie… ›

Can I use my own pencil set? Yes. In the "Color by number" card, click "Set up" next to "My pencils" ("Edit" once you have a set). The "My pencils" … › How do I match the key to a real pencil brand? Type your set yourself: for each pencil, the name your readers see on it (or the name you want in the key) and a color … › Why are brand pencil charts not included? Brand names and their color charts belong to their makers. Type your own set, with the names you want your readers to s… › What does the book do with my pencils? Every page uses them: pattern pages are colored from them (a different handful of pencils page after page, so the whole… › I see "No colors found: write one pencil a line, its name and its color code, for example "Sky Blue #6CB4EE"." The pasted text has no 6-digit color codes. Each line needs a code like #6CB4EE (the # is optional) and, if you like, a… › Some pencils were left out. The window counts "(N left out: a color twice, or not a color code)". Each color can be in the set once, and each needs… › Are my pencils saved? Yes, with the book. Sets you keep with "Keep" are also saved on this computer for your other books (up to 30 sets; clea… ›

Can the book have the answers? Yes. Tick "Answers at the back" in the "Color by number" card: every page colored in, four to a page, each named by its… › What should I know about answers at the back? They are in color, so the book must be printed with a color interior on KDP (standard or premium color), which costs mo… › How much more does a book with colored answers cost to print? KDP prices a color interior by the whole page count, not only the answer pages, so every copy costs noticeably more to … › Can the answers at the back be in black and white? Not at the moment: the answers are always the pages colored in. For a black and white book, use the answer key PDF to g… › What is the answer key PDF? A separate PDF with every answer, to give away from your website, your newsletter or a QR code in the book, while the b… › What is in the answer key PDF? A first page with the book's title, "Answers" in the book's language, the author, your note and the copyright line; the… › The page numbers in my answer key do not match the book anymore. The answer key names the pages of the paperback as it is when you export it. If you add or remove pages or designs, or … › I see "No page is colored and numbered yet: the answer key would be empty", or the answer key's Export button is greyed out. The book has no finished pages yet. Wait for the pages to be made (or draw the AI pages), then export again. ›

What does the Print check measure? Every page at print size: pure black lines, never under KDP's 0.75 pt, nothing in the margins, every space measured aga… › What are the badges under the page? "Pure black, no grey", "Lines X pt", "N spaces to color", "Inside the safe area", and "N small spaces left white (a fin… › What is the "Print report"? Click "Print report" in the Print check card: a table of every design (name, lines, spaces, smallest and narrowest spac… › What do the Print check problems mean, and how do I fix them? "Design N: Many spaces are too small to color: make a new design": click the round arrow, choose Simpler detail, or ano… › An AI or photo page failed the check. What do the messages mean? "The picture has grey shading, not clean lines: draw it again": the studio already drew a shaded picture once more by i… › My printed numbers look grey. Is that a mistake? No. The numbers are printed dark grey on purpose: they stay readable but disappear under the pencil once a space is col… ›

Which extra pages can the book have? In "Pages": Single-sided (every design on its own right-hand page with a blank back, so markers never bleed; on by defa… › Why does my book have so many pages? With Single-sided on, every design gets a blank back, so 30 designs make 60 pages, plus the title and copyright pages, … › What does the thank-you page say? "Thank you for coloring!" and "If you enjoyed this book, a short review on Amazon helps other coloring fans find it." i… › Should I turn captions on? For mystery pages a caption only says "Mystery Picture", so the picture stays a surprise. For a photo page it says "You… › How do AI drawings work in a color by number book? As in Coloring Books: write the theme, "Plan the page ideas" (your AI engine writes a different idea for each AI page, … › How do I stop drawing in the middle? While pages are drawn the button reads "Drawing N of M... Stop": click it. The page being drawn finishes, the others wa… › I see "“...” belongs to someone else (a character, brand or artist): choose a theme of your own." The theme names a protected character, brand or artist, which cannot be drawn for a book you sell. Write a theme of you… › I see "Write the book’s theme first." or "Say what the page shows first." "Plan the page ideas" needs the book's theme, and "Draw" needs the page's idea (a few words at least). Type them and tr… › I see "Every AI page is drawn already. To change one, open it, write a new idea in the box above the page that says what it shows, and press “Draw again”. For more ideas, add pages." Every AI page already has its picture, so there is nothing left to plan. To change a drawn page, type a new idea in its… › Why is "Draw N pages" greyed out? There is no OpenAI or Gemini key in Settings (the panel says "Add an OpenAI or Gemini key in Settings (the one Covers u… › Can I edit a page's lines? Yes. Click "Edit": Draw, Line (close a gap), Erase, Fill space, Remove mark, Color, the brush Size (0.75 to 16 pt), Und… ›

