Drawing Coloring Animals

Drawing Coloring Animals is a set of children’s colouring pages featuring animals, made to appeal to both girls and boys. It offers a little more freedom than a simple tap-to-fill book, because the description talks about drawing on the screen as well as painting the characters.

Everything starts with the tool bar at the bottom of the screen. You pick up a tool there, then use it to draw or paint on the picture. That makes the game closer to a small art program than a single-action colouring page, and lets a child add lines and details of their own rather than only filling in what is already there.

Navigation is handled thoughtfully. A hand tool lets you zoom, and on touch screens you can pinch to zoom and drag the picture around. Getting close to a small area is a big help for fiddly parts such as eyes, paws or tails, where a broad stroke would spill over the outline. It is a flexible, creative option for kids who want to do more than colour inside the lines.

More in this category

• Funky Animals Coloring — also in Animal Coloring Games
• Funny Animals Coloring Book — also in Animal Coloring Games

1. Choose an animal picture to work on.
2. Pick up a drawing or painting tool from the bottom bar.
3. Draw on the screen and paint the characters.
4. Use the hand tool or a pinch to zoom and drag for fine details.

Zoom in before colouring small features. Working on eyes and paws up close keeps the colour inside the outline.