How to Create a Coloring Book for FREE with AI and Canva (Amazon KDP)

[@SeanDollwet]

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[@plmfb]

Sorry, meant to post that here: How can you select own copyright? Not sure ai generation with canva constitutes enough alteration for ownership? I lobbed in a question to them also, but people are being blocked in spite of Canva being usable (elements can be combined with others for a final design, but trying to find out about Magic Media. You definitely clearly disclosed, which is in the agreement, just not clear on the copyright piece if only using the generated images solo.) Thanks so much for the amazing channel!

[@NickShaw92]

Hi Sean, great and concise Video. Quick question from me: If worked in e-commerce and publishing for a while (as a content director as well as copywriter/concept writer in Games and Book publishing) and have experience in positioning print media on amazon as well. Does that come in handy at all (keywords, description writing and A+ Content, Brand strategy) at all or does the KDP plattform do all of that for you and you have no influence over your positioning/marketing aspect?

[@SeanDollwet]

The goal of this video is not to show you how to create a book that will make thousands a month in royalties. The goal is to show beginners a simple way to create a book so they can get a book out, gain that confidence, and keep going from there. Enjoy!

[@xooq_]

Appreciate you Sean. Can you give us some more slice-of-life videos too. I'd love to see your experience in Chiang Mai and how life is going for you as a nomad.

[@booksbySamMaven]

can you tell us the simple and non-payment ways to market our books? As many of us are with no budget.. the strugglers only.

[@ZJones760]

So was this a good book? Even with the grey shading? Is this something we should publish and expect to make money on? or is there still a lot more work to be done on the images to get the book up to par to make good money?

[@SeanDollwet]

@@ZJones760you should spend more time than I did in video to regenerate images until it’s decent as a coloring page. AI is not perfect but it’s getting better rapidly, and even if these only makes $5-10 a month it serves as a confidence booster to people that they can build this as a business

[@ZJones760]

@@SeanDollwet Ok. Thanks and what about the cover. I noticed you made yours yourself in the video. Do you think we should try to pay to get our covers made? Would that bring in more profit than making them ourselves?

[@BrianaAyala25]

I just followed this video step by step, I'll update how it goes in a month :) So far this was a great step by step tutorial, straight to the point. My only add would be to remember to delete the template on your cover before downloading your cover because you will be declined lol Yes, maybe some people know this but for a new B this was my mistake lol Okay see you guys in January of 2025.

[@ThatDXBGirlNyra]

I dont have Canva subscription , to use margins and other stuffs.

[@Social-l6j]

This tutorial was so educational and easy to follow. It shows that Sean knows what he's talking about and cares about his work and student. I'm on my way to being published wish me luck.

[@dina73400]

How is

[@lavelleknowles9994]

I'm starting today ill be back to update in 1 month...so far these steps are very easy to follow..

[@palehorse6250]

Really appreciate you taking the time to break this all down and teach the process. Just published my first book, can't wait to get on to the next one! Thanks again!

[@AmiraandNadia]

Nice! This is an excellent step by step tutorial on how to use canva to make a coloring book. I followed your directions and it took me two hours to make my first coloring book and get it published on Amazon.

[@Mhuzaif073]

any update about sales ?

[@IsTheMail]

any slales?

[@Hamza-rm6yk]

any sales?

[@MelanieJung-rh1wh]

This has been so helpful for a complete beginner. I can't believe I've just made a colouring book! Thank you so much Sean

[@marinageorgiana2496]

any sales?

[@paolavitale5013]

You want to also select “flatten pdf”when you’re downloading from canva

[@TheTribe-n7i]

Why so?

[@paolavitale5013]

@@TheTribe-n7i its written in KDP’s guidelines. You need to flatten your images and make sure your fonts are embedded

[@richardhislop8717]

Just completely followed this guide and also worked with someone on Fiverr and published a first coloring book with it! Thanks we will see how this one goes. Thanks for the guide!

[@lcpolice6661]

Hey! It's been a month, how did it go?