What is the "Cover and listing text" card? The front cover lines, the back cover text, the Amazon description and seven KDP keywords (50 characters or less each),… › Are the KDP keywords right for a children's or learning book? Yes. The seven keywords follow the book: a kids book gets kids keywords (never relaxation or mindfulness), a mystery bo… › How do I make the cover? Click "Export", then "Make the cover". Covers opens with the title, author, trim, page count and back cover text set, t… › Can my colored pages be on the cover? Yes. The first four colored pages of the book go to Covers in "Your colored pages on the cover": pick one for a single … ›

What are the export options? Click "Export":Interior PDF for KDP paperback: at the exact trim, the gutter for the page count, fonts embedded.Printab… › What do I choose on KDP? Paperback, the same trim as in the studio, white paper, no bleed. A black and white interior, unless the book has answe… › How do I make the numbers easy to read for young kids or seniors? Choose "Kids" or "Seniors, large and clear" in "Who colors it": numbers can then reach 15 pt (kids) or 14 pt (seniors),… › It says "Connect to the internet to export this book." While the studio is inside its money-back guarantee (14 days, up to the 6th book), each new book is registered with you… › I see "The license server could not register this export right now. Try again in a moment." The server did not answer the registration of a new book (see the question above). Wait a moment and export again. If i… › I see "This studio is no longer unlocked on your account. Click “Check my purchases” in Activity Studio, or contact support." The server no longer finds Color by Number on your account (for example after a refund). Click "Check my purchases" on … › The Export button is disabled. Pages are still being made, or the Print check has a problem to fix. Hover the button to see the first problem. › I see "The title font “...” is not on this computer. Choose it again in The book, or pick another." The book uses a downloaded or custom title font that this computer does not have (for example on a second computer). Op… › Where are the files? In your books folder (Settings, Books folder), inside "_Activity Studio", in the book's own folder (named with a code, … › Does KDP ask about AI? Pages drawn by the studio's code, mystery mosaics of the studio's shapes, and photos made into regions on this computer… › Can I sell the books I make? Yes. The pages, colors, numbers and codes the studio makes are yours to publish and sell; the fonts are licensed for co… ›

In which languages can the pages be? Eleven: English, Romanian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek. › What is translated? Every word the studio prints: the color names in the key, "No number: leave it white", "Answers", "Page", the tips (wit… › What stays in English? Sight words (Dolch lists), the cover and listing text, and captions' design names. Your own pencil names are printed as… › I changed the language and the font changed. Not every font has every alphabet. When the book's font lacks the new language's letters, the studio switches to one th… ›

The top bar says "Not saved". The book saves itself a moment after every change. "Not saved" means the save failed: check free disk space and that yo… › The studio is busy when I change a setting. Who colors it, line weight, detail, trim and kinds of design draw the pages again; the palette, the code, the cells and… › Many spaces on my pages have no number. The spaces are too small for a 7 pt number (or for the code's label). Choose "Bold and easy" or "Kids", Simpler detail,… › The key names a color differently from what I expected. The key uses the nearest of the 21 color names, and never gives two colors the same name, so a second shade takes the n… › My colors disappeared after "New designs". Colors belong to the drawing they were made on; a new drawing is colored again. Lock a page to keep it. › A page shows "The picture could not be read". The page's picture could not be turned into a page. Draw it again (an AI page) or add the photo again (a photo page). I… › I see "This book could not be opened." The book's file could not be read from your books folder. Check that the books folder (Settings, Books folder) is avail… › The export failed with "The PDF has X pages instead of Y" or "The PDF page size does not match the trim". This should never happen. Please contact support with the book's title and trim size. › Can I back up my books? Yes. Copy the "_Activity Studio" folder inside your books folder. Each book is one folder with its settings file, its "… ›

Can I mix codes in one book (numbers on some pages, sums on others)? Not yet. The code applies to the whole book. › Can I move a number by hand or merge two spaces? Not directly. Edit the page: erase the line between two spaces to merge them, or draw a line to split one; saving place… › Can I choose which color each sum answer gets? Not yet. Each page draws its answers and matches them to its colors. › Can the listing text or sight words be in another language? Not yet. Both are English only. › Can the color key be on the facing page instead of under the picture? Not yet. The key is always under the picture, on the same page. › Can I export a full-color edition, with each answer printed next to its page? Not yet. The answers are either at the back of the book (color interior) or in the answer key PDF to give away. › Can the AI color my pages, or can I get circle cells in mystery mosaics or SVG files of the pages? Not yet. The studio colors the pages from your palette or pencils (and you can change any page in the editor); mystery … › Can I turn a color by number book back into a plain coloring book? Not in the app. Start a new book in Coloring Books instead (that studio is sold separately). › Is there a bundle of all Activity Studio studios? Not at the moment. Each studio is sold on its own and paid once. ›