Colour By Numbers

Pick a picture, or use one of your own. It opens as a simple drawing; each area shows its outline only when its colour comes up, and getting it right uncovers the real picture underneath — so the finished thing is the artwork itself. Everything happens on this device, nothing is uploaded.

Puzzle settings

How big a puzzle Quick — 16 colours, ~600 areas Normal — 24 colours, ~1500 areas Detailed — 32 colours, ~3500 areas Huge — 48 colours, as many as it can Custom Colours 8 — very simple 12 — simple 16 — normal 20 — rich 24 — very rich 32 — photo-ish 40 — photographic 48 — as painted How many areas About 150 — quick About 600 — normal About 1500 About 3500 — a proper project As many as it can — photo detail Outlines Clean — only real edges Normal Fine Every little change Picture size Small (fastest) Medium Large Extra large Maximum (3 MP, slowest) Only let me use the right colour

Your own pictures

Add a picture of your own and it will appear here.

Tip: on a tablet use your browser's Add to Home screen to run this like an app.