[@marckniphfer2416]

It's been 2 weeks since it's been a month. How'd it go?

[@majorred291]

It‘s been three weeks and a month, how are you doing

[@anarmywhoblinkedtwice9512]

It's been 4 weeks how did it go?

[@BetterDailyGrid]

📈 Success is built on habits. Cultivate daily routines that align with your goals, and over time, these small habits will compound into big achievements. ⏳

[@bhautikabapodara8477]

Thank you so much for detailed video...with the help of this one,I published one book today...wish me luck to make more....grateful to you for the Guidance....God bless u

[@TK_SolidSnake]

finally some detailed information from start to finish thank you ...

[@User-puser555]

Amazing content! You have answered all my questions!!!!

[@yompi91]

Excellent tutorial! I have watched so many videos on ebooks and I learned more from you than all the others combined. I feel like I can do it. You are really good. I can't wait to get started! Thank you

[@sangeosan]

Christian is right this really works, I joined last May 2024, they have the best way to teach you and you will earn money. They don’t know I am leaving this. Do the training it works

[@bdoye4021]

since you joined the course, how many books have you published , have you been making money

[@sangeosan]

@@bdoye4021 4 books and starting another one today or tomorrow yes I am making Royalties (money).

[@DeborahBohn-n6t]

Thank you so much for this entire video. I'm still learning Canva and it's AI potential. This is exactly what I need.

[@SannaE95]

Insightful tutorial, to the point with simple steps and explanations. You made everything pretty clear, thank you!

[@NehaThakur-sx5qc]

Hey sean, thankyou so much. My first book got published, just received an email. It was all possible bcz of your guidance. I was giving it a try and it worked now I will create a whole series.

[@lcpolice6661]

Hi Neha! Did you get any sales yet?

[@Mark-bc9xy]

A great video straight to the point clear and concise well done.

[@vesnanovakovic2371]

I accidentally came across this video a week ago. I had the best time loosing myself creating some books and publishing them. Even if I make 0 sales I had a wonderful time learning something new. But my next step is completeting the third one and then finding how to market. Your video is really easy to follow, thorough and you provide awesome links. I think I needed this for some new creative outlets. Really appreciative of your time in providing this content 🙏 Ps. Can I suggest that the ages should be left blank if not for younger ages because Amazon does not show the correct range of 13 year to 18+ (as per video Example). It shows 13-18 years so could be misleading that not 18+. The communuity comments suggest elaving it blank and witing ni the description that it is for young adults or adults.

[@Kmsa1139]

did you ever make a sale?

[@candissparklingtreasures]

I cant find how yo set margins and i have pro so I've tried everything you should of showed us where to locate thanks

[@josiassilva7008]

Thank you for taking the time to share such helpful information!

[@BytesAiLab]

this has got to be the best tutorial on formatting I've ever seen, and its not even the title!

[@chrisfantasticpowell]

Excellent tutorial, great information Awesome, thank you for your time and instruction

[@NamasteHomeBoulder]

One of the best straightforward tutorials ever. Thank you so much! I just published my first book. I didn’t have to use AI because I am a professional artist and I took a lot of time making all the coloring book pages, but your tutorial was so helpful.

[@lcpolice6661]

Hi, did you get any sails yet?

[@nightscesar]

yeah any sales?

[@chenoweezi]

How’s the booking doing sales wise?

[@marilynnichols2768]

Heads up you are such an easy listen, you don't talk to fast and such clarity. I subscribed is there a chance I could ask a couple of questionsI have an idea but not certain of the process. Maz

[@instocksupply1514]

Thanks I just made 2 coloring books and 2 Journals in the last 2 days. My goal is to publish 1 per week and continue to learn.

[@RachaMask]

did you get any sales yet? If yes, what was your strategy?

[@Tab-pn5qw]

How's your sales?

[@ishadowpeople6577]

Any update?

[@cindyonyoutube]

Very informative & thorough, as always!

[@SeanDollwet]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hedriks]

You did an excellent job with this video in explaining step-by-step the process in every detail necessary.

[@michellegarvey1]

If I was buying that book I would expect to see that image inside the book. How do you change that cover into a coloring page?

[@AudreyStar17]

This is what I was thinking. I know you can do stuff like color an actual image in other software (maybe Photopea?), but I don't think you can in Canva.

[@NickShaw92]

@@AudreyStar17 Investing a tiny bit of money using a graphic designer from one of the known plattforms could help with that. Also when it comes to cleaning up more difficult designs that you really love. It's not free (and only one of many options) but it usually improves the quality of what's out there a bit.

[@nikasi87]

Just the video I was looking for. Thanks for this, this helps a lot!

[@LIFEINQATAR-ji9vr]

THE OTHER PICTURES THAT YOU DESINED LOOK PERFECT I DON'T THINK THAT YOU MADE IT BY THE SAME APP . I TIED ONE HUNDRED TIMES AND IT NEVER GAVE ME A GOOD SOLID DRAWING I TRIED YOUR EXACT DESCRIPTION .

[@Andrea-Graziosi]

Thank you! You share such good quality content - Your channel and what you share is true Gem on You Tube! Thank you

[@benajirferdousy4030]

Using Canva elements may infringe on copyrights because even if someone was to have a PRO subscription, you dont 'OWN' the inages. KDP clearly states that we need to own the images.

[@emdawn10]

That is why he tells you to use the "Magic Media" as it creates AI Images and those are not the graphics or other images in Canva. If you used Canva images etc, then yes it would infringe on copyright, but creating the AI allows you to use the AI images for your coloring book.

[@RaviLindsay]

You're Excellent Sean!

[@ceelyacruz]

You’re such an awesome teacher. And I love you get right to the point

[@RichardMJr]

I realy wish you would have shown the generation for some of the other images. The first one of the deer doesn't look near as good as the other ones. The others have way more detail in them and seems like canva was not doing that for the deer for some reason. What did you change for the other ones??

[@Mariarty73]

The goal of this vídeo is to fill my soul with warm feelings and thankfulness because it is so good thing!

[@reuseandsavemoney2867]

Straight to the point. Big like! Thank you!

[@noobhunter161]

magic media is not showing up in the canvas app store

[@hopehudgins5268]

Is it possible to create a coloring book with perforated edges? If so, how?

[@kathgabunales_official]

Just published my book waiting for the approval Thank you Sean

[@Alice-dr9er]

Hi thanks, do you have sales?

[@Finchen9480]

Great step-by-step tutorial, thanks a lot! I have one question: why do you download as RGB best for digital use as I have something called CMYK best for professional print also?

[@jeffersonPoesia]

If I read a book and it leaves my whole body so cold that no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.//There is no better frigate than a book to take us to distant lands.//It's what you read when you don't need to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.

[@samp4050]

😮 oh wow!! Thanks so much for actually showing us exactly how to do this Sean!! 😊😊❤

[@LJ.-ue5yj]

This content is extremely helpful to me, thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊

[@siddhibagwe2808]

Hey everybody i just wondering what prompt should i use for ai in canva as i am not generating similar or anything good

[@plmfb]

How can you select own copyright? Not sure ai generation with canva constitutes enough alteration for ownership.

[@RoyDollwet]

Great job Sean! Very clear and concise.

[@Imforthewhales]

Great video.😍 A masterclass for those who are learning. 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@StringfellowHawke197]

You should have chosen standard color interior with white paper vs black and white interior with white pages because then it would have been eligible for expanded distribution.

[@alexandreribeiro9048]

Please, tell me more about it.

[@StringfellowHawke197]

@@alexandreribeiro9048 Well, the trade off is that your printing costs are much higher. They don't allow coloring books for expanded distribution anymore anyways, so it is a moot point.

[@soyjanacapri]

Hi there, what about if the margins are NOT the same for all sides - for example for 151+ pages it's 0.5 inches. You then have to know which page will be on the left and which on the right and alternate different margin settings? Thanks!

[@brigitas9176]

Thank you for the tutorial. I'm sure only the first page was created on the canva, the rest were created with something else. I would like to know what you used for the other designs.

[@simplestrokecare1854]

How do you know that the coloring pages will be every other page instead of on each page?

[@biancat5172]

Thank you so much, this is really helpful, very detailed explanation.

[@haphuong12112010]

Hello, Your video is very informative. Thank you for the work you've done for us. However, I am wondering how you really created the other pictures after the one you showed us (through Canva), because they are totally different and at a much higher, more elaborate level that I don't think Canva is able to create. Thanks again.

[@edge-2edge]

I was wondering the same thing. Could it be the keywords he used while generating the drawings are different for those other drawings?

[@sararatz2410]

Thank you for this! Super helpful!

[@busybusinesss]

How about Canva's Free Media License Agreement?

[@lisa-linb2788]

Thank you for the video!!!. I really hadn't thought about coloring books, so now my interest is piqued! Getting the prompts to do what you want, is of course the adventure! Turns out Canva also has a coloring book app. I had just a few credits for that. Even tho the image was OK, yet-- I still had to check the images, especially when I noticed one had three legs....and I didn't ask for three legs.🤣

[@CrankStaleChips]

do u recommend putting the author on the front of the cover? or no?

[@margaretcastillo3039]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing the information.

[@YoursTruly_fj]

Thank you so much for this video. I literally followed your instructions step-by-step, and publish my first coloring book.😊

[@lazykitten4356]

I want to create my color book too. Is it too late to jump in the game? How long did it take you to publish your first one? BTW, I am an artist so drawing will not be a problem.

[@User2584-k8j]

​@@lazykitten4356for me it took 3 days but I was in school and studying too so max its like 5 days if you create your own drawings hope that helps

[@Timo-vx6uq]

I have one question - if I use Canva as a tool to design the stuff I sell on KDP, wouldn't amazon ask for proof at some point that you are holding the ownership of the illustration? Whichs isn't the case with Canva or Ai

[@firefox9336]

I used this video to help me publish my first colouring book. I couldn't have done it without this tutorial. Thank you so much

[@marinageorgiana2496]

how is going so far?

[@jiyabrahmbhatt7027]

Hi what format of coloring book it will upload and process because it’s keep falling all format can u make a video on that how to fix errors of manuscript page? Thank you

[@unyimejpukpong8522]

Thank you specially for this content. Its really helpful.

[@PegasusSplendor]

Thank You for the tutorial, Sean. How to keep images generated by canva with proper resolution and dpi 300? or 300 dpi should be cared about separately ?

[@johnheine4099]

Is magic media not available anymore?

[@ElisabettaTosi]

Hi Sean, thank you for this video. A question: isn’t CMYK mode better than RGB for a paperback coloring book? RGB is for the web…

[@Joseficationess]

Bro I did this and told some of my artist friends and they riiiiipped me a new one for using ai lol but still a fantastic way to get started.

[@eastering]

Why can't I see the top margin when I try to create it? I only get side margins. Thanks!

[@wannijohn8704]

I did not get the part of writing the title on amazon kdp. As much as I know the title should be identical with the title written on your book, In this case COLORING BOOK. But you typed something else in amazon title bar.. Can someone please explain it ? Thanks.

[@edwardbaldwin2890]

Thanks so much for this video, this is by far one of the best descriptions for getting started. I actually think I can do this after watching you! Is there any way to get a transcript of your videos? I have to have instructions with me to learn better. Thank you!

[@Babakipari21]

Nice ...i like and watch your videos .... but when i create colouring book or diary kdp block my book .and says copyright ... what i do ? I use all free tools and use filter . Reply must .sir please ,is canva still amazon frindly use ,or not

[@alexandruschumacher6835]

Many thanks for this tutorial, is very helpful and easy explained for all to understand the process. Thanks Sean ❤

[@Shix88]

Hello, thanks for this video. Where did you get information about : sales/days royality/days

[@amritkaur8343]

Thanks for the video. It was simple and clear. I have one question, so when we publish a paperback book like that, does that mean now Amanzon will print that book and send it to customers who order ? So we don’t have to do anything after this to fulfill the orders in future?

[@ScentSationalLiving]

Did you find out the answer to your question? I was thinking the same thing

[@AnaPaula-i7b]

Great video! Please, help me! I didn´t find " magig media" on Canva. The others icons appears, but not that one. Kisses from Brazil!

[@lenahsakai]

Magic media does not appear 😞

[@panbreed201]

It does just type the first 3 letters I had this problem too or even just magic

[@denisedeakins4828]

Thanks Sean. Is there a way to get one of the already generated outline images colored for the cover, plus how do we reduce the greyscale on the interior images. Are there any free tools to do that?

[@YzaraLim16]

Thank you Sean!

[@lovizos]

But did you use the photos as it? I thought we should put some more elements on the photo so we can use it

[@omololaajanaku9335]

hey Sean, great video but i would like to know what prompt you entered to generate a full page drawing

[@abdurrahmanie]

Thanks for your incredibly insightful KZbin videos.

[@TipsInTens]

Important question: using canva items are not owned by the designer even if it's a pro account.. That's why a lot had their account terminated. What do you think about this?

[@Ashley-x6n7m]

Hello, I was curious what your marketing strategy is. I am publishing coloring books and would like to boost my sales.

[@MallaryGoude]

Do you have any tips on how to word AI prompts? I can't seem to get the wording right to get images like you did in this video.

[@Olga-vl5tm]

I want to share my experience-thanks to this helpful tutorial, I created my first book. Today, I received the printed version, and unfortunately, it looks terrible. The print quality of the images I made is good, but the paper quality is awful. All the images show through, and if I were a customer, I would return this coloring book. I’ve decided to unpublish it for now. Do you think it’s better to choose standard color or the premium option instead?

[@dayoffnow]

I believe you can specify for Amazon to print it in heavier paper, although of course it will cost more to print each book.

[@girlthegamester]

Do we sell this book, without having a copywrite or Ai generated or used canve etc?

[@sarahmarie1889]

This video was helpful, but my images aren’t printing to the edge. They are teeny tiny images in the preview. What am I doing wrong?

[@asyakhachoyan7223]

Dear Sean, you explained everything amazingly well, thanks for that! May I ask some questions? 1) Do we have right to commercialize images generated by Canva AI (as far as I know Canva says in guidelines we cannot use the elements without rendering them unique, does this apply also the AI-generated images)? 2) To sell the same low content book in different marketplaces, does it need to be uploaded separately to each marketplace? Thanks a lot in advance!

[@LibbyHarris-u3h]

How do you do the back page behind the image to prevent bleed through? Do you make the backside just all dark?

[@muskanmalik830]

How can we add multiple images while adding this type of book on amazon? I would want to customer to be able to see the book interior also.

[@JosephMárquez-o2k]

Hi Sean... thank you for your Tutorial... It was amazing, I just started in this business few days ago, one question... can you please tell me how did you create the rest of the images? How can I create mandala designs for coloring books?, thank you for help

[@angelaespenlaub8215]

Thank you for this video. A lot of videos promise to show you how and lie. But you did!!! The only question i have is did anyone else follow the instructions and still end up with measurement problems in the end? I did the same size 8.5" x 8.5" so my measurements should be the same. My page's where 8.625" x8.75". After submitting it came back with measurement issues. Amazon said i need to increase my page size.

[@tlceballos]

I noticed that too and decided to skim the comments for any intel.

[@106-w9z]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!

[@robinson101011]

Hi Sean, Can you tell us how much this color book has made so far?

[@elizabarlow5919]

How did you see how much and what books are selling on Amazon?

[@Celanna73]

This is probably a stupid question, but I can't see the rulers on Canva, even if I go under FIle -> Settings or use SHIFT+R. With the changes to Canva has this moved locations?